Europe Daily News, 05 June 2024

COMPETITION

• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11467 - Blackrock / GIM)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11533 - Mutares / Magirus)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11524 - I Squared Capital / Rubis Terminal)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11550 - TA Associates / Carlyle / SER Group)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11520 - Sefe / Wiga / Wiga GP)
• Commission clears acquisition of Harbour and certain assets of Wintershall DEA by BASF (M.11470) - Midday Express
• Commission has published its earlier decision approving the French shipping company CMA CGM's takeover of Bolloré Logistics (M.11143)
• Italy: AGCM - a sanction of EUR 3.5 million to Meta for unfair commercial practices - Text of the decision
• Spain - CNMC: Generalife Clinics acknowledges that it should have notified the purchase of Clínicas Ginemed and pays the corresponding fine for non-compliance
• Why Brussels remains sceptical on airline mergers - Europe’s carriers face tougher scrutiny from regulators as the market starts to thrive in wake of pandemic - Financial Times

STATE AID

• Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.107414

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: Working Party on Customs Union - 12 June 2024
• Minutes of: 65th TCG Plenary Session of the Trade Contact Group - 07 March 2024
• Agenda for: Meeting of the CBG on the Digitalisation of Cultural Goods - 20 & 21 June 2024
• Agenda for: Meeting of the Customs Business Group on EMSWe jointly with the 6th meeting of the EMSWe Data Modelling Working Group - 27 June 2024
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... making imports of erythritol originating in the People’s Republic of China subject to registration
• Answer given by Mr Gentiloni to a MEP written question - Estimate of price rises resulting from carbon border adjustment measures
• Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: an overview of the technical and practical aspects of the transitional registry - Info Days - 19 June 2024

FINANCE

• EBA Final Report on greenwashing monitoring and supervision
• ESAs call for enhanced supervision and improved market practice on sustainability-related claims
• ESAs and ENISA sign a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation and information exchange
• US seeks EU sanctions guarantee to back $50bn Ukraine loan - Washington needs Russian assets held in Europe to be frozen indefinitely to support fresh finance for Kyiv - Financial Times

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

• McDonald’s loses the EU trade mark Big Mac in respect of poultry products) (See CPR No.92/2024 - Judgment of the General Court in Case T-58/23 - Supermac's Vs. EUIPO - McDonald's International Property (BIG MAC))

ENERGY

• Council Decision (EU) 2024/1638 of 30 May 2024 on the withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products - 21 June 2024 
• Agenda for: Meeting of the Commission expert group on climate change policy - 24 June 2024
• Agenda for: 30th Hybrid Meeting of the Competent Authorities for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 (PoP) - 07 June 2024
• The Alliance for Zero-Emission Aviation launches its vision towards electric and hydrogen flight in Europe - Midday Express

DIGITAL INFORMATION SOCIETY

• BEREC Opinion on Meta’s reference offer published in March 2024 to facilitate WhatsApp interoperability under Article 7 of the Digital Markets Act - Document number: BoR (24) 78

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

• Rule of law: the actions brought by organisations of European judges against the Council decision approving the recovery and resilience plan for Poland are dismissed as inadmissible (See CPR No.91/2024 - 04 June 2024 - Order of the General Court in Cases T-530/22, T-531/22, T-532/22, T-533/22, Medel Vs. Council)
• EU Internet Forum welcomes new members to combat harmful and illegal content online* - Midday Express

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• Non-contractual liability on the part of the European Union: the General Court of the European Union dismisses the action for damages brought by Malacalza Investimenti and Mr Vittorio Malacalza against the ECB (See CPR No.93/2024 - Judgment of the General Court in Case T-134/21; Malacalza Investimenti and Malacalza Vs. ECB)
• Commission makes third payment of €7.5 billion to France under Recovery and Resilience Facility - Midday Express
• ECB - Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 31 May 2024
• ECB - Euro area bank interest rate statistics: April 2024

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.2) - 05 & 07 June 2024

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• 1500th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies (5 June 2024) - EU statement on the Human rights situation in the territories of Ukraine temporarily controlled or occupied by the Russian Federation
• Israel/Palestine: Statement by the HR on behalf of the EU in support of the three-phase roadmap to an enduring ceasefire and release of hostages
• EU Statement on NPT Safeguards Agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran, as delivered at the IAEA Board of Governors on 5 June 2024
• EU Statement on NPT Safeguards Agreement with Syria, as delivered at the IAEA Board of Governors on 5 June 2024
• Thailand: 17th Senior Officials' Meeting with the European Union takes place in Bangkok