COMPETITION
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11797 - Atlas / Rehau Automotive)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11866 - Krefeld / ICG / Groupe Climate)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11246 - Rolex / Bucherer)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11774 - Vista / Blackstone / Smartsheet)
- Commission clears acquisition of Leoni by Luxshare (M.11783) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of Tricentis by GTCR and Insight Partners (M.11834) - Midday Express
- Commission has published its decision to accept Deutsche Lufthansa's request to lift some of the conditions placed on its buyout of Swiss International Air Lines Case M.3770
- Germany: Bundeskartellamt - Joint venture between Rheinmetall and Leonardo cleared
- Greece - Clearance of the concentration concerning the acquisition by «Kosmocar SA» of sole control over «Man Hellas SA»
- Lithuania - Two Saudi Arabian Kingdom companies received permission to carry-out merger
- Portugal - JBCM notifies acquisition of exclusive control over Palacios
- Portugal - The AdC adopts non-opposition decision in merger 90/2024 - CUF / SPSI
- Portugal - The AdC adopted a non-opposition decision in merger 89/2024 - Boyden / Ativos Stahl Holdings
- Portugal - The AdC has adopted a non-opposition decision in merger 88/2024 - Grupo Arrow / Minor Vilamoura
- Romania - The Competition Council sanctioned Societatea de Construcții Napoca SA and Beton Constructorul SRL with a fine totaling 1.42 million lei (286,758 euro) for rigging a tender
STATE AID
- Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.113920, SA.114554, SA.57116 & SA.57082
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) of 30 October 2024 - A-GmbH Vs. Hauptzollamt C - (Case T-589/24)
Re: partial relief from import duties; Article 145(1) of the Community Customs Code or Article 259(1) of the UCC, Article 84(1)(b) of the Community Customs Code or Article 211(1)(a) of the UCC, Article 150(2) Article 77(1)(a) , & Article 86(6) of the UCC - Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) lodged on 9 October 2024 – A-GmbH & Co. KG v Hauptzollamt C - (Case C-659/24)
Re: Interpretation of Article 14(c) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97; Article 254 of the Union Customs Code; anti-dumping duty; bicycle part - Agenda for: 1st EU -Angola Committee on Investment Facilitation - 21 January 2025
- Council Decision on the accession of Tuvalu, of the Kingdom of Tonga and of Niue to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part - Adoption
- EU challenges China at WTO on royalties for EU high-tech sector
- Negotiators conclude on modernised Global Agreement with Mexico - Q&A
- Commissioner Šefčovič hosts EU-India High Level Trade and Investment Dialogue - Midday Express
- Statement by President von der Leyen on the re-launch of the negotiations for an EU-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement
- EU and Mexico seal trade deal ahead of Trump’s return - Update to existing agreement comes after US president-elect threatened both sides with tariffs - Financial Times
- EU should welcome Chinese car factories, says Mercedes chief - Ola Källenius urges Brussels to drop protectionist approach in form of punitive tariffs on China EVs - Financial Times
- How Trump could make good on his tariff threats - Trump has threatened to raise tariffs on key trading partners like Canada and Mexico as soon as he enters office - Politico.eu
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry will be launched on 30 January
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/73 of 17 January 2025 amending Regulation (EC) No 2245/2002 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 on Community designs
FINANCE
- ESMA and the European Commission publish guidance on non-MiCA compliant ARTs and EMTs
- ESAs publish study on feasibility of further centralisation of major ICT-related incident reporting by financial entities
ENERGY
- Background Note on EU Energy Market Integration
- Why Europe will struggle to buy more US gas - Donald Trump has threatened the EU with tariffs unless the bloc steps up LNG imports - Financial Times
ENVIRONMENT CLMATE CHANGE
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Directive 2008/105/EC on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy - Four-column document
- Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - Recycling lithium-ion batteries
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
- Agenda for: Working Party on Telecommunications & Information Society - 28 January 2025
- Commission welcomes the integration of the revised Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online into the Digital Services Act
- To seize AI potential in Europe, follow the Draghi Report: Reduce regulatory burden, focus on enabling AI uptake and innovation
DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY
- EDPB adopts pseudonymisation guidelines and paves the way to improve cooperation with competition authorities
- Answer given by Mr Várhelyi to a MEP written question - Data
- Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - European leaders accused of being Huawei’s influential friends and ignoring recommendations
- Using data as a production factor: policy ideas for a new EU data strategy - How should the EU go about designing a data-market regime that maximises the efficient use of data as an economic production factor? - See Bruegel Policy Brief
- A Quantum Cybersecurity Agenda for Europe II: Enabling policy and investment options for the quantum transition - See EPC Discussion Paper
- Europol chief says Big Tech has ‘responsibility’ to unlock encrypted messages - Catherine De Bolle warns companies risk threatening democracy unless they co-operate with lawmakers - Financial Times
AREA OF FREDDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- Report on the progress made in the European Union in combating trafficking in human beings (See the Fifth Report & Staff working document)
- Europol holds largest-ever operation to increase seizures of criminal assets worldwide
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) - 22 & 24 January 2025
- How Europe can lift ‘Von der Leyen’s curse’ - Member states know what they have to do but don’t know how to pay for it - Financial Times
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Appeal brought on 27 September 2024 by Kinda Makhlouf against the judgment of the General Court of 17 July 2024 in Case T-208/22, Makhlouf Vs. Council (Case C-635/24 P)
Re: Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/242; Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/237; Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1035 & Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1027; restrictive measures against Syria - Appeal brought on 27 September 2024 by Sara Makhlouf against the judgment of the General Court of 17 July 2024 in Case T-206/22, Makhlouf Vs. Council (Case C-636/24 P)
Re: Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/242; Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/237; Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1035 & Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1027; restrictive measures against Syria - Appeal brought on 27 September 2024 by Ghada Mhana against the judgment of the General Court of 17 July 2024 in Case T-207/22, Mhana Vs. Council (Case C-637/24 P)
Re: Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/242; Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/237; Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1035 & Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1027; restrictive measures against Syria - The European Union launches an Election Observation Mission to Ecuador 2025
- Commissioner Lahbib travels to Jordan and Türkiye to discuss EU Humanitarian support for region
- Israel/Palestine: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU welcoming the ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza
- Chief Observer Nathalie Loiseau launches EU Election Observation Mission and underlines EU’s support for Kosovo to further strengthen democratic governance
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
- Appeal brought on 20 November 2024 by NKO AO National Settlement Depository (NSD) against the judgment of the General Court of 11 September 2024 in Case T-494/22, NSD Vs. Council (Case C-801/24 P)
Re: annulment of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/878 & Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/883 - Action brought on 25 November 2024 - Timchenko Vs. Council (Case T-603/24)
Re: annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2456 & Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2455; restrictive measures; Ukraine - Action brought on 25 November 2024 - Timchenko Vs Council (Case T-602/24)
Re: annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2456 & Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2455; restrictive measures; Ukraine - Action brought on 22 November 2024 - Konov Vs. Council (Case T-600/24)
Re: annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2456 & Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2455; restrictive measures; Ukraine - The Commission announces €116-Million Support Package for Ukrainian Children in Polish Schools, Engages in Youth Policy Dialogue - Midday Express
