COMPETITION
- Action brought on 10 January 2025 - Nvidia Vs. Commission (Case T-15/25)
Re: annulment of Commission’s decision on the request for referral by Italy to the Commission pursuant to Article 22(1) of the EUMR and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement, in Case M.11766, NVIDIA / Run:ai - Action brought on 15 January 2025 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe Vs. Commission (Case T-19/25)
Re: Annul in whole or in part Decision C(2024) 7448 final of the European Commission in the case AT.40588 - Teva Copaxone - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11892 - Global Technologies / Novares Group)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11915 - EDFT / JEera / Powerco)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11875 - Cement Australia / BGC Cementitious)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11882 - Stellantis / BBVA / FCA FC)
- Commission clears acquisition of iQera by Arrow Global (M.11859) - Midday Express
- Commission authorises the creation of a joint venture by Infravia and Iliad (M.11845) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of FTAPI by Armira Group and Tikehau Capital (M.11841) - Midday Express
- The Netherlands - ACM warns suppliers of dog food: retailers must be free to set their own prices
- The Netherlands - ACM clears acquisition of pallet sellers DWP and Vierhouten by competitor Foresco and investigates strategy of ‘serial acquisitions’
STATE AID
- Commission opens in-depth State aid investigation into Croatian support to wood companies (SA.63845)
- Commission approves Belgian State aid measure to support lifetime extension of two nuclear reactors (SA.106107)
- Commission finds Romanian public support to Târgu Mureş Airport to be compatible State aid (SA.33769) - Midday Express
- Commission approves €920 million German State aid measure to support Infineon in setting up a new semiconductor manufacturing facility (SA.106117)
- Commission approves €227 million Austrian State aid measure to support ams Osram in setting up a new wafer manufacturing facility in Premstätten (SA.113428)
- Commission approves €41 million German State aid measure to support Uniper Hydrogen GmbH in producing renewable hydrogen (SA.105083) - Midday Express
- Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.102206; SA.63990 & SA.116939
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Deputy Members) - 27 February 2025
- Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Experts - Services & Investment) - 26 February 2025
- Bi-monthly report to the Member States - Impact of the trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine on the EU market – January 2025
- Minutes of the 2nd Meeting of the Informal Expert Group on the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) - 13 November 2025
- EU agri-food trade slowed down in November 2024, following peak in October - Midday Express
- Joint Conclusions and Communiqué - Tenth Meeting of the EU-Pacific interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA) Trade Committee Meeting
- Spain calls for EU to forge China policy without US - ‘Europe must take its own decisions’, says foreign minister José Manuel Albares - Financial Times
- US traders snap up aluminium ahead of Trump tariffs - Imports hit highest level since mid-2022 as premium over London price surges - Financial Times
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Preparation of the Competitiveness Council (Internal Market, Industry, Research) - 06 March 2025
- Discussion on the Omnibus Simplification Packages - Policy debate
- Towards a horizontal strategy for a modernised Single Market: A need for an action plan for services - Policy debate
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- EU to work towards an agreement at COP16 on international biodiversity in Rome - Midday Express
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/350 of 21 February 2025 refusing to authorise a health claim made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children’s development and health
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/351 of 21 February 2025 amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, amending Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 282/2008, and amending Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food as regards recycled plastic and other matters related to quality control and manufacturing of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/352 of 21 February 2025 amending Directive 2002/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards calcidiol monohydrate used in the manufacture of food supplements
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
- Commission presents new best-practice election toolkit on the Digital Services Act - Midday Express
- Commission launches new cybersecurity blueprint to enhance EU cyber crisis coordination - see the Recommendation - Midday Express
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- Commission welcomes political agreement on the €1.9 billion Reform and Growth Facility for Moldova
- ECB - Critical input disruptions – mapping out the road to EU resilience
- Consolidated balance sheet of the Eurosystem as at 31 December 2024
- Firm ownership and the macroeconomics of incentive leakages - ECB Working Paper Series No.3033
- Fiscal and macroprudential policies during an energy crisis - ECB Working Paper Series No.3032
- Bank transparency and market efficiency - ECB Working Paper Series No.3031
- Green and brown returns in a production economy - ECB Working Paper Series No.3030
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Syria: EU suspends restrictive measures on key economic sectors
- College of Commissioners travels to New Delhi to boost EU-India relations
- Commission and the High Representative present strong actions to enhance security of submarine cables
- President von der Leyen at the CARICOM Leaders' Summit to strengthen partnership between the European Union and the Caribbean
- Statement by HR/VP Kallas and Commissioner Šuica on the issuance of a decree-law restructuring the social welfare system by the Palestinian Authority's President Abbas
EU/RUSSIA/UKRAINE
- Appeal brought on 12 December 2024 by Ordre des avocats à la cour de Paris, Julie Couturier against the judgment of the General Court of 2 October 2024 in Case T-798/22, Ordre des avocats à la cour de Paris and Couturier Vs. Council (Case C-866/24 P)
- Appeal brought on 12 December 2024 by Ordre néerlandais des avocats du barreau de Bruxelles, Orde van Vlaamse Balies, Bernard Derveaux, Ordre français des avocats du barreau de Bruxelles, Ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophones de Belgique, Marie Dupont, Stéphane Gothot, Emmanuel Plasschaert, Pierre Sculier, Xavier Van Gils against the judgment of the General Court of 2 October 2024 in Case T-797/22, Ordre néerlandais des avocats du barreau de Bruxelles and Others Vs Council - (Case C-865/24 P)
- Appeal brought on 12 December 2024 by ACE-Avocats, ensemble against the judgment of the General Court of 2 October 2024 in Case T-828/22, ACE Vs. Council
- Joint statement by the President of the European Council, the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Parliament on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
- Statement by President von der Leyen at the International Summit on the Support of Ukraine in Kyiv
- Commission steps up support for Ukraine's energy security and paves the way for full market integration
- Zelenskyy refuses to sign Trump’s rare earths deal - but official says pact is close - “Nearly all key details finalized,” says Ukrainian deputy PM about the controversial minerals agreement - Politico.eu
16TH SANCTIONS PACKAGE
- EU adopts 16th sanctions package against Russia; EU lists additional 48 individuals and 35 entities - Q&A
- see: Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/394; Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/397; Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/396; Council Regulation (EU) 2025/389; Council Regulation (EU) 2025/390; Council Regulation (EU) 2025/392 & Council Regulation (EU) 2025/398 - EU hits Russia with new sanctions amid Trump uncertainty - The package includes a ban on servicing oil and gas refineries, but it does not include a full ban on Russian LNG - Politico.eu
