COMPETITION
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11514 - Trafigura / Greenergy)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11617 - Blackstone / Stone Point / Allied)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11561 - PLD / NBIM / Sehnde Asset / Rosstal Asset)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11533 - Mutares / Magirus)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11562 - Tasaru / Benteler / Holon)
- Germany - Bundeskartellamt presents its Annual Report for 2023/24
- Italy - AGCM: closed proceedings for compliance with the decision on abuse of a dominant position against Leadiant; thanks to the Authority’s action, two group’s companies reduced the pricE of medicine
- Slovak Republic - AMO initiated an administrative proceeding regarding a possible cartel agreement between entrepreneurs in the field of medicines supply and distribution
- UK - The CMA is investigating the anticipated acquisition by Scanpole Limited of Calders & Grandidge (Boston) Limited
- EU charges Microsoft with antitrust violations over Teams - Allegations that software giant gained ‘undue advantage’ by bundling video conferencing app with Office are first such charges against it in over a decade - Financial Times
- What are the battle lines between the EU and Big Tech? - How Brussels’ charges against Microsoft and Apple are laying groundwork for tougher regulation of tech industry - 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.112829; SA.58825 & SA.111720
- Judgment of the Court of 26 June 2024 in Case T-1/14: Aluminios Cortizo, SAU, Cortizo Cartera, SL Vs. European Commission
Re: State aid - Aid granted by the Spanish authorities in favour of certain economic interest groupings (EIGs) and their investors - Tax regime applicable to certain leasing agreements for the acquisition of vessels (Spanish tax leasing regime) - Decision declaring the aid in part incompatible with the internal market and ordering its partial recovery - Partial disappearance of the subject-matter of the dispute - No need to adjudicate in part - New aid - No need to adjudicate in part - No need to adjudicate in part. no need to adjudicate in part - New aid - Recovery - Contractual clauses protecting beneficiaries against recovery of unlawful State aid incompatible with the internal market - Division of powers between the Commission and the national authorities
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Agenda for: Working Party on Customs Union - 02 July 2024
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... of XXX amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2016/1239, (EU) 2020/761, and (EU) 2020/1988 as a consequence of the establishment of the Electronic system for Agricultural Non-customs formalities (ELAN)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... of XXX amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761, (EU) 2020/1988 and (EU) 2023/2834 as regards tariff measures for certain agricultural products originating in or exported directly or indirectly from Belarus and Russia, and as regards the conversion rates for rice
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... of XXX amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761, (EU) 2020/1988 and (EU) 2023/2834 as regards tariff measures for certain agricultural products originating in or exported directly or indirectly from Belarus and Russia, and as regards the conversion rates for rice
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... of XXX amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761, (EU) 2020/1988 and (EU) 2023/2834 as regards tariff measures for certain agricultural products originating in or imported directly or indirectly from Belarus and Russia, and as regards the conversion rates for rice
- The European Union and the Kyrgyz Republic sign an Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA)
- Joint Statement - Ukraine - EU Trade and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee to the Joint Civil Society Forum - 11 June 2024
- Joint Minutes: 4th EU-Armenia meeting on Geographical Indications - October 2023
- Answer given by EVP Dombrovskisto a MEP written question - Trade preferences for Bangladesh
- EFTA and Chile sign modernised Free Trade Agreement
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- EVP Dombrovskis and Commissioner Ferreira at the ComPAct conference to discuss public administrations' role in strengthening EU competitiveness - Midday Express
SPACE
- Satellites solutions for the benefit of society: best practices and handson examples - Powerpoint presentation (Space WP meeting 25.06.2024)
- SPECULOOS project and recent results from James Webb Space Telescope observations - Powerpoint presentation (Space WP meeting 25.06.2024
CHEMICAL
- Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the REACH (chromium trioxide: Decision C(2024) 3976 & C(2024) 3970)
TAXATION
- Agenda for: Working Party on Tax Questions (Direct Taxation) - 10 July 2024
- Agenda for: Meeting of the 110th Standing Committee on Administrative Cooperation - 28 June 2024
ENERGY
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1747 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 amending Regulations (EU) 2019/942 and (EU) 2019/943 as regards improving the Union’s electricity market design
- Directive (EU) 2024/1711 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001 and (EU) 2019/944 as regards improving the Union’s electricity market design
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Minutes of: Commission Expert Group/MSP on Protecting and Restoring the World’s Forests, including the EU Timber Regulation and the FLEGT Regulation - 20 June 2024
- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive) – Four-column document
- New finance hub to support ambitions of pioneering cities in climate mitigation and adaptation
- Denmark to charge farmers €100 a cow in first carbon tax on agriculture - Coalition government agrees annual levy on emissions from livestock after months of fraught negotiations - Financial Times
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- EFSA - Scientific Opinion - Welfare of sheep and goats during killing for purposes other than slaughter
- Joint ECDC‐EFSA Rapid Outbreak Assessment - Prolonged multi‐country outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes ST173 linked to consumption of fish products
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
- ETNO calls for transformative connectivity policies to secure Europe’s competitiveness
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
- Agenda for: 8th Meeting of the Expert Group on Urban Mobility - 04 July 2024
- Agreement between the European Union and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on certain aspects of air services - See Council Decision (EU) 2024/1698
DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY
- Agenda for: Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues - 26 June 2024
- ENISA public consultation bolsters EU5G Cybersecurity Certification
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- Commission announces delivery of EU-funded scanner to increase capacity at Hungarian-Ukrainian border
- Critical Infrastructure Blueprint adopted to strengthen the EU's capacity to react to cross-border disruptive incidents - Midday Express
- Statement by the European Commission on the agreement reached on the renewal of the Spanish Council for the Judiciary and the reform of the Organic Law on the Judiciary
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- Convergence Report reviews Member States' progress towards joining the euro area - Q&A, see the EC Report & ECB Report
- Speech by ECB's Philip R. Lane: Modern monetary analysis
- ECB - Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 21 June 2024
- Eurosystem and ECB portfolios steadily decarbonising, climate-related disclosures show
- Opinion of the European Central Bank of 21 June 2024 on a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain reporting requirements in the fields of financial services and investment support (CON/2024/21)
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- Main results: Meeting of the General Affairs Council - 25 June 2024
- Invitation letter by President Charles Michel to the members of the European Council
- Meloni and Macron jostle over influential EU economic job - Rome and Paris are vying for the same influential role in new European Commission - Financial Times
- Giorgia Meloni hits out at EU top jobs backroom deal - The Italian prime minister also called the EU ‘an invasive bureaucratic giant.’ - Politico.eu
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Russia: Statement by High Representative Borrell on Russia’s decision to block a number of European media
- Belarus: Third meeting of the Consultative Group with democratic forces and civil society held in Brussels
- EUBAM Rafah and EUPOL COPPS: Council prolongs the mandates of both CSDP civilians missions until June 2025 - see Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1813
- Report on the implementation of pledges submitted to the 33rd International Red Cross and Red Crescent conference by the European Union and its Member States
- EFTA parliamentarians and social partners reflect positively on EFTA’s achievements and outlook in challenging geopolitical context
ACCESSION
- EU opens accession negotiations with Ukraine and with Moldova, Statement by President von der Leyen - Financial Times
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
- Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2024 in Case T‑737/22, Galina Evgenyevna Pumpyanskaya Vs. Council of the European Union
Re: CFSP - Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Maintaining the applicant’s name on the list - Concept of ‘association’ - Article 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Article 3(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 - Error of assessment - Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2024 in Case T‑740/22, Dmitry Alexandrovich Pumpyanskiy Vs. Council of the European Union
Re: CFSP - Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Maintaining the applicant’s name on the list - Concept of ‘leading businessperson’ - Article 2(1)(f) and (g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP - Article 3(1)(f) and (g) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 - Error of assessment
