COMPETITION
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11772 - Nippon Express / SH)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11783 - Luxshare / Pierer / Leoni)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11820 - Itochu / Kawasaki Heavy Industries / Kawasaki Motors Retails Finance JV)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11679 - Apollo / Clessidra / Human Company / HU Holding JV)
- Commission approves acquisition of Run:ai by NVIDIA (M.11766)
- Commission opens in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of Dorna Sports by Liberty Media (M.11539)
- Commission clears acquisition of Ethos Energy by One Equity Partners (M.11752) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of certain assets of CompTIA by HIG Capital and Thoma Bravo (M.11791) - Midday Express
- Belgium - Notification MEDE-CC-24/0032 MIST Invest NV / Holding A&M BM BV
- Greece - Unannounced inspections by the HCC in the markets for coffee, chocolate and infant nutrition
- UK - CMA could approve Synopsys / Ansys merger if competition concerns are resolved
- UK - CMA: Draft updated mergers guidance documents
STATE AID
- Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.104361; SA.64155; SA.62830; SA.115612; SA.116162 & SA.55743
- Answer given by EVP Ribera to a MEP written question - Right to appeal state aid rulings
- The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) has decided to open a formal investigation into alleged State aid granted by Norway to Posten for 2016 and onwards
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of barium carbonate, originating in the People’s Republic of China and India (CN code ex 2836 60 00)
- Council Decision (EU) 2024/3016 of 18 March 2024 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Interim Agreement on trade between the European Union and the Republic of Chile
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3193 of 19 December 2024 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of seamless pipes and tubes originating in Russia following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
- Council Decision (EU) 2024/3221 of 12 December 2024 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council set up by the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Lebanon, of the other part, as regards the amendment of that Agreement by replacing Protocol 4 thereto concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation
- Report of the 7th meeting of the CETA Committee on Government Procurement - 04 December 2024
- Report of the 4th meeting of the Joint Committee of the European Union (EU) - Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) - 09 February 2024
- Special Procedures – Title VII UCC - Guidance for MSs and Trade - as updated on 19 December 2024
- CBAM updates - 18 to 20 December 2024
- Manual - Declarant Portal
- Questions and Answers
- Communication template for installations
- Transitional CBAM Registry user manual for Declarants
- Most important features for the Declarant Portal for release CBAM 1.4.0.0
- Quarterly Report structure XSD and “stypes.xsd” (ZIP format & XLS format) - EU agri-food trade surplus increases in September 2024
- EU presses for new powers to combat threat of Chinese import surge - Brussels increasingly concerned it would struggle to fight back in a global trade war - Financial Times
- Trump tells EU to buy US oil and gas or face tariffs - US president-elect warns bloc that member states will face tariffs unless they make big purchases - Financial Times & Politico.eu
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Commission launches targeted consultation on Single Market dimension of Rule of Law Report 2025
- A Copernican revolution in EU economic thinking? - ‘Draghi plus’ would make Europe take domestic demand seriously — and not before time - Financial Times
- Europe wrapped itself in a web of new rules. Can it reverse course? - With Donald Trump promising more deregulation in the US and businesses upset about red tape, the EU is now searching for balance - Financial Times
CHEMICAL
- List of authorisation decisions adopted on the basis of Article 64(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) - Created by GROW.F.1 - Last update: 20 December 2024
- CSR - REACH Authorisation decisions - SD - AD International - Created by GROW.F.1 - Last update: 20 December 2024
FINANCE
- A holding by purely financial investors in a law firm may be prohibited (See CPR No 202/2024 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-295/23, Halmer Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft)
- ESMA publishes feedback received to proposed review of securitisation disclosure templates
- ESMA consults on the Internal Control Framework for some of its supervised entities
- ESAs are recruiting Heads of Unit for their DORA Joint Oversight Team
- ESMA consults on EU code of conduct for issuer-sponsored research
- Europe must decide on the banking union - Commerzbank and Banco BPM are test cases that ask if we, as a bloc, are serious about greater integration - Financial Times
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3229 of 18 October 2024 amending Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards changes on shipments of electrical and electronic waste agreed under the Basel Convention
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3230 of 18 October 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards changes on shipments of electrical and electronic waste agreed under the Basel Convention
- Ecodesign requirements for fans – amendment of EU law on fans driven by motors between 125 watts and 500 kilowatts - Regulation - Feedback period/ 18 December 2024 - 15 January 2025
- UN Biodiversity Conference 2024 (CBD COP 16, Cartagena MOP 11, Nagoya MOP 5) Cali, Colombia, 21 October - 1 November 2024 – Statements by the EU and its Member States
- New rules on wastewater management come into force to better protect citizens and the environment - Directive (EU) 2024/3019
- Answer given by Mr Hoekstra to a MEP written question - Climate impact of liquefied gas
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Liability for defective products: a supplier may be considered to be a producer if his or her name is the same as the trade mark put on the product by the manufacturer (See CPR No 204/2024 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-157/23, Ford Italia)
- Performance of pharmacovigilance activities for human medicines ( update of Implementing Regulation (EU) 520/2012) - Implementing regulation - Feedback period: 18 December 2024 - 15 January 2025
- Commission welcomes Stellantis commitment to compensate consumers for Adblue tank problems following EU action - Midday Express
EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY
- Organisation of working time: domestic employers must establish a system enabling the duration of the daily working time of each domestic worker to be measured (See CPR No 206/2024 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-531/23, Loredas Freedom of movement for persons)
- First meeting of the Commission expert group on the transposition of Directive (EU) 2024/2831 on improving working conditions in platform work - See the Working Documents
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- A Member State cannot exclude from the benefit of family allowances a foreign worker whose children, born in a third country, cannot prove that they have entered its territory lawfully (See CPR No 205/2024 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-664/23, Caisse d’allocations familiales des Hauts-de-Seine
- Temporary protection for displaced persons from Ukraine: a Member State which has extended that protection to certain categories of persons, beyond what is required by EU law, may withdraw that protection from them without waiting for the temporary protection granted under EU law to end (See CPR No 203/2024 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-244/24, C-290/24, Kaduna) A
- Asylum policy: The unilateral suspension of measures concerning the transfer of asylum seekers by the Member State responsible does not, in itself, justify the finding of systemic flaw (See CPR No 201/2024 - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-185/24, C-189/24, Tudmur)
- Commission proposes to suspend visa-free travel for officials from Georgia - See the Proposal for a Council Decision
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- Italy, France and Austria receive €392 million from the EU Solidarity Fund to recover and rebuild after floods
- Commission receives Greece' fifth payment request for €3.13 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility - Midday Express
- Commission receives Croatia's sixth payment request for €835.6 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility - Midday Express
- Commission receives Spain's fifth payment request for up to €22.1 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility - Midday Express
- Commission receives Denmark's third payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, amounting to €128 million - Midday Express
- ECB - Governing Council statement on macroprudential policies
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- European Council Meeting - 19 November 2024
- Remarks by President António Costa at the press conference following the European Council meeting
- European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine, the Middle East, EU in the world, resilience, preparedness, crisis prevention and response, migration and other items.
- European Council conclusions on EU in the world, resilience, preparedness, crisis prevention and response, migration and other items
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Kosovo: European Union deploys Election Observation Mission
- Commission disburses additional €10 million payment to UNRWA - Midday Express
- Commission provides €1 billion in macro-financial assistance to Egypt - Midday Express
- EU mobilises support for Mayotte and African countries affected by Cyclone Chido - Midday Express
- G7: European Union participates to Defense Policy Directors’ Working Group on support to the Lebanese Armed Forces
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
- Consolidated version of the FAQs on sanctions against Russia and Belarus
- FAQs on sanctions against Russia and Belarus, with focus on the following provisions: Article 3p of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 - Restrictions on diamonds
