COMPETITION
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11746 - DSV / Schenker)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11911 - ETA / SPL / SP Mobility)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11851 - Unicredit / Unicredit Allianz Vita)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11806 - EFMS / OEM International)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11849 - Apollo / CPP Investments / Novolex / PACTIV)
- Commission clears acquisition of Keenfinity by Triton (M.11872) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of People & Baby by Alcentra (M.11920) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of POWERCO by JERA and EDFT (M.11915) - Midday Express
- Commission clears creation of joint venture by Ingredion and Agrana (M.11780) - Midday Express
- Mars files Kellanova deal for EU foreign subsidies clearance - see Case FS.100168
- UK - CMA launches review of merger remedies approach and publishes new mergers charter
STATE AID
- Judgment of the General Court of 12 March 2025 in Case T‑596/22, PGI Spain, SL, Berry Superfos Pamplona, SA, Promens Packaging, SA, RPC Envases, SA, Zeller Plastik España, SL, Vs. European Commission supported by Kingdom of Spain
Re: State aid - Measure to reduce wholesale electricity prices in the Iberian Peninsula - Energy crisis- Decision not to raise objections- No serious difficulties - Principle of non-discrimination - Proportionality - Legitimate expectations - Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.114440
- Commission Decision (EU) 2025/429 of 30 April 2024 on the measure State aid SA.58207 (2021/N) which Czechia is planning to implement to support the construction and operation of a new nuclear power plant at the Dukovany site
- Commission approves changes to France's regional aid map 2022-2027 (SA.117282) - Midday Express
- ESA approves amendments to the Norwegian tax scheme for employee share options for start-up and growth companies
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Agenda for: Working Party on Customs Union - 14 March 2025
- Agenda for: Law Enforcement Working Party (Customs) - 19 March 2025
- Agenda for: Customs Business Group on EU CSW-CERTEX, WSR non-customs formalities - 27 March 2025
- Meeting report - 68th TCG Plenary Session of the Trade Contact Group - 13 December 2024
- Commission responds to unjustified US steel and aluminium tariffs with countermeasures - See the QaA and the List of products - Financial Times
- EU wields ‘sledgehammer’ against Trump tariffs - Brussels strikes back against the U.S. president’s 25 percent levies on steel and aluminum - Politico.eu
- On the EU’s tariff hit list: American chicken wings, motorbikes and … women’s négligées? - The EC is seeking feedback on a 99-page hit list and respondents have until March 26 to reply - Politico.eu - see the Information gathering under Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 654/2014 regarding US measures on steel and aluminium - see the EU Survey
- Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/74 of 13 January 2025 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of lysine originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ L, 2025/74, 14.1.2025)
- Monthly information on imports from Ukraine and from all third countries of agricultural products subject to TRQ applicable to imports from Ukraine under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement - January 2025
- UK seeks ‘pragmatic’ deal with US to avoid future tariffs - Decision not to impose retaliatory levies signals break with EU approach - Financial Times
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- March infringements package: key decisions
- Working Document - Expert Group for Technical Advice on Organic Production (EGTOP) - Subgroup Fertilisers & Plant protection - 06 March 2025
FINANCE
- Agenda for: Working Party on Financial Services & Banking Union (CMDI) - 18 March 2025
- European Commission issues €9 billion in its 3rd syndicated transaction of 2025
- EBA issues revised list of ITS validation rules
TAXATION
- The Commission welcomes the swift agreement on the DAC9 Directive - Midday Express
- Commission decides to refer SPAIN to the Court of Justice of the European Union due to discriminatory tax treatment of non-resident taxpayers (INFR(2021)4035)
ENERGY
- Commission launches second mid-term round for coordinated gas purchases via AggregateEU to ensure stability and predictability of supplies
- Joint statement: EU-Canada High-Level Energy Dialogue
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (Climate change) - 17 March 2025
- Commissioner Hoekstra travels to Slovenia and Croatia to discuss EU decarbonisation and competitiveness with national representatives and visit innovative clean tech projects - Midday Express
- Is Europe losing its nerve on the green transition? - Flurry of recent initiatives raise worries about the pace of change in the region when China is accelerating development - Financial Times
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Press remarks by EVP Ribera and Commissioner Várhelyi on the Critical Medicines Act
EFSA
- Plant Health Newsletter on Horizon Scanning - February 2025
- Reasoned Opinion - Modification of the existing MRL for metalaxyl‐M in honey
- Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance maltodextrin
- Scientific Opinion - Re‐evaluation of pullulan (E 1204) as a food additive and new application for its extension of use
- Scientific Opinion - Safety evaluation of the food enzyme β‐fructofuranosidase from the GM Trichoderma reesei strain AR‐996
- Scientific Opinion - Revised safety evaluation of the food enzyme aqualysin 1 from the GM Bacillus subtilis strain LMG S‐25520 produced by a modified process
ECDC
- Measles on the rise again in Europe: time to check your vaccination status - See the report - January 2025
- Protocol for COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness multi-country study (VEBIS) using health data registries - Version 3.0
DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY
- Agenda for: Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues - 13 March 2025
- Agenda for: Working Party on Telecommunications & Information Society - 18 March 2025
- The EuroHPC JU selects additional AI Factories to strengthen Europe’s AI Leadership - Midday Express
- Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Italy’s violation of the European Media Freedom Act
- Answer given by EVP Virkkunen to a MEP written question - Meta and its fact-checking programme
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- Agenda for: Working Party on Civil Law Matters (Insolvency) - 19 March 2025
- Harassment complaint against a former Member of the European Parliament: the General Court annuls the finding of harassment and the penalty imposed by the President of the Parliament, on the ground of failure to observe the rights of the defence (See CPR Nº 32/2025 - Judgment of the General Court in Case T-349/23, Semedo Vs. Parliament)
- Rule of law: Advocate General Spielmann considers that the action brought by the European Commission concerning the Polish Constitutional Court is well founded (See CPR Nº 31/2025 - Opinion of the Advocate General in the Case C-448/23, Commission Vs. Poland)
- Remarks by EVP Virkkunen and Commissioner Brunner on the Proposal for a new Common European System for Returns
- Commission to support Member States with a further €30 million to strengthen the protection of public spaces in the EU and abroad
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- Speech by Christine Lagarde: "A robust strategy for a new era"
- Main results - Economic & Financial Affairs Council - 11 March 2025
- ECB - Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 7 March 2025
- ECB wage tracker continues to indicate that negotiated wage pressures will ease
- Consumer attitudes towards a central bank digital currency ECB Working Paper Series - No.3035
- From flood to fire: is physical climate risk taken into account in banks’ residential mortgage rates? - ECB Working Paper Series - No.3036
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- Possible items for College agendas from 19 March to 16 April 2025
- Commission publishes the General Report 2024 highlighting EU's action for citizens and businesses in the face of geopolitical challenges - Midday Express
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- President Costa to travel to Berlin and Cape Town on 12-13 March 2025
- Syria: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the recent wave of violence
- Ukraine: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union following the Ukraine-U.S. meeting in Saudi Arabia
- The Council prolonged the mandate of EU CSDP military operation in the Mediterranean - EUNAVFOR MED IRINI - until 31 March 2027
- Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/494 of 11 March 2025 in support of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, its inter-sessional programme and the preparations for its 10th Review Conference
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/487 of 11 March 2025 implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1890 concerning restrictive measures in view of Türkiye’s unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean
- Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/484 of 11 March 2025 amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894 concerning restrictive measures in view of Türkiye’s unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean
- Commissioner Síkela visits the five Central Asia countries to advance mutual development projects under Global Gateway - Midday Express
