COMPETITION
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11937 - Warburg Pincus / Berkshire Partners / Triumph Group )
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11812 - Methanex / OCI Methanol Business)
- Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11863 - Auchan / Codim)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11782 - Air Liquide / Fluxys / JV)
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11928 - Oakley Capital / Eurazeo / Bridewell)
- Commission clears acquisition of Dunlop Tire Business by Sumitomo Rubber Industries (M.11899) - Midday Express
- Commission clears acquisition of ED&F Man Commodities by Hartree Partners (M.11847) - Midday Express
- Commission published its Cartel Decision imposing a fine on Rabobank of 26.6 million euros
- Denmark - The Competition and Consumer Authority has conducted unannounced inspections in the sports equipment industry
- Switzerland - COMCO fines a cartel relating to an active pharmaceutical ingredient
STATE AID
- Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.113672; SA.116125; SA.117836; SA.116745 & SA.117604
- Commission approves €35 million French State aid scheme to support farmers reducing pesticide use to protect water resources (SA.116275) - Midday Express
TRADE & CUSTOMS
- Council Decision (EU) 2025/703 of 27 March 2025 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the CETA Joint Committee established under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part, as regards the adoption of a decision setting out supplemental rules on expedited procedures for the resolution of investment disputes between investors and states, in particular for natural persons or small and medium-sized enterprises
- New screening rules for foreign investment in the EU - See the EP Statement
- Sustainable imports of fishery products under the EU Autonomous Tariff Quota Regulation - Proposal for a regulation - Feedback period: 10 April 2025 - 03 July 2025
EU/US TARIFFS
- Von der Leyen welcomes Trump’s tariff U-turn - Europe exhales as U.S. president hits pause button on most severe tariff regime - Politico.eu
- Commission proposal to impose trade countermeasures against US obtains necessary support from EU Member States
- Shock tariff policy change ‘came from the heart,’ says Trump - Politico.eu
- What does Trump’s tariff pause mean for global trade? - Financial Times
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness and Growth (High Level) - 29 April 2025
- The border security laboratory will use new technologies to help reduce internal border controls - Midday Express
- Researchers and innovators invited to shape Europe's AI Strategy in Science (Feedback period: 10 April 2025 - 05 June 2025) - Midday Express
- Commission announces IPCEI Design Support Hub and endorses project candidate on innovative nuclear technologies at Joint European Forum
- Correcting act of Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 laying down ecodesign requirements for smartphones and tablets - Regulation - Feedback period: 10 April 2025 - 08 May 2025
FINANCE
- Statement by EU Sanctions Envoy, David O’Sullivan on the fifth Sanctions Coordinators Forum
- Statement by Commissioner Albuquerque on the outcomes of the seventh High-Level Meeting on Sanctions implementation
- ESMA finalises rules on firms’ order execution policies under MiFID II
ENERGY
- Recommendation No 1/2024 of the Specialised Committee on Energy established by Article 8(1), point (l), of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part of 19 December 2024 to each Party concerning the preparation of technical procedures for the efficient use of electricity interconnectors
- EU weighs buying more US gas due to Trump tariff pressure - Bloc may push to buy more LNG from the US if it fits with green goals, European energy commissioner Dan Jørgensen says - Financial Times
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (Int. Chemicals/Synergies) - 16 April 2025
- Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (Climate change) - 24 April 2025
- Soil monitoring law: Council reaches deal with Parliament - See the EP Statement
- Moving towards healthier soils in Europe
- Commissioner Roswall participates in Implementation Dialogue to streamline environmental assessments and permitting - Midday Express
- Commissioner Roswall in The Netherlands to discuss circular economy, water resilience and other environmental issues - Midday Express
- Heavy-duty vehicles – verifying the accuracy of on-board devices for monitoring fuel and energy consumption - Regulation - Feedback period: 10 April 2025 - 08 May 2025
- Heavy-duty vehicles – on-board fuel and/or energy consumption monitors (technical requirements) - Implementing regulation - Feedback period: 10 April 2025 - 08 May 2025
- Answer given by Ms Roswall to a MEP written question - Improving drinking water quality and checking the safety of plastic packaging
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- Agenda for: Working Party on Public Health - 14 April 2025
- Answer given by Mr Várhelyi to a MEP written question - Harmonisation of nutritional composition and labelling requirements for young child formula in the EU
ECDC
- Survey sees common trends in HIV testing strategies for donors across EU/EEA
- Public Health emergency preparedness assessment for Estonia, 2024
EFSA
- Safety of a feed additive consisting of Sepiolitic clay for all animal species (MYTA S.A.)
- Safety evaluation of the food enzyme tannase from the non‐genetically modified Aspergillus sp. strain TAN 206
- Safety of a feed additive consisting of dicopper chloride trihydroxide for all animal species (Nutreco Nederland B.V.)
- Safety evaluation of the food enzyme alternansucrase from the genetically modified Escherichia coli strain EBASSC
- Evaluation of a fluidised catalytic cracking co‐processing method for the production of renewable fuels using Category 3 animal fat and used cooking oils
- Assessment of the feed additives thiamine hydrochloride (3a820) and thiamine mononitrate (3a821) (vitamin B1) for all animal species for the renewal of their authorisation (DSM Nutritional Products Ltd. and Orffa Additives BV)
DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY
- Agenda for: Working Party on Data Protection - 15 April 2025
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- Egypt: Council agrees position on providing macro-financial assistance
- Euro exchange rate policy in the face of currency coercion threats - See the In-Depth Analysis (April 2025)
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- Agenda for : Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1) - 11 April 2025
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- EU announces €282.5 million in humanitarian aid for Chad and Sudan crisis
- Joint press release - Fourth CELAC-EU summit to take place on 9-10 November 2025
- Read-out by President von der Leyen following her phone call with Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister of New Zealand
- New comprehensive strategic approach towards India - Joint communication - Feedback period: 10 April 2025 - 08 May 2025
EU/UKRAINE
- EU reaffirms unwavering support for Ukraine*
- EU and Ukraine extend Road Transport Agreement until end 2025
- MEPs and Ukrainian parliamentarians discuss shaping a common European future
- Joint press release following the 10th meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council
- Joint Statement on Strengthening the EU-Ukraine Business Partnership by Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine, and Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement
