COMPETITION
- Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11287 – Asterion / Steag Group)
- Commission clears acquisition of SOFIMA by BDT and SOFIMA Holdings (M.11258) – Midday Express
- Belgium – The Competition Authority terminates proceedings following the divestiture of EDPnet to Citymesh
- Germany – Amendment to ARC enters into force and public consultation on further modernisation of competition law launched
- Germany – Bundeskartellamt clears acquisition of shares in new TSMC semiconductor factory in Dresden by Bosch, Infineon and NXP
- The Netherlands – “Small mergers, big problems” – Blog by Martijn Snoep Chairman of the ACM
- Poland – Decision by the President of the UOKiK – Intermarche will return money to suppliers
- Portugal – Sintokogio notifies the acquisition of exclusive control over Elastikos
- Portugal – AdC warns of competition risks in the Generative Artificial Intelligence sector – see the Issues Paper
- Portugal – Insud Pharma Group notifies acquisition of exclusive control over Women Healthcare Business
- Sweden – Commitments from two breweries open up better competition for the supply of strong beer (01.11.2023)
- Commission must resist pressure to dilute enforcement of EU merger rules – See Beuc Letter to Mr Reynders
STATE AID
- Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.105477; SA.107732; SA.103642; SA.108654 & SA.109329
- Commission consults Member States on a proposal for a partial adjustment of the phase-out schedule of the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework in view of the upcoming winter heating period – IP/23/5525
TRADE & CUSTOMS
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
CHEMICAL
- ECHA adds new pharmaceutical data to IUCLID
- Agenda for: 61st meeting of the Committee for Socio-economic Analysis – 28 November to 1 December 2023
- Agenda for: Workshop on the roadmap towards phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessments – 11 & 12 December 2023
- ECHA – Minutes of the 83rd Meeting of the Member State Committee (MSC-83) – 10 &11 October 2023
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/57 REACH lead in gunshot in or around wetlands – National legislation – Sweden
- 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
FINANCIAL SERVICES
ENERGY
- Advisory Committee of the Energy Community to hold two public hearings under Energy Community Dispute Settlement Rules
- European Nuclear Energy Forum 2023 discusses benefits of European Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) initiative
– Opening speech by Commissioner Simson at the European Small Modular Reactor Partnership event
– Speech by Commissioner Simson at the 16th European Nuclear Energy Forum
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE
- Agenda for: 37th Meeting of the Expert Group on Reporting under the Nature Directives – 23 November 2023
- Minutes of the 4th Meeting of the Informal Expert Group on the analytical methods for the monitoring, reporting, quantification and verification of embedded emissions in goods under the scope of CBAM – 27 April 2023
- Commissioner Hoekstra visits Zambia for COP28 preparations – Midday Express
- Decrease in lightweight plastic bags continued in 2021 – see Eurostat Press Release
- COP28: MEPs want all countries to strengthen their climate commitments – see the Compromise amendments
HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY
- SCCS – Final Opinion on Butylparaben (CAS No. 94-26-8, EC No. 202-318-7)
- SCCS – Final Opinion on Benzyl salicylate (CAS No. 118-58-1, EC No. 204-262-9)
- SCHEER – Minutes of the Working Group meeting on phthalates of 20 October 2023
- SCCS – Final Opinion on Water-soluble zinc salts used in oral hygiene products – Submission II
- SCCS – Final Opinion on Fullerenes, Hydroxylated Fullerenes and hydrated forms of Hydroxylated Fullerenes (nano)
TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
- Minutes of: 39th Meeting of the Expert Group on Land Transport Security and 9th Meeting of the Rail Security Working Party – 19 October 2023
- Commission adopts new proposal on combining transport modes for more sustainable freight – IP/23/5587 & QaA
- Biofuels industry criticises ‘inconsistent’ transport decarbonisation policy – see ePURE Statement
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE
- Transparency and targeting of political advertising: EU co-legislators strike deal on new regulation
- Commission welcomes political agreement on transparency of political advertising regulation – IP/23/4843
- The Commission launches a targeted consultation for the 2024 Rule of Law Report – Midday Express
- Speech by President von der Leyen at the International Conference “The Role of Women in the Development of Romania”
- The application of the Temporary Protection Directive: Challenges and good practices in 2023
- Enhancing collaboration between law enforcement and other stakeholders in P/CVE, October 2023
- Recognition of parenthood in the EU: no discrimination against children’s rights – see the EP Statement
- Fight against discrimination: new rules to boost national equality bodies – see the EP Statement
ECB, EURO & ECONOMY
- Do market-based networks reflect true exposures between banks? – ECB Working Paper Series No.2867
- The effects of labor income risk heterogeneity on the marginal propensity to consume – ECB Working Paper Series No.2866
- The inversion of the yield curve and its information content in the euro area and the United States – Economic Bulletin Issue 7, 2023
FUTURE OF EUROPE
- Legislative programming: Exchange of views
- European Council meeting (14 & 15 December 2023) – Annotated draft agenda
- Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) – 08, 09 & 10 November 2023
- Draft Agreement on the European election recess period in 2024 for the transmission of delegated acts and draft measures adopted under the regulatory procedure with scrutiny – Approval of a letter
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- EU releases €61 million in humanitarian aid for people in Afghanistan and Afghan refugees in Pakistan – IP/23/ 5591
- President von der Leyen welcomes H.M. King Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, announces significant support package – Midday Express
- EU Ambassadors Conference 2023: Opening speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell
- Georgia: Statement by the Spokesperson on the killing and detention of Georgian citizens in Kirbali
