LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS

Competition & State Aid

• Multilateral Working Group on pharmaceutical mergers launches a joint public consultation

• European Commission receives Recovery and Resilience Plans from 18 Member States

• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy

Trade / Export Controls

• European Parliament and WTO Director-General debate proposed waiver for COVID-19 vaccine patents

• European Commission and Italy co-host first G20 Global Health Summit to address COVID19 crisis and future pandemics

• Latest Eurostat data – A rise in exports, imports, and intra-euro area trade since March 2020

Medicines and Medical Devices

• European Commission and Italy co-host first G20 Global Health Summit to address COVID19 crisis and future pandemics

• European Parliament and Council reach agreement on European Commission proposal on Digital COVID-19 Certificate

• European Commission enters into additional agreement with Pfizer/BioNTech for purchase of additional COVID-19 vaccine doses

Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection

• European Parliament and Council reach agreement on European Commission proposal on Digital COVID-19 Certificate