LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS -

Competition & State Aid

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

• European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager speech on COVID-19 State aid measures

Trade / Export Controls

• European Commission introduces surveillance of bioethanol imports

• Commission expands Guidance on COVID-19-related humanitarian aid in sanctioned environments Medicines,

Medical Devices, and Personal Protective Equipment

• European Commission issues Communication on Building a European Health Union: Reinforcing the EU’s resilience for cross-border health threats

• European Commission enters into fifth vaccine contract with CureVac for supply of a potential COVID-19 vaccine