COMPETITION

• Commission clears acquisition of Sogelink by CVC and Keensight Capital (M.11425) - Midday Express
• Commission clears acquisition of Stork Europe by Bilfinger (M.11298) - Midday Express
• The Netherlands - ACM starts investigation into online platform
• Romania - Antitrust enforcer reports a busy year in 2023
• Romania - Competition Council assesses the takeover of CEZ Vanzare by Premier Energy PLC, Cyprus
• Cloud busting - Assessing the impact of software licensing practices on competition - See the Savanta Report

STATE AID

• Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU Cases where the Commission raises no objections - SA.100238 & SA.107597

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Working Party on Dual Use Goods - 21 February 2024
• Agenda for: 252nd meeting of the Customs Code Committee - Tariff & Statistical Nomenclature Section (Sub-Section Mechanical / Miscellaneous / Textile) from 19th to 21st February 2024
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... of XXX concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN: 4911 10 90 - Hair colour swatch book)
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... of XXX concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN: 8528 72 10 - Projector with tuner)
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/761 with regard to the use of digital proof of origin for products originating from Brazil and the management of tariff quotas
• Commission Decision (EU) 2024/572 of 8 November 2023 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community concerning a Decision of the EU - Albania Stabilisation and Association Council amending its Rules of Procedure
• Report on Foreign Direct Investments between the European Union and China - 4th quarter 2023
• Slides of the EU stakeholder meeting on the establishment of a Multilateral Investment Court - 18 January 2024; 05 October; 22 March and 19 January 2023
• Operating guidelines for the Single Entry Point and complaints mechanism for the enforcement of EU trade agreements and arrangements - December 2023
• Answer given by EVP Dombrovskis to a MEP written question - Proposal for a reform of fisheries legislation in Thailand and state of play of EU-Thailand free trade agreement negotiations

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Agenda for: 141st meeting of the Technical Regulations Committee - 11 March 2024
• Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness & Growth (High Level) - 22 February 2024
• Commission monitors strengths and challenges of EU's competitiveness - IP/24/821 & Annual Report
• Commission launches call for organisers for the first edition of the Defence Hackathons focusing on ‘digital in defence' - Midday Express
• Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - Bolkestein Directive and the system for the authorisation and siting of press sales outlets on a national level
• Germany supports due diligence but EU initiative is a burden - FinMin (Reuters)

CHEMICAL

• Agenda for: Meeting of the REACH Committee - 29 February 2024

FINANCE

• ESMA withdraws Euronext authorisation as a data reporting service provider under MIFIR upon the entity's request
• ESMA clarifies certain best execution reporting requirements under MiFID II
• ESMA publishes latest edition of its newsletter - January 2024
• EU scales back ambitions for post-Brexit clearing land grab - Opposition from banks and asset managers and Franco-German tensions seen as undermining early plans - Financial Times

TAXATION

• Code of Conduct Group (Business Taxation) - Work Programme under the Belgian Presidency

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

• Updated fisheries measures in the North-East Atlantic: green light from EU member states' representatives

ENERGY

• Speech by President von der Leyen at the plenary session on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the International Energy Agency
• EU official says Biden pause on US LNG exports will not hit supply short-term (Reuters)

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• Minutes - Drafting Group on stigma and discrimination on mental health, under Public Health Expert Group - 29 November 2023
• ECDC - Protocol for a COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness estimation using health data registries, VEBIS multi-country study - Version 2.0
• ECDC - Guidance in brief: Prevention and control of infectious diseases among people who inject drugs - 2023 update
• ECDC - Cryptosporidiosis - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2019 and 2021
• EMA - Meeting highlights from the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) - 05-08 February 2024

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Expert Group on Intelligent Transport Systems (reporting templates and KPIs) - 23 February 2024
• Maritime safety: Council and Parliament strike a deal for more efficient accident investigations in maritime transport
• Commission welcomes provisional agreement modernising maritime accident investigations - IP/24/727

AREA OF FREEDOM SECURITY & JUSTICE

• Investigation of the Commission and consumer authorities finds that online influencers rarely disclose commercial content - IP/24/708
• Commission reports on the effective implementation of the Terrorist Content Online Regulation - Midday Express

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

• Agenda for: 90th EDPB plenary meeting - 13 February 2024
• Cyber solidarity act - see the EP Briefing
• GDPR: European Parliament position misses the mark, with enforcement becoming even more complicated - see the CCIA Statement

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• Introductory remarks by ECB's Piero Cipollone: The euro at 25: what next for Economic and Monetary Union?
• Speech by Luis de Guindos: Monetary policy, financial stability and medium-term growth in the euro area
• Managing the transition to central bank digital currency - ECB Working Paper Series No.2907
• Measuring market-based core inflation expectations - ECB Working Paper Series No.2908
• ECB - Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 9 February 2024

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1) - 16 February 2024

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Main results of the EU-Armenia Partnership Council - 13 February 2024 (Joint press statement)
• Russia in Africa: An atlas - see the EPRS Briefing
• EU Statement - Preparatory Committee for the UN Conference to Review Progress in the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons: PoA and ITI
• EU Statement - UN Security Council: Impact of Climate Change and Food Insecurity on International Peace and Security

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

• Council Regulation (EU) 2024/576 of 12 February 2024 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
• Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/577 of 12 February 2024 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
• Answer given by Ms McGuinness to a MEP written question - Is PwC helping to break EU sanctions?
• Answer given by Ms McGuinness to a MEP written question - Russia evading international sanctions through third countries

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