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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13255

22 September 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 35
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Competition
In its first defence cartel case, European Commission imposes fine of €1.2 million on Diehl
Brussels, 21/09/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 21 September, the European Commission announced that it had imposed a fine of €1.2 million on the defence subsidiary of the Diehl group for taking part in a cartel concerning the sale of military hand grenades with its competitor RüstungsUnternehmen-AktienGesellschaft (RUAG) throughout the European Economic Area between 7 November 2007 and 23 November 2021. According to the Commission, this is the first cartel case in the defence sector.

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Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: gas package, Spanish Presidency of EU Council proposes not extending demand aggregation mechanism to hydrogen yet
ENERGY: electricity market reform, ACER’s investigative powers key issue in European Parliament/EU Council negotiations
ENERGY: REMIT, several energy sector associations are calling for creation of transparent energy markets “without causing disproportionate costs”
Interview HOME AFFAIRS: Schengen reform - Sylvie Guillaume believes most difficult discussions with Council of the EU will concern arrangements for internal border controls
HOME AFFAIRS: Poland asked to explain scandal surrounding sale of Schengen visas from its embassies and consulates
JUSTICE: digitalisation and company law, Corrado Malberti welcomes advances in preventive checks, information and interconnection of registers
SEA: international high treaty seas signed at United Nations
CLIMATE: European Union’s financial investments are insufficient to achieve its 2030 objectives, according to European Court of Auditors
CLIMATE: Ursula von der Leyen and Werner Hoyer call for more vigorous climate action
TRANSPORT: social and territorial cohesion at heart of agenda for informal EU ministerial meeting
TRANSPORT: MEPs want to encourage electric aviation
AGRICULTURE: CAP rules offer many opportunities to support rural areas, according to European Commission
FOOD: Alexander Bernhuber calls for precise honey origin labelling
GMOs: European Parliament’s Environment Committee opposes authorisation of two transgenic maize varieties in EU
ENVIRONMENT: glyphosate - PAN Europe denounces Commission proposal as going against what EU citizens want
Russian invasion of Ukraine
TRADE/AGRICULTURE: Slovakia to lift restrictions on Ukrainian cereals by end of year
UKRAINE: Charles Michel calls for international community to unite to end war in Ukraine
RUSSIA: Alexander de Croo calls for a ban on Russian diamonds
EXTERNAL ACTION
CAUCASUS: Charles Michel calls for amnesty for Karabakh Armenians
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: first European Parliament debate on ‘CMDI’ proposal to strengthen banking crisis management framework
COMPETITION: in its first defence cartel case, European Commission imposes fine of €1.2 million on Diehl
STATE AID: after re-examination, European Commission finds that support granted to Banca Tercas did not constitute State aid
STATE AID: European Commission approves €233 million in aid for energy-intensive companies likely to relocate
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: MEPs call for harmonised legal status for autistic persons
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: Court of Justice of EU clarifies application of ‘Returns’ Directive in cases of illegal entry into territory of a Schengen Area Member State
HOME AFFAIRS: EU’s prohibition of double jeopardy does not apply to separable acts
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for acquisition of NEoT by Mitsui, EDF and Forsee Power
BANKS: MEPs approve appointment of Claudia Buch as head of Single Supervisory Mechanism
CULTURE: Skopje to be one of European Capitals of Culture 2028
ENERGY: European companies have until 27 September to submit their new gas purchase requirements
ENVIRONMENT: Germany found to have breached Habitats Directive
MIDDLE EAST: Josep Borrell to visit region in early December
ANIMAL HEALTH: France detects first outbreaks of EHD in cattle farms
ANIMAL HEALTH: EU satisfied with German system for preventing and combating avian influenza
SPORT: European Week of Sport kicks off this Saturday