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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12737

10 June 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 38
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Competition
European Commission raises concerns about ‘Internet of Things’
Brussels, 09/06/2021 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission published, on Wednesday 9 June, the preliminary results of its competition sector enquiry into markets for consumer Internet of Things (IoT) related products and services in the European Union.

Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President for Competition Policy, recalled that the consumer Internet of Things is a relatively new sector, which is “booming”. More than half of European citizens watched their favourite shows on a smart TV in 2020. “Revenues from...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament gives final green light to EU Digital Covid Certificate
BUDGET: European Commission heckled in European Parliament over delayed implementation of ‘Rule of law’ mechanism
UNITED STATES: EU institutions state their expectations for 15 June summit
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/DEVELOPMENT: European Parliament endorses compromise with EU Council on NDICI financial instrument
BIODIVERSITY: European Parliament - an effective EU strategy requires a ‘Biodiversity’ law and binding targets for 2030
DIGITAL: MEPs vote on a motion for a resolution on cybersecurity for next decade
CULTURE: documentary Collective wins first ever LUX Audience Award
SOCIAL:  European Parliament approves Interinstitutional Agreement on European Social Fund plus
COHESION: Brexit adjustment reserve, European Parliament ready to negotiate with EU Council
COHESION: territorial entities discriminating against LGBTQI community should receive less EU aid, says European Parliament
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: EU Council discussions on future of health restrictions in “post-vaccination” EU
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Greece promises to improve conditions for migrants on its territory
CLIMATE/FINANCE: seven Member States call for better definition of limitations of EU taxonomy
CLIMATE: European Commission considering setting up social fund if ETS for road transport and buildings is created, says Frans Timmermans
TRANSPORT: Member States are working on Eurovignette Directive in preparation for upcoming negotiations with European Parliament
FISHERIES: EU ministers back deal with UK on 2021 fisheries quotas
INTERVIEW AGRICULTURE: current compromise on CAP requires “major investments from farming community”, says Pekka Pesonen (Copa-Cogeca)
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: European Commission threatens London with retaliatory measures under Trade and Cooperation Agreement
HONG KONG: EU to step up its response to situation in city-state, promises Borrell
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Member States endorse interinstitutional agreement on public country-by-country reporting
TAXATION: review of progress made under Portuguese Presidency of EU Council on tax issues
COMPETITION: European Commission raises concerns about ‘Internet of Things’
FINANCE: Commission publishes a toolkit of indicators to measure progress on Capital Markets Union
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
UKRAINE: General Court annuls 2019 EU Council acts on extension of freezing of funds of Viktor and Oleksandr Yanukovych
STATE AID: General Court annuls Commission decision approving German aid to airline Condor
BREACHES OF EU LAW
EU LAW: Karlsruhe Court judgment, European Commission takes Germany to court for infringing primacy of EU law
MIGRATION: Hungary urged to comply with EU Court of Justice judgment on its violations of asylum seekers’ rights
CITIZENSHIP: European Commission refers Warsaw and Prague to Court of Justice for failure to respect EU citizens’ electoral rights
ENVIRONMENT: France and Hungary before EU Court of Justice for inadequate urban wastewater treatment
ENVIRONMENT: Commission refers Italy to EU Court of Justice for violation of EU drinking water requirements
TRANSPORT: Denmark to be taken to EU Court of Justice for persistent parking restrictions on heavy goods vehicles
JUSTICE: confiscation of criminal assets - EU Court of Justice asked to impose financial penalties on Luxembourg
JUSTICE: European Commission toughens up on Cyprus and Malta over “golden passports”
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: referral to EU Court of Justice against Poland for non-compliance with public procurement rules
NEWS BRIEFS
SPACE: Eurospace calls for clarification of scope of Sustainable Products Initiative
WOMEN: EU ministers sign open letter calling for protection of abortion as an “essential health service”
INDUSTRY: ACEA study suggests specific locations for charging infrastructure in EU for electric trucks
SERBIA/KOSOVO: resumption of high-level political dialogue on Tuesday 15 June