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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12840

26 November 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 31
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Competition
In-depth investigation into proposed acquisition of Recticel by Greiner
Brussels, 25/11/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 24 November, the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Recticel by Greiner under EU merger regulations. The Commission is concerned that this proposal could reduce competition in the market for the supply of certain technical foam products.

Greiner (Austria) and Recticel (Belgium) are the leading producers and suppliers of technical foams in Europe. Technical foams are polyester-based or polyether-based flexible foams with a...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission adapts recommendations on free movement to meet new health circumstances in the EU
HEALTH: European Medicines Agency recommends Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for children from 5 to 11 years of age
HEALTH: EU hopes for consensus to initiate an international treaty on pandemics during World Health Assembly
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: European Commission proposes revision of EU rules on political parties and mobile voters’ rights
DEMOCRACY: European Commission unveils plan to tackle online political advertising
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Commission moves up a gear to make Capital Markets Union a reality
FINANCE: European Parliament/EU Council political agreement on pilot scheme for market infrastructures using DLT technology
STATE AID: new rules adopted on support for Important Projects of Common European Interest
COMPETITION: in-depth investigation into proposed acquisition of Recticel by Greiner
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: DSA-DMA, Council of the EU ready to negotiate with European Parliament
INDUSTRY: skill shortages and cost explosion are key challenges for industrial recovery, say Member States
INDUSTRY: Industrial Strategy, industry representatives from Germany and France submit a series of proposals
ENERGY: European Commission paper outlines future regulation to tackle methane leakage
FISHERIES: European Commission hopes to settle dispute with UK over fishing licences by 10 December
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes to reduce fishing effort in Mediterranean by 7.5% in 2022
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament/EU Council agreement expected on 1 December on 8th General Environment Action Programme
MIGRATION: France calls for more cooperation with neighbouring countries to avoid tragedies in Channel
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
SOCIAL: Directive on ‘adequate minimum wages’, European Parliament gives green light to negotiating mandate
WTO: European Parliament sets out its expectations for 12th WTO Ministerial Conference
SOMALIA: European Parliament alarmed by scale of humanitarian and security crisis
CAMEROON: European Parliament calls for immediate resumption of peace talks between Paul Biya’s government and Anglophone separatists
SECURITY: parliament demands action against private military and security companies that violate human rights
ENERGY: MEPs concerned about EU’s lack of energy independence
MIGRATION: European Parliament calls for new legal economic migration initiatives
FINANCE: European Parliament advocates for extending until end of 2022 transitional regime for provision of key information documents for ‘PRIIPs’
EXTERNAL ACTION
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Várhelyi calls on Bosnian leaders to revive European agenda
LIBYA: EU to send electoral expert mission for 24 December polls
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
TERRORISM: General Court should not have annulled retention of Hamas on European list of terrorist organisations, according to Court of Justice
NEWS BRIEFS
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: EU to invest €290 million in 132 ‘LIFE’ projects
WOMEN: Commission reveals five winners of EU Prize for Women Innovators
TRANSPORT: European Commission adopts new version of list of airlines banned in EU