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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12887

10 February 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 29
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Competition
Respect for rule of law is relevant factor in determining whether Commission or national authority best placed to examine a complaint, says EU General Court
Brussels, 09/02/2022 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission should have analysed the body of concrete evidence of a breach of the rule of law in order to determine whether the Commission itself or the national competition authority was best placed to examine a dispute concerning a rail freight service, the General Court of the European Union ruled on Wednesday 9 February (case T-791/19).

The Polish company Sped-Pro is challenging the Commission’s rejection of its complaint in a dispute with the Polish state-owned company...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
RESEARCH: European Innovation Council opens funding worth over €1.7 billion to boost European unicorns
COHESION: eighth Cohesion Report, European Commission concerned about economic stagnation in middle-income regions
MIGRATION: French Presidency of EU Council continues its work to identify areas of ‘convergence’ in Pact on Migration and Asylum
CLIMATE: Peter Liese wants targeted changes in ETS to combat rising energy prices
AGRICULTURE: France suggests “strengthening the coherence” between European Green Deal, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and trade policy
GMO: more than 30 MEPs call on European Commission to invest in research on risks and detection of GMOs from new genomic techniques
FISHERIES: European Commission takes conservation measures to protect vulnerable areas and sites in Kattegat
SEAS: NGOs call for end to illegal fishing at opening of One Ocean Summit
HEALTH: social democratic ministers from eleven EU countries call for better access to health care for Europeans
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: 5G, Commission adopts implementing decisions to adapt conditions of use of radio spectrum to technological developments
ENERGY: gas imports destined for Japan will be delivered to Europe, according to Japan’s Economy Minister
INDUSTRY: European Chips Act, MEPs satisfied
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: ten third countries, including Russia, to join EU list of jurisdictions committed to good tax governance
EXTERNAL ACTION
SENEGAL: Ursula von der Leyen announces €125 million for production of Covid-19 vaccines by Institut Pasteur in Dakar
MOROCCO: Mrs von der Leyen calls for strengthening relations with Rabat
RUSSIA: EU calls on Russia to discuss security in Europe in OSCE
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: respect for rule of law is relevant factor in determining whether Commission or national authority best placed to examine a complaint, says EU General Court
ENVIRONMENT: EU Court of Justice confirms removal of Turów mine case following agreement between Prague and Warsaw
BREACHES OF EU LAW
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission takes action against Malta and Poland for inadequate treatment of urban waste water
STATE AID: UK referred to Court over UK judgment allowing enforcement of arbitral award granting illegal State aid
HOME AFFAIRS: Sweden to be taken to EU Court of Justice and face financial penalties
FISHERIES: Netherlands singled out by European Commission over weighing and recording of catches
HEALTH: Spain referred to Court for its failure to full transpose EU radiation protection rules
NEWS BRIEFS
BELARUS: EU reiterates its support for population
ECB: Bundesbank calls for rate hike in 2022 if inflation does not fall
SEAS: European Commission launches platform to promote production and use of algae in EU
CSDP: Roberto Viglietta becomes new Force Commander of EUTM Somalia mission
ANIMAL HEALTH: France ends culling of male chicks in laying hen industry
SOCIAL: EU co-legislators to meet on Thursday 17 February