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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13138

10 March 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 35
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Competition
European Commission should have recorded interviews with French undertakings in distribution sector, says EU Court of Justice
Brussels, 09/03/2023 (Agence Europe)

The Court of Justice of the European Union has partially annulled the European Commission’s decisions ordering inspections in February 2017 at the premises of several French companies in the distribution sector, in a judgment delivered on Thursday 9 March (cases C-682/20 P, C-690/20 and C-693/20 P).

In France, several companies in the distribution sector such as Les Mousquetaires, Casino and Intermarché are challenging the EU General Court’s judgment of October 2020 (T-249/17,...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission adopts new Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework in response in particular to Inflation Reduction Act
STATE AID: European Commission updates general block exemption rules for green and digital transition
FINANCE: five EU leaders call to “step up efforts” to make Capital Markets Union a reality
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: EU Member States reiterate their commitment to adopt ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’ before 2024 elections
MIGRATION: European Commission to propose revising mechanism for suspending visa-free regimes to tackle “abuse”
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Council adopts visa liberalisation regime for Kosovo
JUSTICE: asset freeze, war in Ukraine and fundamental rights on table of EU justice ministers
ENERGY: one year of REPowerEU strategy, encouraging results, but caution on future energy supply security, says Kadri Simson
ENERGY: MEPs react to European Commission’s proposed conditions for hydrogen to be considered renewable
DIGITAL: cybersecurity in EU institutions, agencies and bodies, Virkkunen report adopted by European Parliament committee
AGRICULTURE: MEP Emma Wiesner forwards draft report on plant protein production
AGRICULTURE: 200 EU wine appellations oppose EUIPO’s increased role in geographical indications
ENVIRONMENT: PAN Europe and Greens in European Parliament publish a study on existence of a wide range of available alternatives to glyphosate
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission announces over €116 million in funding to support LIFE programme
TRANSPORT: European Commission to present declaration on cycling in summer
RESEARCH: EIC is looking for partners who could help its beneficiary companies to go international
CONSUMERS: BEUC calls for outright ban on misleading climate claims on food in EU
EXTERNAL ACTION
NEAR EAST: concerned about rising violence, Europeans call for calm
UNITED KINGDOM: European Commission concerned about UK's new law on illegal immigration
DEVELOPMENT: EU Ministers determined to pursue reconstruction aid to Ukraine and EU/WHO global health agenda
TRADE: transatlantic and Ukraine trade relations on agenda of EU countries
MERCOSUR: European Commission plans to negotiate Additional Protocol with Latin American countries until summer
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: experts and patients testify in European Parliament on reality of ‘long Covid’
INSTITUTIONAL
DEMOCRACY: European political parties, Swedish Presidency could get new mandate for negotiations with European Parliament
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CONSUMERS: EU Court of Justice clarifies application of Consumer Credit Directive
COMPETITION: European Commission should have recorded interviews with French undertakings in distribution sector, says EU Court of Justice
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
GENDER EQUALITY: Council of Europe warns of xenophobic political discourse and increasing stigmatisation of LGBTI people in Hungary
JUSTICE: Council of Europe calls for drastic anti-corruption measures in Bosnia and Herzegovina
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: €32 million German aid scheme for fishery sector in context of Brexit given go-ahead
STATE AID: European Commission approves €200 million in Flemish aid for pig farm closures
EU COUNCIL: Emer Finnegan appointed Jurisconsult as of 1 April
SEA: European Commission report talks about “an ocean of investment opportunities” in sustainable blue economy
FISHERIES: France and Spain against ban on bottom trawling in marine protected areas
SERBIA/KOSOVO: new meeting between Mr Vučić and Mr Kurti on 18 March in Ohrid
TRANSPORT: AVERE condemns Member States’ postponement of formal adoption of agreement on CO2 emission standards for new cars and vans