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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13222

14 July 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 38
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Competition
Significant impediment to effective competition – Court validates European Commission’s approach and annuls decision of General Court
Brussels, 13/07/2023 (Agence Europe)

In a ruling handed down on Thursday 13 July in case C-376/20 P (see EUROPE B13047A23), the Court of Justice of the European Union overturned a decision by the European Commission(see EUROPE B12495A30) not to authorise the proposed merger through the acquisition of Telefónica Europe by Hutchison 3G UK Investments, now CK Telecoms UK Investments Ltd 3. The case is referred back to the General Court.

In its judgment, the Court found that the General Court had committed numerous errors of...

Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: despite disagreements on level of ambition, European Parliament approves recommendations for reform
MIGRATION: European Parliament calls for a European maritime search and rescue mission to be set up
DIGITAL: MEPs call on Commission to involve Parliament in work on global rules and standards for artificial intelligence
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: ‘ecodesign’ regulation, European Parliament wants to make sustainable products the norm and boost sustainable consumption
SME: European Parliament calls for greater attention to be paid to needs of SMEs
VENEZUELA: European Parliament denounces Maduro regime’s interference in electoral process
PALESTINE: European Parliament calls for organisation of presidential and legislative elections
DEFENCE: European Parliament approves interinstitutional agreement on Act in Support of Ammunition Production
FISHERIES: European Parliament approves rules for fishing in area covered by General Fisheries Commission for Mediterranean agreement
EXTERNAL ACTION
JAPAN: Ursula von der Leyen announces lifting of European restrictions on products from Fukushima region
SYRIA: EU deplores non-renewal of UN resolution on cross-border delivery of humanitarian assistance
TUNISIA: representatives from several European Parliament political groups warn that European Commission cannot sit by as situation in Tunisia deteriorates
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Eurogroup recommends restrictive fiscal stance for 2024
ECOFIN: revision of EU budget, customs reform and reform of international tax system on agenda for European finance ministers’ meeting
PAYMENTS: Spanish Presidency of EU Council invites Member States to take stock of priorities for revision of Payment Services Directive
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT/INDUSTRY: Commission proposes regulation to make automotive sector more circular and resource-efficient
CLIMATE: at 7th Ministerial on Climate Action, President-Designate of COP28 details his action plan
AGRICULTURE: negotiations between EU institutions on geographical indications to resume on 18 July
FISHERIES: EU Ministers to discuss energy transition in fisheries on 18 July in Vigo
FISHERIES: EU-Morocco fisheries partnership agreement expires on Monday 17 July
ENERGY: joint purchase of gas, Maroš Šefčovič satisfied with results of second call, wants to make system permanent and extend to other resources
JUSTICE: start of European Parliament/EU Council negotiations to criminalise breaches of European sanctions
RESEARCH: European Commission wants to make careers in research more attractive
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: quality of national and European social dialogue will dominate informal meeting of EU employment and social affairs ministers
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
JUSTICE: Polish judiciary must not apply resolutions of former Disciplinary Chamber of judges established in breach of EU law, according to Court of Justice
INTERNAL MARKET/TRADE: Court of Justice rules ensuring supply to construction sector at regional level cannot justify restriction on freedom of establishment
EMPLOYMENT: obligation to provide prior information on proposed collective redundancies does not confer individual protection on workers
COMPETITION: significant impediment to effective competition – Court validates European Commission’s approach and annuls decision of General Court
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: France asks Commission to review appointment of American Fiona Scott Morton to Directorate-General for Competition
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture postpones vote on pesticides until 18 September
ASEAN : in Jakarta, Josep Borrell calls for regular meetings at leader level between EU and ASEAN
BANKS: provisional agreement on introduction of ‘Basel III’ standards in EU does not go down well with EU Council
CLIMATE: annual EU day for victims of global climate crisis officially established
COHESION: €226 million in EU funding to modernise one of Madrid’s most important hospitals
NORTH KOREA: G7 and EU condemn North Korea’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch
FINANCE/CLIMATE: several countries want EU taxonomy to be extended to mining
ANIMAL HEALTH: EFSA recommends increased surveillance of avian influenza virus
SOCIAL: green light for a public guarantee of €250 million for social investments via Council of Europe Development Bank