Last Month in Brief

• 1 February: The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reach a provisional agreement on the Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI).

• 6 February: The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reach a provisional agreement on the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) (see Deep Dive 1).

• 8-9 February: European ministers responsible for Internal market and Industry meet in Genk (Belgium) for an informal meeting to discuss strengthening the competitiveness of European industry (on this issue see our guest contribution).

• 14-15 February: European ministers for Research and Innovation meet in La Hulpe (Belgium) for an informal meeting to discuss, among other topics, the decarbonisation of European industry and the strengthening of EU competitiveness (on this issue see our guest contribution).

• 16 February: The European Commission opens an in-depth investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation regarding a public procurement offer from CRRC Quingdao Sifgang Locomotive Co. Ltd (see Deep Dive 2).

• 23-24 February: European finance ministers meet in Ghent (Belgium) to discuss initiatives to deepen the Capital Markets Union and issues of economic competitiveness (on this issue see our guest contribution).

• 24 February: The European Commission opens formal proceedings against TikTok under the Digital Services Act on Monday, due to possible breaches in several areas, including child protection.

• 27 February: The European Commission adopts a communication on Advanced Materials for industrial leadership.

• 25-29 February: European ministers responsible for trade meet in Abu Dhabi (UAE) at the margins of the 13th WTO ministerial conference to approve its conclusions (see Deep Dive 3).

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