LATEST KEY DEVELOPMENTS -

Competition & State Aid

• European Commission issues Comfort letter on Cooperation at a Matchmaking Event – Towards COVID19 vaccines upscale production

• European Commission publishes Evaluation and follow-up measures on jurisdictional and procedural aspects of EU merger control

• EU approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy

Trade / Export Controls

• European Commission reinforces transparency and authorization mechanism for exports of COVID-19 vaccines

• EU-Canada pandemic recovery bolstered by Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

Medicines and Medical Devices

• European Commission hosts first Matchmaking Event - Towards COVID-19 vaccines upscale production

• EMA adopts recommendations to increase manufacturing capacity and supply of COVID-19 vaccines in the EU

Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection

• No noteworthy items for this issue