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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13000

27 July 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 19
SECTORAL POLICIES / Space
Eutelsat and OneWeb merger, European Commission to be vigilant in public procurements
Brussels, 26/07/2022 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission told EUROPE, on Tuesday 26 July, in reaction to the plan to mergeEutelsat and OneWeb, that it will be vigilant when awarding future public procurements in the framework of the future satellite-based Secure Connectivity.

Eutelsat and OneWeb officially sealed a plan to merge their activities on Tuesday 26 July. The operation aims to combine the geostationary (GEO) satellite fleet of the French company Eutelsat with the low earth orbit (LEO) constellation of the...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
ENERGY: Member States approve proposed regulation aimed at reducing their gas demand by 15%
ENERGY: European Court of Auditors points out shortcomings of REPowerEU strategy for EU’s independence from Russian hydrocarbons
UKRAINE: EU highlights significant progress in implementing reform agenda
RUSSIA: EU extends economic sanctions until 31 January 2023
CIVIL PROTECTION: Slovenia supplies demining equipment to Ukraine
SECTORAL POLICIES
GMO: Commission considering deregulation for new genomic techniques
CONSUMERS: online shopping platform Wish commits to price transparency to comply with EU law
SPACE: Eutelsat and OneWeb merger, European Commission to be vigilant in public procurements
TRANSPORT: European Commission consults on framework for harmonised measurement of greenhouse gas emissions
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission orders recovery of illegal aid from Ryanair and Jet2 in relation to their activities at La Rochelle Airport
STATE AID: green light to €500 million Irish aid package to support investment for sustainable recovery
FINANCE: new guidelines harmonising process of supervision and assessment of investment firms in EU
FINANCE: ESMA proposes key retail risk indicators
EXTERNAL ACTION
MYANMAR: EU condemns execution of four Burmese political opponents
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: EU extends anti-dumping duty on Chinese molybdenum wire
COURT OF AUDITORS: Stephanus Blok officially appointed until end of 2025
LEBANON: EU extends sanctions regime by one year
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission launches call for expression of interest to designate EU test centres
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU helps Czech Republic fight forest fire