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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13232

29 July 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 27
NEWS BRIEFS / State aid
European Commission approves €246 million Dutch aid scheme to support hydrogen production

Brussels, 28/07/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 28 July, the European Commission announced that it had approved a Dutch measure worth €246 million to support the production of renewable hydrogen. The aid will reach the companies selected through a tender process in the form of a direct grant over 7 to 15 years. The call will be open to all companies established in the European Economic Area, operating a hydrogen production unit in the Netherlands or wishing to build and operate one,...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: EU ministers establish first principles for open strategic autonomy in EU
RESEARCH: European Research Ministers agree on need for a European framework for science diplomacy
CONSUMERS: European Commission proposes a regulation to strengthen safety of toys placed on EU market
BIODIVERSITY: new European Commission guidelines for sustainable forest management
CLIMATE: despite renewed commitments, G20 ends without consensus
CLIMATE: LIFE programme proposes dashboard for greater transparency on EU climate and environmental projects
ENVIRONMENT: Zero Waste Europe calls on EU to set binding targets for textile waste prevention
INDUSTRY: European Commission consultation on transition to a more resilient agri-food system
ENERGY: ACER calls on market players to improve quality of LNG data communicated
DIGITAL: AI Act, BEUC wants European Parliament’s approach to prevail in interinstitutional negotiations
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: EU sanctions seven people and five Russian entities found responsible for manipulating information
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Europe’s banking sector can withstand macroeconomic shocks, says European Banking Authority
STATE AID: European Commission gives green light to a Hungarian measure worth €2.36 billion to support green transition
FINANCE: shareholder rights, EBA and ESMA believe that progress should be made on issue of disclosure of costs charged by intermediaries
BUDGET: seven NGOs call on European Commission to adopt bold green fiscal policy to achieve EU’s climate objectives
EXTERNAL ACTION
NIGER: after coup d’état, European Union threatens to suspend its budgetary support immediately
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: European Commission approves €246 million Dutch aid scheme to support hydrogen production
ECONOMY: implementation of Italian recovery plan unblocked
ENERGY: in June, Russian LNG imports were lowest since start of war
KUWAIT: EU concerned about increasing use of death penalty
INDUSTRY: European Commission consults on retail and wholesale trade
MIGRATION: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees calls on Greece to strengthen protection of refugees and asylum seekers
WTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala concerned about difficulties reducing trade restrictions
WTO: United States disappointed that EU is requesting a WTO compliance procedure in dispute over Spanish olives
DRC: EU sanctions nine more people
RESEARCH: ERC to offer European support of €150,000 to 66 projects through ‘Proof of Concept’ grants
SRI LANKA: EU welcomes Sri Lanka’s accession to Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty