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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13235

25 August 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 29
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
European Commission green-lights giving Prometheus €1.5 billion in support to research and develop innovative batteries
Brussels, 24/08/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday, 3 August, the European Commission announced that it had approved a French aid scheme worth €1.5 billion in order to support Prometheus—a research and development project led by ProLogium Technologies that focuses on solid-state batteries (SSBs), a new generation of batteries for electric vehicles. 

According to the European Commission, these batteries are more efficient and safer than conventional lithium-ion batteries.

Within the framework of this project, ProLogium...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: DSA rules for very large online platforms and search engines now entering into application
RESEARCH: European Commission introduces two new actions to 2023 work programme of European Innovation Council
MIGRATION: Frans Timmermans had mixed feelings about agreement between EU and Tunisia
JUSTICE: protection of vulnerable adults, two United Nations experts contest several elements of the European Commission’s proposal
AGRICULTURE: European Commission imposes compulsory marking of eggs on farms
ANIMAL HEALTH: EU identifies shortcomings in Croatia’s system for transporting animals by sea to third countries
FISHERIES: Commission proposes to extend derogations from rules on landing obligation
CLIMATE: annual emission allowances, CAN Europe network and GLAN organisation are asking Commission to reconsider its decision and to be more ambitious
ENERGY: cross-border cooperation essential for building tomorrow’s interconnected electricity networks, including in Europe, according to IEA analysts
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminium, EU and Washington are still waiting with 2 months to go before deadline
RUSSIA: EU condemns new conviction of Alexei Navalny
JORDAN: EU concerned about revised cybercrime law
GUATEMALA: EU welcomes prospect of orderly transfer of presidential power
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EIB: Nadia Calviño candidate to succeed Werner Hoyer
ECONOMY: 0.3% GDP growth in euro area in second quarter
MONEY LAUNDERING: supervisory cooperation in fight against financial crime is improving, according to EBA
STATE AID: European Commission authorises Spain to step up support for audiovisual production
STATE AID: European Commission green-lights giving Prometheus €1.5 billion in support to research and develop innovative batteries
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
MEDIA: coalition of associations warns against increase in SLAPPs in Europe
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Disability Forum calls for accessible State of Union speech
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: discrimination in education and training, European Commission working group recommends comprehensive whole school and community-based approach
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU activates a new air bridge to North Kivu
STATE AID: European Commission approves €45 million Irish aid scheme to support sustainable forest management
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Wopke Hoekstra to replace Frans Timmermans in College
ECUADOR: EU calls for those responsible for Fernando Villavicencio’s murder to be brought to justice
LIBYA: EU welcomes reunification of Central Bank
POLAND: amended law on Russian influence in Poland continues to worry European Commission
NEAR EAST: EU “appalled” by two new attacks
RUSSIA: EU launches investigation into possible circumvention of anti-dumping duties imposed on Russia