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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13236

26 August 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 31
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
European Commission authorises Netherlands to increase budget for measure to modernise rail transport to €67 million
Brussels, 25/08/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 4 August, the European Commission announced that it had approved a modification to a State aid scheme aimed at supporting the modernisation and interoperability of the rail network and supporting the transport of goods by rail. The measure was originally approved in November 2019 (see EUROPE B12363A20).

This measure will enable freight locomotives in the Netherlands to be fitted with the latest version of the European Rail Traffic Management System, or ERTMS. The scheme aims to...

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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: MREL asset shortfall of major European banks continues to narrow
STATE AID: European Commission authorises Netherlands to increase budget for measure to modernise rail transport to €67 million
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HEALTH : EU authorises first vaccine to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus infections
AGRICULTURE: EU agri-food trade rebounds in May 2023
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GHANA: EU welcomes abolition of death penalty in Ghana
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NEW ZEALAND: European farmers’ concerns taken into account in trade agreement with Wellington, according to rapporteur Daniel Caspary
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FISHERIES: European Commission proposes an Iberian anchovy quota of 20,555 tonnes
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