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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13283

1 November 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 5 / 25
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
European Commission gives go-ahead for €2.4 billion Czech measure to support production of biomethane
Brussels, 31/10/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 31 October, the European Commission announced that it had authorised €2.4 billion in Czech aid to support the construction and operation of “sustainable” biomethane production systems.

Under this scheme, the aid will take the form of a “green bonus” that will be granted, until 31 December 2025, to biomethane producers for each MWh of biomethane produced for a period of 20 years.

The scheme will be open to biomethane producers holding a production licence in the...

Contents

TIME OFF: All Saints' Day
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2024: with 7 months to go before elections, Europe’s political families are gradually getting their act together
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: work continues in EU Council on fees for digital euro payment services
ECONOMY: inflation estimated at 2.9% in October and GDP growth down by 0.1% in third quarter in euro area
STATE AID: European Commission gives go-ahead for €2.4 billion Czech measure to support production of biomethane
COMPETITION: Commission authorises, subject to conditions, acquisition of railway signalling activities of French company Thales by Japanese company Hitachi Rail
MONEY LAUNDERING: FATF adds Bulgaria to its list of high-risk countries under increased monitoring
SECTORAL POLICIES
TOURISM: EU ministers commit to working towards social sustainability of sector
REGIONS: smart cities, EU aid deemed too fragmented by EU Court of Auditors
AGRICULTURE: EU regions and cities call for prosperous rural areas
AGRICULTURE: EU trade balance stable in July despite slowdown in agri-food trade
CLIMATE: despite geopolitical tensions, EU must step up its efforts and embark on a systemic transformation to meet its objectives
ENERGY: regulators ask ACER for more time to agree modified method for calculating “day-ahead” electricity generation capacity
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: Ursula von der Leyen calls on Belgrade and Podgorica to press ahead with their reforms in order to benefit from EU’s future growth plan for Balkans
TRADE/COMPETITIVENESS: 60 major industrial companies warn of declining competitiveness of European industry
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: European cooperation against terrorism is intensifying thanks to increased information sharing with Eurojust
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves two new French geographical indications
AGRICULTURE: catalogue of CAP measures now online, announces European Commission
STATE AID: European Commission authorises €61.5 million Italian measure to support private employers hiring disadvantaged workers
CAUCASUS: EU increases humanitarian aid to displaced Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh by almost €1.7 million
ENERGY: Renewable Energy Directive published in Official Journal of EU
DIGITAL: AI Act, European Parliament and Council negotiators hold more technical meetings before next round of interinstitutional negotiations
CSDP: Nataliya Apostolova, new head of EUBAM Rafah mission
RESEARCH: forty-seven companies to benefit from almost €350 million in funding from European Innovation Council
CORRIGENDUM
TAXATION: five EU Member States postpone implementation of certain measures under Pillar II of OECD agreement