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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13316

19 December 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 36
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Economy
European Commission receives payment requests from Cyprus, Romania and Slovakia for their recovery plans
Brussels, 18/12/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 15 December, the European Commission received payment requests from three Member States - Cyprus, Romania and Slovakia - under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) (see EUROPE B13310A34).

For Cyprus, this is its second payment request, amounting to €152 million in grants net of pre-financing, for an overall recovery and resilience plan worth €1.22 billion.

For Romania, this is the third payment request, amounting to €2 billion in grants and loans, not including...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: Getting through the winter
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: European Union adopts its 12th sanctions package
RUSSIA: consultation between European Commission and United States on development of Russian oil price cap
MIGRATION: Commission releases a further €65 million to support four Member States hosting Ukrainian refugees
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: at cost of new flexibilities, EU Council reaches an agreement on future ‘Packaging and Packaging Waste’ regulation
ENVIRONMENT: directive on soil monitoring and resilience, Spanish Presidency hands over reins to Belgium
ENVIRONMENT: European Environment Agency highlights progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while calling for targeted action to achieve global sustainability by 2030
MIGRATION: Pact on Migration and Asylum, negotiators from Spanish Presidency of EU Council and European Parliament meet again to try to complete work
HOME AFFAIRS: decision on enlargement of Schengen area to include Bulgaria and Romania before end of year remains uncertain
DIGITAL: European Commission launches ‘formal proceedings’ against social network X for non-compliance with DSA
ENERGY: ACER makes recommendations on proposed gas transmission tariffs for Polish transit gas pipeline system
ENERGY: global demand for coal is set to fall after peaking in 2023, according to International Energy Agency
AGRICULTURE: future of CAP, new genomic techniques and pesticides on agenda of Belgian Presidency of EU Council 
TRANSPORT: Belgian Presidency of EU Council committed to environmental, smart, safe and socially responsible transport
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
INDUSTRY: ‘EURO 7’, European Parliament and EU Council reach provisional agreement
MONEY LAUNDERING: European Parliament will attend public hearings of candidates to host future ‘AMLA’
ECB: a report by ECB, ESRB and JRC looks at reducing risks to financial stability in EU from climate change and natural disasters    
ECONOMY: European Commission receives payment requests from Cyprus, Romania and Slovakia for their recovery plans
STATE AID: European Commission authorises French aid scheme worth €420 million to support agricultural hydraulic infrastructure
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: seven Member States express concerns about agreement reached between European Parliament and Spanish Presidency of EU Council on digital platform workers
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: Mr Borrell denounces an “appalling” lack of distinction in Israel’s military operation in Gaza
KENYA: EU and Nairobi ratify their Economic Partnership Agreement
SUDAN: EU “dismayed” by spread of fighting in Wad Madani
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Balticconnector gas pipeline incident, Commission announces €800,000 in aid for Finland
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission launches new calls for projects in fight against organised crime
AGRICULTURE: European Commission protects name of Italian wines from Emilia-Romagna region
FUTURE OF EU: EU Council agrees to forward European Parliament’s request for a convention to European Council
ECB: ECB launches consultation on draft revision of its regulation on investment fund statistics 
BUDGET: special summit on Multiannual Financial Framework to be held on 1 February 2024
COMPETITION: European Commission approves change to Italian regional aid map
EDUCATION: pan-European consortium, NEBA Alliance, wins call for proposals to launch ‘New European Bauhaus Academy’
HONG KONG: EU deplores charges against media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai 
ISRAEL: EU “gravely concerned” by additional funding for settlements
KUWAIT: EU pays tribute to Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
MIGRATION: Member States agree to open 61,000 additional resettlement and humanitarian admission places for 2024 and 2025
DIGITAL: Digital Europe programme is providing €84 million to strengthen artificial intelligence and cybersecurity