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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11723
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BUSINESS / State aid

Green light to three French schemes to support renewables

On Friday 10 February, the European Commission announced that it had authorised three French schemes of aid to producers of solar and hydropower energy in France.

The two solar schemes together have a provisional budget of €439 million per year (or a total of €8.8 billion over 20 years) and the hydropower scheme has a provisional budget of €25 million per year (or a total of €500 million over 20 years). These measures will help France achieve its 2020 target of producing 23% of its...

Contents

POTENTIAL IMPACT OF BREXIT SCRUTINISED BY EP
INSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS: MEPs stress inter-relatedness of Brexit agreement and future EU-UK relations
TRADE: Brexit will affect EU offers and possibly also outcomes of main free-trade talks
TAXATION/FINANCE: Brexit will be good news for fiscal harmonisation
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs give overview of how Brexit may impact on internal market legislation
ENERGY: Concerns over possible UK withdrawal from internal energy market
TELECOMS: Brexit may lead to possible review of telecoms services financing and regulations
RESEARCH: Raft of questions raised by prospect of EU science policy without British researchers
JOBS: Legislation on mobility of workers and others will be a big issue under Brexit
TRANSPORT: Brexit - turbulence predicted for aviation
FISHERIES: Brexit will have direct repercussions on fishing and CFP
AGRICULTURE: Brexit will mean significant gap in CAP financing
ENVIRONMENT: Brexit may require readjustment of climate effort sharing and countless transitional measures
JHA: Brexit may lead to Interim measures needed for asylum, databases and freedom of movement
JUSTICE : Brexit impact on automatic recognition of civil and commercial decisions
EXTERNAL ACTION: European Parliament's foreign affairs committee wants to have lead in consent procedure
DEVELOPMENT: EU needs to prepare for financial and geopolitical impact of Brexit on cooperation policy
HUMAN RIGHTS: MEPs question consequences of Brexit on other international agreements
DEFENCE: Brexit does not have to mean an end to British participation in EU missions and operations
COHESION: Brexit - MEPs fear consequences for budget in 2014-2020
WOMEN: Brexit could facilitate adoption of gender equality-related files
CULTURE: Status of English and participation in EU programmes under question due to Brexit
BUDGET: Does EU budget need to be downsized due to Brexit?
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: Juncker announces release of last tranche of macro-financial aid
MOROCCO: Rabat blows hot and cold but intends to re-establish 'seriously damaged' relationship
BUSINESS
STATE AID: Green light to three French schemes to support renewables
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Copa says greening will be sensitive issue in CAP reform
AGRICULTURE: Bird flu - no derogation for egg producers
AGRICULTURE: EU again refuses to return skimmed milk powder to market
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
PARLIAMENT: EU/Canada relations in spotlight with ratification of CETA agreement at ceremony attended by Justin Trudeau
NEWS BRIEFS
EGYPT: EU criticises closure of rehabilitation centre for victims of violence
UNITED STATES: Mogherini invites Tillerson to address Foreign Affairs Council 'at his earliest convenience'
REGIONS: For 60th anniversary of Treaty of Rome, regions adopt resolution on future of EU
REGIONS: Committee of Regions wants fairer sharing of TEN-T funds
UNITED KINGDOM: MEPs write to Theresa May to discuss fate of Europeans in UK
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: 13/02 to 19/02
Other events: 13/02 to 19/02