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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12304

26 July 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 34
NEWS BRIEFS / Research
European Union provides an additional €9.3 million to accelerate commercialisation of European discoveries

25/07/2019 (Agence Europe) – The European Research Council (ERC) announced on Thursday 25 July that it will allocate €9.3 million under its Proof of Concept (POC) scheme to 62 projects of €150,000 each (over a period not exceeding 18 months) to explore the commercial or societal potential of their ERC-funded discoveries. This is a key objective of European policy, as Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, stated on this occasion: "Europe excels in turning money into great...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: monetary institute to prepare new accommodative measures to anchor inflation path
ECB: Governing Council approves appointment of Christine Lagarde as head of institution
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: Commission adopts two measures to support farmers affected by drought
JUSTICE: electronic evidence, Mrs Jourová warns Washington against temptation to divide Europeans
JUSTICE: 'GDPR' Regulation can serve as an example for development of a multilateral standard, says Commission
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: guidelines on participation of third-country companies in public procurement in EU
CONSUMERS: chemical products in straws and coloured paper food packaging, BEUC sounds alert
BREACHES OF EU LAW
ENVIRONMENT: “Clean air for all” is a priority, recalls Commission while referring Bulgaria and Spain to Court
ENVIRONMENT: water pollution by nitrates, Germany is ordered to comply with a Court judgment
ENVIRONMENT: Sweden referred to Court for inadequate treatment of certain urban wastewater
MIGRATION: triple legal action against Hungary with a focus on 'anti-Soros' law and food deprivation
MIGRATION: Belgium risks financial sanctions for non-transposition of Directive on temporary intra-group transfers of personnel from non-Member States
SOCIAL: Commission sends a reasoned opinion to Austria regarding indexing of family benefits
BUDGET: Belgium is required to pay 926,000 euros in customs duties to EU budget
ENERGY: Belgium referred to Court for failure to comply with rules on electricity and gas markets
ENERGY: Italy before Court for failure to transpose EU rules on protection against radiation
BIODIVERSITY: Greece before Court of Justice for insufficient protection of biodiversity
JUSTICE: data protection in law enforcement sector, Greece and Spain will have to explain themselves before Court
TAXATION: Belgium is once again criticised for the tax treatment of taxpayers investing in property abroad
TAXATION: action for failure to fulfil obligations against Berlin for incorrect transposition of VAT rules for farmers
TAXATION: Commission tackles tax breaks for yachts in Italy and Cyprus
TRANSPORT: action for failure to fulfil obligations against Vienna for incorrect transposition of Directive on certification of train drivers
EXTERNAL ACTION
NORTH MACEDONIA: Mr Hahn calls for momentum of reforms to be maintained in anticipation of October decision
SYRIA: EU calls for an end to attacks on civilian areas
UNITED STATES: 1 year after Trump/Juncker Statement, EU wants to celebrate progress in transatlantic trade relationship
WTO: in event of a blocking of Appellate Body, EU and Canada will jointly promote an interim 'Arbitration Arrangement'
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Jean-Claude Juncker reminds Boris Johnson that the agreement on the table is the “only possible one”
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for extension of Irish National Asset Management Agency
COMPETITION: closure of proceedings concerning Slovak rail company ZSSK
EBOLA: EU provides an additional €30 million to tackle outbreak in DRC
PARLIAMENT: French Socialists advocate resuming negotiations on strategic roadmap for European Parliament
RESEARCH: European Union provides an additional €9.3 million to accelerate commercialisation of European discoveries
RUSSIA: EU calls for immediate release of Pavlo Hryb
TUNISIA: EU pays tribute to President Essebsi