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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12310

22 August 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 32
SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
Commission launches consultation on smart readiness indicator for buildings
Brussels, 21/08/2019 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission has launched a consultation from 9 August to 3 October 2019 for all stakeholders on the creation of the Smart Readiness Indicator for buildings.

This consultation is based on certain provisions of Directive 2018/844 amending Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency.

The smart readiness indicator should be used to measure the capacity of buildings to use information and communication technologies and...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: Boris Johnson is increasingly playing non-orderly Brexit card
ITALY: Commission remains outside scope of new Italian political crisis
EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: Europe denounces the suspension of several mayors
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: government must be formed as soon as possible, stresses EU
GEORGIA: EU calls for end to installation of fences in South Ossetia
EBOLA: EU pledges €465,000 to strengthen preparedness measures in Burundi
SRI LANKA: EU announces increased support for fight against terrorism
UNITED STATES: EU and Washington sign agreement on hormone-free beef imports to Europe
TRADE: EU imposes a provisional countervailing duty on Indonesian biodiesel imports
TRADE: Commission submits proposal to WTO on adjustment of safeguard measures on steel imports
TRADE: Commission's new investigation into steel imports from Asia
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Commission continues to advocate solidarity between European states in distribution of migrants rescued at sea
JUSTICE: Giovanni Buttarelli, European Data Protection Supervisor, has died
ENVIRONMENT: harmful effects of chlorpyrifos on human health established by EFSA call for total ban, say NGOs
CIVIL DEFENCE: EU solidarity has worked against forest fires in Greece and Spain
DIGITAL: emergency calls, stricter geolocation requirements in Europe in 2020
PATENTS: Germany is waiting to identify consequences of Brexit before ratifying Unified Patent Court Agreement
SINGLE MARKET: Benelux wants to review European Block Exemption Regulation
ENERGY: Commission launches consultation on smart readiness indicator for buildings
FISHERIES: profitability of EU fishing fleet declined slightly in 2017
SPACE: space industry wants an exemption from Waste Framework Directive
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
IMF: Kristalina Georgieva is European candidate to replace Christine Lagarde
FINANCE: Commission and ESMA disagree on assessment of transparency of financial products due to Brexit
COMPETITION: Google Search to auction off competing search engines
NEWS BRIEFS
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: EU announces a further €10 million to help cope with influx of refugees
G7: Mr Tusk will represent the EU alone
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Croatian authorities support appointment of Dubravka Šuica
HORN OF AFRICA: EU increases humanitarian aid for drought victims by €50 million
ECONOMY: inflation down to 1.0% in euro area in July
ENERGY: ACER insists on 70% margin for cross-border electricity trade
FINANCE: ECB asked about creation of crypto-Euro
HAITI: EU mobilises €9 million in food and nutritional aid for Haiti