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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12335

26 September 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 29
SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
Austria gives a first positive assessment of renewable hydrogen initiative
Brussels, 25/09/2019 (Agence Europe)

Austria made a first positive assessment of the 2018 renewable hydrogen initiative at the Energy Council in Brussels on 24 September.

Twenty-seven Member States, including Sweden since July, two European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, the European Commission and around 100 companies have supported the hydrogen initiative launched a year ago (see EUROPE B12098A17).

The signatories are sending “a strong political signal in favour of renewable hydrogen throughout the EU”, the...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: EU Council will decide on link between EU budget and rule of law after an agreement on MFF 2021-2027
UNITED KINGDOM: still no real alternatives to Irish backstop, complains European Parliament Brexit coordinator
EXTERNAL ACTION
VENEZUELA: EU sanctions seven people close to Maduro regime
NICARAGUA: a new step towards adoption of targeted European sanctions
IRAN: it is becoming increasingly difficult to preserve nuclear agreement, Ms Mogherini admits
TRADE: “greening” trade policy to combat deforestation
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: according to Mrs Bienkowska, it is necessary to develop a defence culture within Commission
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: Council of EU adopts its position on taxonomy on sustainable finance
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Laura Codruţa Kövesi will be officially appointed head of European Public Prosecutor's Office in mid-October
JUSTICE: EU Council takes stock of ten years of application of Charter of Fundamental Rights
JHA: European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee strengthens position of its rapporteurs on key issues
DIGITAL: Google refuses to negotiate related rights for newspaper publishers
COMPETITIVENESS:  sustainable growth will dominate ministerial meeting on 26 and 27 September
CLIMATE: European Environment Ministers to hold another policy debate on climate neutrality in EU on 4 October
CLIMATE: Greens and NGOs urge EU to take urgent action to protect oceans in light of latest IPCC report
BIODIVERSITY: pesticides and bees, MEPs lament fact that Commission has given in to Member States in defiance of EFSA
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament Committee criticises EU/Mercosur trade agreement
SPACE: European Commission is concerned about future budgetary trade-offs
ENERGY: Austria gives a first positive assessment of renewable hydrogen initiative
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: enactment of implementing Directive on posting of workers is progressing at a rapid pace, according to European Commission
NEWS BRIEFS
WEAPONS: EU extends chemical weapons sanctions regime by one year
SOUTH KOREA: revision of list of experts on “trade and sustainable development” issues in free trade agreement
ENVIRONMENT: inter-institutional negotiations on Directives on drinking water and water reuse in agriculture will start
SPACE: Galileo programme experienced a 'minor bug' and had no impact on service, at beginning of September, according to Commission
INNOVATION: Nantes named European Capital of Innovation 2019
LIBYA: sanctions against Mr Saleh, Mr al-Ghweil and Mr Abu Sahmein will be extended
DIGITAL: cyber security, MEPs will soon be ready to relaunch negotiations with EU Council on competence centre
CSDP: Member States shall extend Operation EUNAVFOR Med Sophia for six months
CSDP: Major General Antonio Planells Palau becomes Operation Atalanta Commander