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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12348

15 October 2019
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
Investigation into a €108 million aid project for a Samsung facility in Hungary
Luxembourg, 14/10/2019 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission decided on Monday 14 October to open an in-depth investigation to determine whether Hungary's plan to grant €108 million in public aid to Samsung SDI to invest in the development of its battery cell production facility in Göd, Hungary, is in line with EU regional state aid rules.

Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the Commission will examine whether the support provided by Hungary is really necessary to enable Samsung SDI to invest in Göd and...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: Europe agrees to control arms exports to Turkey
TURKEY: illegal drilling activities in Cyprus, EU agrees on regulatory framework that can lead to targeted sanctions
NICARAGUA: formal adoption of regulatory framework that could lead to targeted EU sanctions
CAMEROON: EU calls for continuation of national dialogue for a sustainable way out of crisis
THAILAND: EU will broaden its bilateral relations
DEVELOPMENT: at FAO, Neven Mimica announces €20 million for Global Network against Food Crises
UNITED STATES: for Washington, no negotiated solution without terminating European subsidies for Airbus
CANADA: Commission is finalising investor-state jurisdictional arrangements provided for in Trade Agreement
COLOMBIA: EU will initiate WTO proceedings against 'unjustified' anti-dumping duties on its potato fries
TRADE: according to Cecilia Malmström, 'there is still work to be done' to better implement EU free trade agreements
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EU Council confirms its readiness to maintain executive mandate of Operation Althea
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: EU Council still has everything to negotiate on post-2020 CAP
AGRICULTURE: EU Agriculture Ministers call for more intensive fight against global deforestation
AGRICULTURE: European Commission plans to unblock private storage aid for olive oil
DIGITAL: the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU is seeking a new negotiating mandate on cybersecurity competence centres
JUSTICE: European Data Protection Supervisor, EU Council invites Commission to present a list of candidates promptly
JUSTICE: next negotiation meeting on 6 November on transatlantic agreement on access to electronic evidence
JUSTICE: EU Council formally notes appointment of Laura Codruţa Kövesi as Head of European Public Prosecutor's Office
CLIMATE: CAN Europe urges EU to allocate 40% of its budget to finance Green Deal after 2020
TRANSPORT: Violeta Bulc highlights potential of micromobility, but also challenges associated with it
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: little doubt of a postponement of von der Leyen Commission taking office
UNITED KINGDOM: agreement still possible by 31 October, according to Dublin
CATALONIA: Greens/EFA in European Parliament denounce sentences against Catalan separatists
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: investigation into a €108 million aid project for a Samsung facility in Hungary
STATE AID: Commission authorises €380 million German rescue aid for Condor
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
WOMEN: Istanbul Convention is not Trojan horse of gender ideology, say Council of Europe experts
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU renews its commitment to democracy in world
WEAPONS: EU Council extends chemical weapons sanctions until mid-2020
BUDGET: MEPs increase EU budget for 2020 to €171 billion
BUDGET: BusinessEurope urges EU leaders to reach an early agreement on 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework
TRADE: EU's charm offensive in favour of a Multilateral Investment Court continues
ITALY: Matteo Salvini acknowledges that euro is “irreversible”
DIGITAL: 5G, Berlin confirms its approach to Huawei
SOCIAL: European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on coordination of security systems could resume as early as 22 October