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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12399

9 January 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 19
NEWS BRIEFS / Energy
In 2020, ACER wants to focus on implementation of Clean Energy Package

08/01/2020 (Agence Europe) – The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) announced on Wednesday 8 January that it wants to focus on the implementation of the Clean Energy Package in the year 2020, in order to contribute to the EU's decarbonisation efforts and the European Green Deal more extensively. “Many challenges and opportunities are awaiting the Agency in the next months, with the implementation of the Clean Energy for All Europeans Package, as well...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
LIBYA: EU will intensify its efforts to achieve a resolution of Libyan civil war
IRAN: Europeans assess impact of Iranian-US crisis on their interests in region
VIETNAM: Hanoi's lack of clarity on its human rights commitments embarrasses MEPs
AUSTRALIA: EU reiterates offer of help to fight forest fires, but Canberra must make request
INSTITUTIONAL
UNITED KINGDOM: without an extension of post-Brexit transition period after 2020, EU and London will not be able to finalise their entire future relationship, according to Ms von der Leyen
GREENS/EFA: Catalan pro-independence activist Oriol Junqueras elected President of European Free Alliance in European Parliament
COUNCIL OF THE EU: Finnish directions to bring EU Council's preparatory bodies more closely into line with strategic agenda of Twenty-Seven
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: experts suggest that Commission should limit itself to 'adjustments' regarding liability of robots
DIGITAL: digital platforms are positioning themselves for future act on digital services
TRANSPORT: Croatian Presidency of EU Council relaunches discussions on cross-border hiring of driverless vehicles for transport of goods
ENERGY: Presidents Putin and Erdoğan inaugurate TurkStream gas pipeline
REGIONS: Croatian EU Council Presidency wants to focus on islands during next 6 months
INDUSTRY: EU to deploy 15 times more charging stations for electric cars by 2030, says T&E
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: Janusz Wojciechowski in Croatia to discuss CAP post-2020
AZERBAIJAN: European Parliament will not observe early parliamentary elections in February
ENERGY: in 2020, ACER wants to focus on implementation of Clean Energy Package
DIGITAL: Thierry Breton clarifies his approach to data market and online platforms
ECONOMY: annual inflation up to 1.3% in December 2019 in euro area
JHA: EU and Belarus sign two visa facilitation and readmission agreements