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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12445
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid

EUROCHAMBRES’ contribution to revision of Emissions Trading Scheme guidelines

The European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (EUROCHAMBRES), on Thursday 12 March, called for their position to be taken into account in the ongoing revision of State Aid guidelines in the context of the greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme after 2021.

According to the organisation, all sectors and sub-sectors for which the indirect costs of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) create a risk of carbon leakage should be able to benefit from indirect cost compensation. This applies in...

Contents

EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECB: monetary institute intervenes to counter risks that COVID-19 virus poses to euro area economy
HEALTH: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control publishes a much more alarming sixth risk assessment of coronavirus
TRANSPORT: airlines expect immediate implementation of relaxation of airport slot regulation
EDUCATION: coronavirus, EU ministers seek balance between continuity of learning and public safety
STATE AID: Commission approves €12 million Danish scheme to compensate damages caused by cancellations of large public events due to COVID-19 pandemic
ECONOMY: coronavirus, more than 80 MEPs call on Mr Michel to review EU budget rules
BUDGET: Renew Europe's French delegation to European Parliament suggests using €4 billion margin to support economy
WTO: cancellation of Nur-Sultan ministerial conference in June
COUNCIL OF EU: measures to ensure that decision-making continues despite COVID-19 pandemic
PARLIAMENT: fast-track procedure to adopt pandemic package
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Commission and Athens propose a special programme for migrants who arrived in Greece before 1 January 2020 to return to their country of origin
HOME AFFAIRS: meeting of EU ministers focuses on tensions at Greek-Turkish border and spread of coronavirus
ENVIRONMENT: ‘citizen science’ on local air quality can be useful, says EEA
CLIMATE:  Martin Haüsling urges Commission to stop illegal imports of Brazilian tropical timber into EU
GENDER EQUALITY: women are more affected by economic inequality, cyber-violence and climate change, says EIGE
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: EU taxonomy, members of Sustainable Finance Expert Group detail results of their reflection
FINANCE: ESMA calls on market participants to shed light on impact of coronavirus on their financial situation
STATE AID: EUROCHAMBRES’ contribution to revision of Emissions Trading Scheme guidelines
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: Foreign Ministers of six countries reiterate their willingness to join EU
GUINEA-BISSAU: EU calls for dialogue and supports ECOWAS mediation to resolve post-electoral crisis
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
STATE AID: Italy again ordered to pay financial penalties for granting unlawful aid to Sardinian hotel sector
STATE AID: General Court of European Union annuls European Commission's decision regarding support for Valencia CF and Elche CF football clubs
TRANSPORT: a passenger who has been compensated for cancellation of a flight and who has accepted re-routing is entitled to compensation in event of a delay in re-routing flight, judges Court
NEWS BRIEFS
INDUSTRY: the Chambers of Commerce and Industry in France welcome European Commission's industrial strategy
CSDP: lgnacio Villanueva Serrano new commander of Atalanta force
VIETNAM: EU/Vietnam Free Trade Agreement to be adopted at Home Affairs Council