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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12562
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NEWS BRIEFS / Cities

EUCF calls for applications to help cities make successful energy transition

17/09/2020 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 16 September, the European City Facility (EUCF), a European initiative aimed at accelerating the energy transition of cities and municipalities, announced a call for applications to provide financial and technical support to help communities develop a climate and energy investment plan. The deadline for submitting an application is 2 October. The final objective is to make available around €320 million of public and private investment. For more...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: Commission publishes its impact assessment of a 55% reduction in EU emissions by 2030
ENERGY: national energy/climate plans are insufficient to achieve a 55% reduction in emissions by 2030, according to Commission
ENERGY: Commission publishes rules for ‘renewable energy financing mechanism’
TRANSPORT: EU Council and Parliament negotiators prepare to reopen file on rail passengers’ rights and obligations
COMPETITIVENESS: German EU Council Presidency trims sails for first ministerial meeting
AGRICULTURE: debate on CAP reform and trade agreements in EU Council on Monday 21 September
AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca sounds alarm regarding situation of cereal farmers
REGIONS: regions and cities remind Ursula von der Leyen of their existence
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Commission envisages 16 actions to accelerate establishment of Capital Markets Union
FINANCE: European Commission to unveil its strategy to “embrace digital finance for the good of consumers and businesses”
FINANCE: European Commission wants to review functioning of European long-term investment funds
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: functioning of Recovery and Resilience Facility and country breakdown of EU financial assistance clarified
BANKS: towards temporary exclusion of central bank exposures from calculation of leverage ratio
STATE AID: Covid-19, Italy authorised to provide €44 billion recapitalisation
HEALTH: according to Oxfam, rich countries have already reserved half of vaccines in Phase 3
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament wants harmonised health criteria between Member States to facilitate intra-EU travel
HEALTH: European Parliament presents its suggestions for tackling drug shortages
ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament calls for more ambitious measures to combat pharmaceutical pollution
ENVIRONMENT: NOx from diesel, European Parliament wants new cars to comply with legal limits in real driving conditions by 2022
COHESION: European Parliament definitively adopts its position on Just Transition Fund
RULE OF LAW: European Parliament reiterates its concerns about situation in Poland
MIGRATION: Ylva Johansson assures that there will be no more camps like Moria’s in EU
MEDITERRANEAN: European Parliament calls for dialogue
BELARUS: European Parliament calls for adoption of effective sanctions without delay
RUSSIA: Navalny case, European Parliament calls on EU to toughen its stance against Russia, including new sanctions
DRC: European Parliament calls for permanent protection of Dr Mukwege and justice for crimes committed since 2002
MOZAMBIQUE: European Parliament concerned about growing terrorist attacks in north of country
PHILIPPINES: European Parliament concerned about rapid deterioration of human rights
TRANSPORT: European Parliament backs EU Council position on temporary support measures for rail sector
CULTURE: European Parliament calls for €13.45 billion for cultural recovery
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission asks European Parliament to support it on its interim legislation against online child pornography
WEAPONS: European Parliament calls on EU to play an active role in non-proliferation of weapons
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: informal ministerial meeting largely devoted to vocational training
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
RUSSIA: Court dismisses Rosneft 's action against sanctions imposed by EU
NEWS BRIEFS
CULTURE: a Bauhaus to give style to economic recovery
HUMAN RIGHTS: European Parliament political groups unveil their candidates for 2020 Sakharov Prize
COMPANIES: SMEs welcome European Commission’s aspirations, but want action
CITIES: EUCF calls for applications to help cities make successful energy transition