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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12571

1 October 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 31
SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate
Commission issues recommendations for replacement of fluorinated gases in air-conditioning systems and electrical switchgear
Brussels, 30/09/2020 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission published two reports on Wednesday 30 September outlining more climate-friendly alternatives to the fluorinated greenhouse gases ('F-gas') used in split-system air-conditioning and switchgear.

According to these reports, it appears to be technically feasible to use propane as a refrigerant, rather than fluorinated gases, in new split-system air-conditioning systems, provided that these systems have a cooling capacity of less than 7 kilowatt hours (kW) and that...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU leaders discuss EU’s complex and multifaceted relationship with Turkey
UNITED KINGDOM: on future relationship between the EU and London, real debate of European leaders will take place in mid-October
INDUSTRY/DIGITAL: single market, industrial policy and ‘digital compass’ on agenda of EU27
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: political agreement in principle in EU Council on ‘Rule of law’ conditionality
RULE OF LAW: Commission unveils its first ever annual report on Rule of law in all Member States
RULE OF LAW: Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield welcomes new EU ‘vigilance’ but fears initial annual report will be ineffective
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
COHESION: imminent agreement on React-EU initiative in EU Council
EDUCATION
EDUCATION: European Commission sets new quantified targets for 2030
SECTORAL POLICIES
RESEARCH: Member States invited to provide 5% of their public funding to European research programmes and partnerships
BIODIVERSITY: Pascal Canfin fears a minimalist decision by Member States on pesticides and bees behind closed doors
ENVIRONMENT: Svenja Schulze calls on EU to set an example of ambition at UN Biodiversity Summit
CLIMATE: Commission issues recommendations for replacement of fluorinated gases in air-conditioning systems and electrical switchgear
ENERGY: eight Member States commit to strengthen cooperation on wind turbines in Baltic Sea
SPACE: negotiations in EU Council on space programme are still making little headway
SPACE: Charles Michel calls for creation of constellation of low earth orbit satellites
JUSTICE: Member States give green light to EU Council conclusions on Eurojust's Annual Report 2019
TRANSPORT: as Brexit negotiations drag on, ETF warns of risks for professional drivers
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Barbados and Anguilla to join European 'black' list of uncooperative jurisdictions
FINANCE: Commissioner-designate Mairead McGuinness pledges to pursue ambitious economic recovery strategy
COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of Ingenico by Worldline, subject to conditions
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Dombrovskis pledges to work for both strategic autonomy and openness of EU
DEVELOPMENT: for European ministers, support for human development is priority in future partnership with Africa
GEORGIA: EU encourages Tbilisi to continue with its reforms
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY/CLIMATE: Commission postpones presentation of strategy on offshore renewable energy sources
ENVIRONMENT: Commission launches second public consultation on revision of ‘Packaging and Packaging Waste’ Directive
NAGORNO-KARABAKH: European Court of Human Rights calls on Armenia and Azerbaijan to refrain from any military action as a matter of urgency
JUSTICE: Belgian and Slovak judicial authorities join forces to shed light on ‘Chovanec’ case
WTO: Airbus/Boeing dispute, Bernd Lange asks Commission to present its list of US products to be subject to new tariffs
RUSSIA: EU denounces conviction of historian and human rights defender Yuri Dmitriev
TRANSPORT: EESC calls on Commission to adopt a recovery plan to support aviation, its “sub-sectors and their workforces”
ERRATUM
JUSTICE: conclusions on digitalisation of judicial systems will be on Member States’ ambassadors’ agenda next week