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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12607
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

European solar and wind energy industries launch ‘Renewable Hydrogen Coalition’

SolarPower Europe and WindEurope, two organisations representing the European solar and wind energy industry respectively, launched a ‘Renewable Hydrogen Coalition’ on Monday 23 November to make Europe the world leader in electrolytically produced hydrogen based on electricity from renewable energy sources. The initiative was welcomed by the European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson.

Supported by the company Breakthrough Energy, the coalition will establish a “high-level and...

Contents

BEACONS
LANDMARKS: outrageous blackmail
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: ECDC warns against lifting restrictions before Christmas
HEALTH: European Commission announces imminent delivery of 200 disinfection robots
DEVELOPMENT: G20 leaders commit to do everything possible to ensure universal access to affordable vaccines against Covid-19
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: negotiations on future post-Brexit relationship are continuing virtually
TRADE: United Kingdom signs interim free trade agreement with Canada
UNITED STATES: Mrs von der Leyen and Mr Michel speak to Joe Biden
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: 25 years after Dayton Agreements, Borrell calls on country to implement necessary reforms
CHINA: EU Council validates agreement with China on geographical indications 
DEVELOPMENT: EU announces €183 million in debt relief for 29 of low-income countries
G20: G20 reiterates its support for WTO reform
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: still no agreement in sight in EU Council on confidentiality of online communications
ENVIRONMENT: gap too large between WHO standards and EU legislation to improve air quality, according to EEA and Mr Sinkevičius
ENERGY: major oil and gas companies commit to greater transparency on their methane emissions
ENERGY: European solar and wind energy industries launch ‘Renewable Hydrogen Coalition’
ENERGY: EU must avoid further investment in fossil gas infrastructure, Artelys report says
TRANSPORT: European Commission publishes its inception impact assessment on revision of Regulation on development of TEN-T
ECONOMY - FINANCE
TAXATION: agreement in EU Council on revision of Administrative Cooperation Directive
TAXATION: EU Member States set their priorities for fairer and more effective taxation in Covid-19 era
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN: European Parliament, political groups divided over motion for resolution on right to abortion in Poland
WOMEN: European Commission reiterates its call on EU States to ratify Istanbul Convention on Violence against Women
BREACHES OF EU LAW
CULTURE: European Commission singles out 23 EU Member States for late transposition of Audiovisual Directive
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
RULE OF LAW: Bulgaria: Venice Commission calls for clarifications on several elements of draft constitutional reform
WOMEN: Istanbul Convention, Council of Europe experts welcome Malta’s progress, but identify “several issues where urgent improvement” is needed
NEWS BRIEFS
EGYPT: EU denounces arrest of members of Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights
SPACE: constellation of European Earth observation programme Copernicus is acquiring an additional satellite
UNITED STATES: EU concerned about federal level executions taking place during transition period
TAXATION: French economist Gabriel Zucman to set up EU Tax Observatory
INDUSTRY: Raw Materials Alliance starts to pay off
INDUSTRY: T&E denounces much higher emissions for plug-in hybrids than those claimed by manufacturers