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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12657

13 February 2021
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
Energy regulators present their recommendations for developing ‘power-to-gas’ technologies
Brussels, 12/02/2021 (Agence Europe)

The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) published, on Thursday 11 February, a set of recommendations to the European Commission in order to define the regulatory conditions that would allow the development of the most cost-effective ‘power-to-gas’ solutions.

In this White Paper, the regulators recommend in particular to “ensure traceability of renewable energy throughout the integrated energy system”, by...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission puts a new proposal for revision of Energy Charter Treaty on the table
ENERGY: publication of Commission’s roadmap for revision of EU gas rules
ENERGY: energy regulators present their recommendations for developing ‘power-to-gas’ technologies
COHESION: European Parliament/EU Council agreement to strengthen greening and transparency of Common Provisions Regulation
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament and EU Council make timid progress in CAP negotiations
FISHERIES: EU tuna fleet calls for crackdown on countries using large driftnets
TRANSPORT: NGOs and industry call for binding EU targets to frame deployment of charging infrastructure in EU
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: Recovery and Resilience Facility is on track
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission asks Belgium and Germany for explanations on new measures restricting intra-EU travel
STATE AID: approval for €1.4 billion Swedish scheme to support uncovered fixed costs of companies affected by Covid-19
HEALTH: delays in delivery of vaccines against Covid-19 are linked to “bottlenecks” in production chains, says von der Leyen
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: EU ‘black’ list of tax havens, Turkey’s fate still divides Member States
TAXATION: digital taxation, MEPs seek new insights from several experts
TAXATION: European Commission proposes to authorise United Kingdom to apply derogation from VAT Directive in Northern Ireland
ECOFIN: European ‘black’ list of tax havens and European Recovery Plan on agenda of EU finance ministers
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: European Union insists on reform of judicial system
NEIGHBOURHOOD: MEPs welcome Commission’s renewed strategy for Mediterranean countries
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission proposes to London further improvement of Northern Ireland protocol implementation without changing it
RWANDA: European Parliament calls for international investigation into illegal transfer and detention of Paul Rusesabagina
UGANDA: European Parliament calls on Ugandan government to stop systematic repression of opposition
TRADE: new trade compliance regulation enters into force
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: EU denounces ban on BBC broadcasting
IRAN: Germany, France, and United Kingdom worry about Tehran’s uranium metal production
TRANSPORT: five European aviation associations outline a roadmap towards carbon neutrality by 2050
CALENDAR
Main activities of European Institutions: until 19 February 2021
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 19 february 2021