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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12788
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NEWS BRIEFS / Space

 Josef Aschbacher believes Europe must step up its financial support for private space sector

10/09/2021 (Agence Europe) – The Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, launched an appeal on Wednesday 8 September on his LinkedIn account for financial support for the European private space sector. “Having built an investment ecosystem for €2m-€20m, Europe now needs to address its funding gaps for companies needing scale-up funds in the range of €20m-€200m”, he said. Referring to the 2025 agenda (see EUROPE 12735/9), the Director General noted the creation of a new department dedicated to commercialisation, reporting to him, to give ESA new missions to help start-ups. He announced a cooperation agreement with ENEATech, an institutional venture capital fund, and the upcoming signing of a partnership with Station F, the world’s largest business incubator, according to Mr Ashbacher. (PH)

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ECONOMY - FINANCE
ECONOMY: EU Finance Ministers begin reflection on future of EU fiscal rules
EMU: Croatia takes another step towards adoption of single currency
STATE AID: new airline ITA is not economic successor of Alitalia, according to European Commission, which validates Italian State’s capital injections into ITA
STATE AID: Italian loans worth 900 million euros to Alitalia constitute illegal aid, according to European Commission
STATE AID: Denmark and Sweden must recover a total of €66 million from PostNord
COMPETITION: European Commission approves Greek measures to increase access to electricity for PPC’s competitors
INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: State of the Union, Afghanistan, ‘Fit for 55’ package, and Rule of law on agenda of European Parliament plenary
FRANCE: Commission reminds Michel Barnier that migration is a shared competence in EU
BUDGET: EU recovery fund money should only go to countries respecting Rule of law, says European Parliament enquiry
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
REGIONS: Ursula von der Leyen maintains an ambiguous position in face of requests from regions and cities to extend flexibility measures introduced during pandemic
HEALTH: RENEW group in European Parliament calls for immediate increase of €4 billion from EU for Covax to help vaccinate globe
ECONOMY: Commission pre-finances Latvian recovery plan with 237 million euros
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: European Commission consults on its future action plan on carbon removals
ENERGY: TEN-E revision, compromise amendments between political groups in European Parliament finally take shape
FOOD: F2F strategy, MEPs deliver their recipe for environmentally and agriculturally sustainable food systems
CIVIL PROTECTION: in front of MEPs, Janez Lenarčič advocates for increase in resources in light of summer’s weather disasters
HEALTH: NGOs, research centres and universities call for greater transparency of clinical trials in public health emergencies
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission wants to continue to propose solutions to practical problems posed by Brexit in Northern Ireland
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: European social dialogue, trade unions get organised after slap in face by Court of Justice of EU
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
DIGITAL: EU Court of Justice to rule on general and indiscriminate data retention
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: Nord Stream 2 pipeline fully completed, Gazprom announces
ENERGY: ENTSO-G launches online mapping of hydrogen projects in Europe
SPACE:  Josef Aschbacher believes Europe must step up its financial support for private space sector
CALENDAR
Main activities of the European institutions: until 17 September 2021
CALENDAR EXTRA
Other events: until 17 September 2021