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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12864

8 January 2022
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NEWS BRIEFS / Space
Arianespace to launch next eight satellites of Galileo constellation

07/01/2022 (Agence Europe) – The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) confirmed on Thursday 6 January that eight additional satellites will be launched by Arianespace for the EU’s Galileo navigation programme constellation. Arianespace will launch the first two satellites in 2022, which will result in the full operational capacity of Galileo. Then, three successive launches will be carried out with Ariane 6 in 2023, 2024 and 2025 to...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
EU2022FR: von der Leyen pleased that France, with its political weight and experience, is taking over EU Council Presidency at such a “delicate” moment
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: Ukraine, Allies prepare for all eventualities
SECURITY: Macron calls for dialogue with Russia
EXTERNAL ACTION
KAZAKHSTAN: EU calls for peace and respect for rights of Kazakh citizens
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE/FINANCE: EU taxonomy, ‘Platform on Sustainable Finance’ forced to change its response to Commission consultation
CLIMATE: revision of ‘LULUCF Regulation’, MEP Norbert Lins proposes 2030 target that is “realistic, ambitious and based on the most up-to-date figures”
ENVIRONMENT: emissions from large combustion plants, Commission has adopted a new decision required by EU General Court
DIGITAL: online political advertising, Commission to present proposal to European Parliament committee on 10 January
ECONOMY - FINANCE
STATE AID: €24 million Hungarian support for Volta Energy Solutions approved
ECONOMY: European economy stays afloat despite pandemic, says Commission
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: France hopes for interinstitutional agreement on minimum wage “in first few months” of its EU Council Presidency
Op-Ed
FUTURE OF EUROPE: The European strategy against the coronavirus must be strengthened, say Guy Verhofstadt and Domènec Ruiz Devesa
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS : Poland uses Pegasus spyware
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT: NGO EEB gives disappointing assessment of Slovenian Presidency
ECONOMY: rise in energy prices pushes euro area inflation to a record high
SPACE: Arianespace to launch next eight satellites of Galileo constellation