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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12870
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

Real effect of EU funding on businesses’ energy efficiency remains unclear, says Court of Auditors

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) published a new report, on Monday 17 January, in which it calls on the European Union to clarify the contributions of EU funds to businesses’ energy efficiency. 

While €2.4 billion from the ‘European Regional Development Fund’ (ERDF) and the ‘Cohesion Fund’ has been earmarked to support companies in their efforts to improve energy efficiency for the period 2014-2020, the auditors found weaknesses in the planning and selection of energy saving...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: European Parliament pays tribute to David Sassoli’s action as President and to his personality
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: agreement by three main European Parliament groups on their common political priorities from now to 2024
INSTITUTIONAL
EU2022FR: Paris’s choice to use French as main working language in EU Council raises questions
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: France confirms that it wants to advance debate in EU Council on ‘mirror clauses’
AGRICULTURE: Julien Denormandie expects EU Council conclusions in March or April on ‘low carbon’ agriculture
AGRICULTURE: Greens/EFA group in European Parliament calls on European Commission to reject French strategic plan on CAP
ENERGY: real effect of EU funding on businesses’ energy efficiency remains unclear, says Court of Auditors
INDUSTRY: informal meeting in Lens on industry will focus on themes of strategic metals
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: international tax reform at heart of EU finance ministers’ discussions
ECONOMY: Bruno Le Maire sets out agenda for extraordinary European summit on 10 and 11 March
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: NATO and Kiev strengthen their cyber cooperation
SERBIA: EU welcomes outcome of constitutional referendum
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission adopts €1.5 billion humanitarian budget for 2022 in response to unprecedented needs
TRADE: EU extends anti-dumping duty on certain Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and US steel products
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: homelessness, European Commission wants to focus on quality of data collected
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: defender of “Untouchables” in India receives Council of Europe Wallenberg Prize
STATE AID: green light for €150 million French support for forestry and forest adaptation to climate change
ECONOMY: reform of fiscal rules, Germany and France set out different starting points
ENERGY: quarterly reports from European Commission confirm influence of global gas markets on European energy prices
CSDP: Brigadier General Jacky Cabo to be next Force Commander of EUTM RCA
HEALTH: Covid-19, EU biggest contributor to first billion vaccines delivered by Covax so far
FOOD SAFETY: E171 banned as a food additive in EU with a transitional period of 6 months
TRANSPORT: European Commission consults on security of parking areas for trucks