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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12894

19 February 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 17
NEWS BRIEFS / Cohesion
Spain receives €1.1 billion through REACT-EU

18/02/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 18 February, the European Commission announced an additional €1.1 billion for the Spanish European Social Fund (ESF) as part of REACT-EU, the initiative to help local and regional authorities cope with the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim is to safeguard the jobs of over 125,000 people. Spain has already received €21.3 billion to support short-time working schemes through the EU’s Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
AFRICA: sixth European Union - African Union Summit laid foundations for a strengthened and pragmatic partnership for prosperity of both continents
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukraine-Russia crisis, Gulf, Bosnia and Herzegovina and climate diplomacy on agenda of EU Council of 21 February
CHINA: EU calls for WTO consultations against Chinese measures affecting European patent holders
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: procedure under Rule of Law Regulation could take between five and nine months after European Commission’s notification letter
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission considering obliging Member States to ensure minimum level of gas storage before winter
ENERGY: European Parliament rapporteur wants to increase 2030 target for revision of energy efficiency directive
TRANSPORT: alternative fuels and modal shift on agenda of next informal meeting of Member States’ ministers
AGRICULTURE: 14 EU countries call for measures to boost farmers’ income
AGRICULTURE: European Ombudsman questions European Commission on transparency of CAP
MIGRATION: Greece, relocation of asylum seekers must be activated as soon as reception centres reach 50% of their capacity
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPANIES: Competitiveness Council expected to agree on corporate sustainability reporting on 24 February
ECONOMY: faced with an asynchronous recovery, G20 Finance recommends caution in normalising macroeconomic policies
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: 23 EU ministers want to strengthen social and solidarity economy sector
EMPLOYMENT: co-legislators make little progress in inter-institutional negotiations over minimum wages
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: EU launches first EU Organic Awards
COHESION: Spain receives €1.1 billion through REACT-EU
COMPANIES: SMEunited believes that bringing forward entry of ETS2 scheme by one year is “not realistic”