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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12915

22 March 2022
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
Approval of €120 million in Spanish aid under Recovery and Resilience Facility for rail transport
Brussels, 21/03/2022 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission authorised, on Monday 21 March, a €120 million Spanish scheme, made available through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), to encourage freight traffic to shift from road to sustainable rail transport.

The notified measure, which will apply until 30 June 2026, will be entirely funded by the RRF. The aim is to promote rail as a more environmentally friendly means of transportation and to contribute to the greening of rail transport.

The support will take the...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: EU denounces war crimes
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU Member States determined to continue emergency assistance to Ukraine and Moldova
AGRICULTURE: war in Ukraine, short-term measures and European Commission’s vision for future of food security in EU
AGRICULTURE: EU agriculture ministers welcome emergency measures that are announced, but expect more
ENERGY: Commission finalises proposal for regulation to boost EU gas storage capacity
HEALTH: ECDC guidance on preventing and controlling Covid-19 in centres hosting refugees fleeing Ukraine
COMPETITION: Russian invasion of Ukraine, European Commission will not sanction “necessary and temporary” cooperation between European companies
ECONOMY: European Commission refocuses its technical support for reforms in light of Russian invasion of Ukraine
HOME AFFAIRS: EU adopts new missions to support Ukraine’s civilian security sector
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: EU Ministers adopt Strategic Compass
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL interview: Ukrainian refugees, we must now think about “next step”, says Nicolas Schmit
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: European Commission expected to adopt its proposal revising geographical indications on 31 March
AGRICULTURE: CAP strategic plans could be changed to strengthen farm resilience, say EU ministers
DIGITAL: MEPs seek to strike a balance on definition of artificial intelligence systems in European Parliament committees
JUSTICE: application of GDPR, lack of harmonisation between national authorities pointed out by MEPs
EXTERNAL ACTION
CAMEROON: EU calls for immediate end to violence and human rights violations
TRADE: MEPs urge Commission to propose a ban on forced labour products in Single Market
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: MEPs disagree on minimum corporate tax rate
EUROZONE: Eurogroup promises to do everything possible to “safeguard the recovery” of economy
INSURANCE: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority issues recommendations on insurance stress tests
STATE AID: green light for €2 billion Austrian support under Recovery and Resilience Facility for broadband networks
STATE AID: approval of €120 million in Spanish aid under Recovery and Resilience Facility for rail transport
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: European political parties, spring summit and conference on future of Europe all on ministerial agenda
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY: three Member States have already requested full loan package available under European Recovery Plan
HOME AFFAIRS: European system to identify fake EU Covid certificates
COHESION: REACT-EU, European Commission allocates €171 million for Germany, Denmark and Spain
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
EDUCATION: Council of Europe adopts Recommendation on Passing on Remembrance of Holocaust long blocked by Russia
NEWS BRIEFS
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: EU extends sanctions regime until 31 March 2024
BULGARIA: EPP European Parliament group wants to know circumstances of arrest of former Prime Minister, Boyko Borissov
ENERGY: fifth list of ‘projects of common interest’ will be published in April in EU Official Journal
COMPANIES: SME morale down slightly even before Ukrainian crisis, according to SMEunited study
TRANSPORT: Commission consults to better take into account CO2 emissions in certification of heavy-duty trailers
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