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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12949

11 May 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 32
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Cohesion
REACT-EU, European Commission announces €84.3 million for Finland, Germany and Latvia

10/05/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 10 May, the European Commission announced an additional €84.3 million in funding under REACT-EU, the initiative originally designed to help local and regional authorities deal with the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and the dual green and digital transition. The amount of €36.4 million has been allocated to Finland, and €46.1 million to Germany. Latvia will receive €1.8 million under the recent amendments to the REACT-EU...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: European Commission’s four-pronged strategy to develop solar energy in EU
ENERGY: European Commission considers raising EU’s 2030 renewable energy target, according to an internal draft document
ENERGY: European Commission’s plan to redefine EU’s external energy policy
TRANSPORT: alternative fuels, French Presidency of EU Council specifies certain rules for deployment of recharging stations on TEN-T network
AGRICULTURE: European Commission hopeful that national strategic plans on CAP could be adopted “before the end of the summer”
AGRICULTURE: European Commission is trying to find solutions to pigmeat sector problems
HOME AFFAIRS: child pornography online, European Commission will force service providers to increase monitoring of their users’ communications
DIGITAL: French EU Council Presidency to strengthen cyber resilience and protection capabilities
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament and EU Council meet for first time on Common Charger Directive
RESEARCH: €562 million extension to Horizon Europe programme for 2021-2022
EXTERNAL ACTION
SYRIA: international community promises €6.4 billion in aid for Syrians and neighbouring countries for 2022 and beyond
FOREIGN AFFAIRS/DEVELOPMENT: European Commission and EIB sign €26.7 billion guarantee agreement for investments in third countries
MIDDLE EAST: EU calls for efforts to resume political process
TRADE/CLIMATE: compromise in European Parliament on report for a EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: talks on EU sanctions continue
STATE AID: European Commission approves €400 million in French aid for agriculture and fisheries
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Marija Pejčinović Burić announces cooperation with Ukraine to investigate human rights violations
CYBER SECURITY: EU condemns Russian attack on Ukrainian satellites on 24 February
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: experts explain how European systems allowed Russian oligarchs to hide their wealth
COMPETITION: European Commission adopts new Block Exemption Regulation
COMPETITION: European Commission awaits formal notification of Spanish and Portuguese measures temporarily capping energy prices
STATE AID: green light for €45 million Irish support for fish processing sector in context of Brexit
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: European Parliament rapporteur sets higher bar than European Commission on digital platform workers
INSTITUTIONAL
Interview FUTURE OF EU: It is time to increase the role of regions and cities in the EU’s decision-making process, says Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas
FUTURE OF EU: employers welcome proposals on Conference on Future of Europe
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
WTO: quadrilateral agreement on Covid-19 vaccine patent waiver gains momentum
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission adopts three equivalence decisions for Covid certificates issued by Indonesia, Seychelles and Vietnam
COHESION: REACT-EU, European Commission announces €84.3 million for Finland, Germany and Latvia
NEWS BRIEFS
PATENTS: European Patent Office strengthens its cooperation with Peru
CHINA : Emmanuel Macron puts on EU Council President’s hat during telephone conversation with Xi Jinping
FINANCE: European Supervisory Authorities call for product descriptions for retail investors to be improved
PAYMENTS: European Commission consults on review of Payment Services Directive and open finance