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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12980

28 June 2022
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Research
Joint undertaking Circular bio-based Europe launches first call for projects with €120 million
Brussels, 27/06/2022 (Agence Europe)

The Horizon Europe joint undertaking “Circular bio-based Europe” (CBE JU) launched its first call for projects on 22 June. CBE JU is a €2 billion public-private partnership set up by the European Commission on behalf of the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium. CBE JU aims to foster research into bio-based solutions for the production of chemicals, materials, food and feed ingredients and soil fertilisers. It operates in the context of the EU’s renewed strategy for...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: Admired in Kiyv and Chisinau, despised in Belgrade, Tirana, Skopje, Podgorica, Sarajevo and Pristina?
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Member States agree on revisions to EU’s energy efficiency and renewable energy directives
ENERGY: EU Council endorses Regulation on gas storage
ENVIRONMENT: EU27 ministers meet on Tuesday with aim of agreeing on seven texts of ‘Fit for 55’ package and ‘imported deforestation’ regulation
TRANSPORT: EU Environment Ministers meet to try to reach common position on car and commercial vehicle emissions
TRANSPORT: ‘ReFuelEU Aviation’, report by Søren Gade adopted by European Parliament Transport Committee
MIGRATION: Greek Migration Minister once again rejects accusations of migrant pushback
SPACE: French Presidency of EU Council will seek a political agreement on ‘Secure Connectivity’ constellation project
RESEARCH: joint undertaking Circular bio-based Europe launches first call for projects with €120 million
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/CLIMATE: size of Social Climate Fund among most difficult questions to resolve
SECURITY - DEFENCE
NATO: adoption of Strategic Concept, strengthening of eastern flank and support for Ukraine at heart of Madrid Summit
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: Mr Borrell and Mr Abdollahian announce resumption of negotiations on nuclear programme
G7: After European Union’s Global Gateway, now there is a global investment programme to counter China
FOOD SECURITY: G7 leaders call on Russia to release grain from Ukraine
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
UKRAINE: Council of Europe grants record loan to Poland to help host Ukrainian refugees
Russian invasion of Ukraine
MIGRATION: European Commission will make new proposals this week to better assist authorities in dealing with Ukrainian refugees
AGRICULTURE : MEP Jérémy Décerle suggests an agricultural “exception” to speed up exit of Ukrainian products by lorry
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU provides Ukraine with medical and decontamination equipment requested by Kyiv
RESEARCH: European Commission to support Ukrainian nuclear scientists and diversify supplies for VVER reactors
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: Valneva‘s SARS-CoV-2 vaccine approved in EU
FISHERIES: NGO Bloom reports fraud by Dutch fishermen in Covid-19 aid
STATE AID: European Commission approves €280.5 million in aid for Celsa Spain for Covid-19 pandemic
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: MEPs concerned about deadlock on minimum taxation of multinationals
ECONOMY: Recovery and Resilience Facility, Commission approves preliminary assessments for Spain and Slovakia
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: European Commission launches consultation on updating de minimis Regulation
STATE AID: green light to extend Croatian support for book publishing
INTERNAL MARKET: five leading European associations express concern about continuing shortcomings of internal market