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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12991

13 July 2022
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Russian invasion of Ukraine / State aid
Green light for Dutch support for filling Bergermeer gas storage facility in context of war in Ukraine
Brussels, 12/07/2022 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission decided on Tuesday 12 July to confirm Dutch aid of €406.4 million to support the filling of the Bergermeer gas storage facility in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

This will ensure that gas storage facilities in the country are filled to at least 80% of their capacity by 1 November 2022, thus complying with the gas storage level requirement of the recently adopted Gas Storage Regulation. The Netherlands needs to ensure the partial filling of the...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROZONE: final green light for Croatia’s accession on 1 January 2023
ECONOMY/FINANCE: support for Ukraine and European economy top priorities for Czech Presidency of EU Council
COMPETITION: €31.5 million fine for metal packaging producers Crown and Silgan in cartel case
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY: EU Council approves further €1 billion in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine
STATE AID: green light for Dutch support for filling Bergermeer gas storage facility in context of war in Ukraine
JUSTICE: maximum coordination is needed in Member States’ investigations of war crimes in Ukraine, say EU justice ministers
DEFENCE: European Peace Facility, Europeans discuss new aid package for Ukraine
SECTORAL POLICIES
JUSTICE: Didier Reynders and Pavel Blažek call on all Member States to ratify Convention on International Protection of Adults
MIGRATION : Frontex defends its operations to return irregular migrants from Hungary
MIGRATION: after Melilla tragedy, EU and Morocco strengthen their cooperation against smuggling networks and “their violent methods of operation”
CONSUMERS: online credit agreements, MEPs markedly strengthen consumer protection against overindebtedness
TRANSPORT: airport slots, European Commission proposes new rules for air industry to better respond to crisis situations
INTERNAL MARKET: European Parliament stresses inclusive dimension of standardisation strategy
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs raise ambition of proposed regulation to fight global deforestation imported into EU
HEALTH: Ukraine, Covid-19, rare diseases and cancer on agenda of Czech Presidency of EU Council
HEALTH: three priority threats identified for better crisis preparedness in EU
SPACE: ESA presents high-level group to reflect on future of European space exploration
AGRICULTURE: all national strategic plans on CAP will be approved by end of 2022, promises European Commission
AGRICULTURE: MEPs stress importance of multifunctional role of forests in 2030 strategy
AGRICULTURE: MEPs approve compromise with EU Council on input statistics
FISHERIES: reform of control system is major challenge of Czech Presidency of EU Council
FISHERIES: European Parliament Committee decides against use of demersal seines
ENERGY: security of supply situation is likely to get worse, warns Kadri Simson
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: revelations about Uber reinforce MEPs’ determination to provide platform workers with a clear and legally secure framework
EMPLOYMENT: social impact of Covid-19 pandemic has been heaviest on young people, according to new European Commission report
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: General Robert Brieger calls for a genuine European defence
UN: according to Rory Keane, EU-UN strategic partnership on peace and security issues is working well
EXTERNAL ACTION
TURKEY: EU calls again for release of Osman Kavala
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: transparency of political advertising, long discussions in prospect to find balance on definitions and scope in European Parliament
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ENERGY: Court of Justice of EU rules that Nord Stream 2 AG’s appeal against revised EU Gas Directive is partially admissible
NEWS BRIEFS
COHESION: EU cohesion funds should not be used to plug budget holes, say MEPs
CLIMATE/FINANCE: EU taxonomy - gas and nuclear delegated act officially approved
ENVIRONMENT: fewer persistent organic pollutants in waste, MEPs approve European Parliament-EU Council agreement
INTERNAL MARKET: MEPs approve interinstitutional agreement on common chargers
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence, Josianne Cutajar’s report for opinion adopted by European Parliament Transport Committee
HEALTH: MEPs approve interinstitutional agreement on ‘serious cross-border threats’ regulation
SOCIAL: EU Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs validates negotiation with EU Council on adequate minimum wages