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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13001

28 July 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 22
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
Covid-19, green light for €215 million German support for Deutsche Bahn
Brussels, 27/07/2022 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 27 July, the European Commission approved a €215 million German support measure in favour of Deutsche Bahn AG.

The measure, which will take the form of an equity injection, is intended to compensate Deutsche Bahn for the damage suffered by its subsidiaries DB Netz AG, DB Energie GmbH and DB Station&Service AG between 16 March and 31 May 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictive measures introduced.

DB Netz manages railway infrastructure in...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: The Schengen zone and the shot in the arm it needs (1)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
AGRICULTURE: European Commission adopts temporary derogation to increase EU cereal production
ENERGY: Commission plans legislative proposal on EU electricity market review next year
ENERGY: Russian gas deliveries via Nord Stream 1 fall to 20% of pipeline capacity
STATE AID: European Commission approves Slovenian aid for fisheries in context of Ukraine invasion
SPACE: European Space Agency does not seem to be overly concerned about Russian withdrawal from international cooperation on ISS
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MEDIA: Russian invasion of Ukraine, General Court of EU rejects RT France’s request to overturn ban on broadcasting content in EU
SECTORAL POLICIES
INTERNAL MARKET/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: European Commission’s proposal on forced labour becomes clearer
ENVIRONMENT: eighth EU Action Programme to 2030, Commission adopts indicators of progress
HEALTH: EMA uses strengthened mandate to accelerate monkeypox response
DIGITAL: General Product Safety Regulation, BEUC regrets European Parliament and EU Council’s “lack of ambition” concerning dangerous products sold online
EXTERNAL ACTION
TUNISIA: EU takes note of provisional results of a constitutional referendum
IRAN: Josep Borrell says now is time to save nuclear deal
WTO: according to WTO report, trade-restrictive measures decreased in early 2022 despite war
EDUCATION - YOUTH
EDUCATION: Erasmus +, Commission selects 20 new European Alliances under its 2022 call for projects
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: ESMA satisfied with review of prospectuses by national authorities
INSURANCE: EIOPA publishes guidance on integration of customer sustainability preferences
STATE AID: Covid-19, green light for €215 million German support for Deutsche Bahn
NEWS BRIEFS
COMPETITION: European Commission agrees to assess Viasat’s proposed acquisition of Inmarsat
COMPANIES: BusinessEurope believes that European standardisation strategy needs further clarification and precision
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU continues to help tackle forest fire in Czech Republic
HEALTH: EMA examines two vaccines from PfizerBioNTech and Moderna adapted to new variant of concern