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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13002

29 July 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 20 / 24
NEWS BRIEFS / Space
Christophe Grudler opposes participation of Eutelsat-OneWeb group in future European ‘secure connectivity’ constellation

28/07/2022 (Agence Europe) – French MEP Christophe Grudler (Renew Europe) opposes any participation of the Eutelsat-OneWeb merger in the future constellation for secure connectivity, in a statement published on Wednesday 27 July. The rapporteur of the text in the European Parliament explains: the United Kingdom, a major shareholder in OneWeb, could veto the text, which would potentially undermine the principle of European sovereignty at the heart of the constellation project....

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: The Schengen zone and the shot in the arm it needs (2)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Roberta Metsola reiterates EU’s solidarity with Ukraine
ENERGY: gas network operators call on EU to fill gas reserves to maximum during summer
TRANSPORT: European Commission amends its proposal to extend four TEN-T corridors to Ukraine and Moldova
FOOD SECURITY: Ukrainian ports designated to export grain are functioning again
STATE AID: European Commission approves €15 million Slovenian scheme for farmers in context of invasion of Ukraine
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission opens in-depth investigation into Orange’s proposed acquisition of VOO and Brutélé
ECONOMY: European consumers and businesses clearly losing confidence in market
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: negotiations between EU institutions on ‘Control Regulation’ are expected to resume on 29 September
AGRICULTURE: agri-food trade up compared to 2021, but down in recent months
DIGITAL: Commission report shows deep digital divide still exists in EU
MIGRATION: revealed by several media outlets, confidential OLAF report confirms Frontex’s passivity faced with migrant ‘pushback’ practices in Greece
HEALTH: EMA launches specific analysis for use of sabizabulin to treat Covid-19 in Germany
HEALTH: European Commission secures up to 85 million doses of GSK’s Adjupanrix pandemic influenza vaccine
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMANITARIAN AID/DEVELOPMENT:  European Commission sets out ways to better address disaster-related displacement
CHINA: Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China calls for tougher action against those responsible for atrocities in Xinjiang
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Pegasus spyware, European Commission does not want to say how many officials are affected
STATE AID: green light for Irish support of €80 million for fishery sector in context of Brexit
ENVIRONMENT: on Earth Overshoot Day, Virginijus Sinkevičius calls for restoration of nature
SPACE: Christophe Grudler opposes participation of Eutelsat-OneWeb group in future European ‘secure connectivity’ constellation
HONG KONG: EU reiterates call to repeal Hong Kong’s national security law
WTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala wants fisheries subsidies agreement to enter into force in record time
DRC: EU condemns deadly attack on MONUSCO peacekeepers
FOOD SECURITY: fallows and crop rotation, publication on 28 July of legislative act on derogations for 2023