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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13015
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Space

European space industry hopes for strong ambition at ESA ministerial meeting in November

Eurospace, which represents the major players in the European space industry, stressed the importance of achieving an ambitious result at the November European Space Agency (ESA) Ministerial Council in Paris, in a letter sent on Thursday 1 September to the ministers responsible for space issues from ESA Member States.

The signatories of this letter recall that the sector has had to deal with major crises since 2019, with the coronavirus pandemic, then Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and now...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: European Commission prohibits Illumina’s acquisition of GRAIL
STATE AID: green light for Greek support for installation of electricity storage facilities
ECONOMY: EU fiscal rules “have reached their limits”, says Czech Presidency of EU Council
COMPANIES: due diligence, European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs fears directive will not be adopted before spring 2024
FINANCE: EU member states must make efforts to complete Capital Markets Union, say experts
Russian invasion of Ukraine
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission formalises EU Member States’ decision to fully suspend visa facilitation agreement for Russian citizens
CSDP: Josep Borrell regrets EU did not set up training mission for Ukrainian armed forces sooner
EXTERNAL ACTION
CENTRAL AFRICA: EU may extend exemptions to its arms embargo
ALGERIA: EU and Algeria want to give renewed impetus to their relations
TRADE: anti-coercion tool, three measures proposed by European Commission questioned by EU Council lawyers
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: instrumentalisation of migration, first compromise of Czech Presidency of the EU Council discussed on 8 September
TRANSPORT: Czech Presidency of EU Council clarifies some rules on derogations for Member States over TEN-T maritime infrastructure
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission publishes implementing regulation to facilitate exchange of official documents
ENERGY: EU efforts to reduce gas demand ahead of winter remain insufficient, warns Bruegel
ENERGY: CREA says Russia has exported €158 billion worth of fossil fuels since war began in Ukraine
ENERGY: ACER wants to review methodology for automatically increasing maximum electricity price in case of peaks
CIVIL PROTECTION: Bosnia and Herzegovina joins EU Civil Protection Mechanism
SPACE: European space industry hopes for strong ambition at ESA ministerial meeting in November
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOCRACY: transparency and targeting of political advertising, Member States divided on specific rules for electoral periods and on sanctions
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: EMA and ECDC issue recommendations for administration of first adapted vaccines
HEALTH: MEPs hear from Covid-19 vaccine producers
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: Laurence Boone praises ‘European Political Community’
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission consults on inclusion of new drug precursors in EU legislation regulating these substances
ENERGY: NGO coalition urges European Parliament to exclude biomass from renewable energy targets
ENERGY: European Trade Union Confederation warns of high energy bills for low-paid workers
MEDIA: launch of “European newsroom”
MIGRATION: 38 asylum seekers relocated from Italy to France under solidarity mechanism for people rescued at sea
DIGITAL: social network Instagram fined €405 million for processing data of minors in EU
CSDP: operation EUNAVFORMED Irini has monitored more than 1,400 vessels over past seven months
RESEARCH: European Research Council supports 55 innovators so as to test bringing their concepts to market
TRANSPORT: Union for the Mediterranean ministerial declaration on transport ready for approval by EU Member States
PLANTS: critical report from FVO on Xylella fastidiosa eradication measures in France