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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13034

4 October 2022
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NEWS BRIEFS / Finance
ESMA welcomes EURIBOR panel enlargement to an Austrian bank

03/10/2022 (Agence Europe) – The Austrian banking group, Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI), will join the Euro Interbank Offered Rate or ‘EURIBOR’ panel on Wednesday 2 November, the European Money Markets Institute (EMMI), administrator of EURIBOR, announced on Thursday 29 September. The European Securities and Markets Authority, ESMA, and Austria’s Financial Markets Authority, FMA, welcome the inclusion of the RBI in the panel. ESMA Chair Verena Ross said in a statement on...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
PRAGUE INFORMAL SUMMIT: EU27 to call on European Commission to speed up its work on gas price cap, according to draft conclusions 
RUSSIA: G7 promises new sanctions against Russia
NATO: nine member countries of organisation underline support for Ukraine’s membership
STATE AID: green light for €800 million in Greek aid to support non-household electricity consumers in context of war in Ukraine
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Eurogroup recalls importance of preserving “integrity of single market”
EURO AREA: search continues for Klaus Regling’s successor as head of ESM
BANKS: foreign banks operating in EU account for 12% of total assets of European banking sector
FINANCE: European Supervisory Authorities propose disclosure requirements for fossil gas and nuclear power investments
STATE AID: European Commission approves aid to support resolution of Polish bank Getin Noble Bank S.A.
STATE AID: €450 million German aid to replace electricity generation amidst Russian natural gas shortage gets green light
STATE AID: approval of €134 million German support for BASF to produce renewable hydrogen
EXTERNAL ACTION
ISRAEL: EU and Israel underline their commitment to strengthening their relationship
BURKINA FASO: EU deplores new military coup as further blow to transition
YEMEN: EU deeply disappointed at lack of agreement to extend truce
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: MEPs expected to increase 2023 crisis funding by €1.7 billion
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: minimum relocation threshold, additional solidarity guarantees and flexible responsibility, Czech Presidency of EU Council presents its ideas for moving Pact forward
CLIMATE: revision of ETS, Czech Presidency of EU Council outlines possibilities for compromise with Parliament
CLIMATE: Czech Presidency of EU Council reviews state of play ahead of interinstitutional negotiations on Effort Sharing Regulation
ENERGY: launch of a gas interconnector between Greece and Bulgaria
HOME AFFAIRS: spyware and eavesdropping on citizens, European Parliament’s PEGA Committee asks Europol to intervene with Member States
FOOD SAFETY: Greens/EFA group in European Parliament denounces hidden interests of lobbies for new genomic techniques
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: gender inequality has a cost, says Věra Jourová
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
COMPETITION: Covid-19, end of temporary framework for assessment of anti-competitive practices
NEWS BRIEFS
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: EU takes note of High Representative Schmidt’s decision to amend Federation’s constitution and electoral law
CAUCASUS: EU calls for investigation into alleged executions of Armenian prisoners
COHESION: Bulgaria’s first major infrastructure programme adopted for 2021-2027
TRADE: agri-food trade registers strong growth in first half of 2022
CONSUMERS: European Commission consults on possible remedies for citizens pertaining to damage caused by artificial intelligence systems
NORTH KOREA: EU calls on Pyongyang to halt ballistic missile launches
FINANCE: ESMA welcomes EURIBOR panel enlargement to an Austrian bank
NICARAGUA: EU will respond firmly to Ortega regime’s decision to expel its ambassador in Managua
PAKISTAN: Janez Lenarčič visits Sindh province to assess devastating floods
RESEARCH: Svante Pääbo, Nobel Prize 2022 in Medicine, had won European calls for projects
UNITED KINGDOM: European Commission announces new technical talks with London this week on Northern Ireland Protocol
SOCIAL: SURE instrument, European Commission proposes new €2.5 billion aid for Czech Republic
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