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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13077
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid

Green light for €26.3 million in Finnish aid for hydroelectric energy storage facility

On Monday 5 December, the European Commission authorised a €26.3 million Finnish aid measure to support Suomen Energiavarasto Oy (‘SEVO’) in its project to build an underground hydroelectric pump storage facility.

Finland notified of its plans to assist SEVO, a subsidiary of EPV, in converting a non-active mine in Pyhäsalmi into a pumped hydroelectric storage facility.

The facility will participate in the electricity spot markets as well as electricity balancing markets. It will...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: Trans-European Transport Network, EU Council adopts its position for future interinstitutional negotiations
TRANSPORT: EU Council stresses need for strategies that take into account environmental impact of inland waterway transport with ‘NAIADES III’
TRANSPORT: Ukraine, ‘AFIR’, ‘ReFuelEU Aviation’, EU transport ministers take stock of ongoing dossiers
CLIMATE: revision of ETS Aviation, EU co-legislators divided on many issues ahead of their third negotiating session
ENVIRONMENT: EU ‘imported deforestation’ regulation, for Christophe Hansen, inclusion of woodlands other than primary forests is a major issue in negotiations
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission authorises glyphosate for another year in EU
MIGRATION: European Commission once again proposes 20 actions to Member States to reduce migration flows into EU from Western Balkan route
SPACE: European Commission announces launch of new Copernicus data access service
EXTERNAL ACTION
WESTERN BALKANS: summit to strengthen ties between EU and region
UNITED STATES: “best response to American IRA is European IRA”, says Bruno Le Maire
UNITED STATES: EU and Washington note tangible progress in work of EU-US Trade and Technology Council
UNITED STATES: Stefano Sannino and Wendy Sherman want to coordinate their approach to China
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECOFIN: to protect EU’s financial interests, Czech Council Presidency will finalise agenda of EU Finance Ministers at last moment
ECONOMY: EU Member States will have to gradually withdraw aid in face of soaring energy prices, says Eurogroup
EMU: modalities for Croatia’s accession to European Stability Mechanism
COMPETITION: European Commission’s statement of objections to unwind Illumina’s acquisition of GRAIL
STATE AID: green light for €26.3 million in Finnish aid for hydroelectric energy storage facility
FINANCE: MEPs blame European Commission for delaying EU Taxonomy
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: fate of digital platform workers directive remains unclear ahead of meeting of EU employment ministers on 8 December
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ENERGY: EU sanctions on Russian oil ships enter into force
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission adopts Belgium’s two CAP strategic plans
INSURANCE: EIOPA launches discussion on prudential treatment of sustainability risks
COHESION: European Commission announces Just Transition Plans for five Polish regions
TRADE: European Commission starts an assessment of its steel and aluminium safeguard measure
HUMAN RIGHTS: extension of list of individuals and entities sanctioned by EU until December 2023
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Dunja Mijatović calls Maltese bill allowing abortion in case of danger to mother’s life a “first step”
EUROGROUP: Paschal Donohoe reappointed as President until mid-2025
GREECE: green light for final Greek public debt relief
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: EUIPO ready to ensure registration of geographical indications for industrial and craft products, says Mr Archambeau
NEAR EAST: EU calls for investigation into Palestinian deaths
HEALTH: ECDC monitors antibiotic-resistant diphtheria isolates in migrants in Europe
TRANSPARENCY: 50% of MEPs publish meetings with lobbyists, says Transparency International EU