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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13088

21 December 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 36
NEWS BRIEFS / Cohesion
REACT-EU, Spain to benefit from additional €1.8 billion

20/12/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 20 December, the European Commission gave the green light to an additional €1.8 billion in funding for Spain under REACT-EU. Managed under the European Social Fund (ESF), this new contribution will reinforce two national and six regional programmes. At national level, €1.1 billion will support short-time working schemes, while €260 million will be dedicated to assisting people fleeing Ukraine. Andalusia will receive €239 million, the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
BIODIVERSITY: EU ‘nature restoration’ regulation, EU ministers support level of ambition and call for flexibility
BIODIVERSITY: COP15, European Committee of Regions and local authorities recognised as key to protecting biodiversity
ENERGY: European Commission launches work with industry on EU gas supply
ENERGY: European Commission criticises Member States’ agreement on methane emissions regulation
ENERGY: EU Council agrees on two pieces of legislation to accelerate deployment of renewable energy
MIGRATION: asylum and migration reforms, EU Member States approve new mandates for further work with European Parliament
HOME AFFAIRS: Dutchman Hans Leijtens is new Executive Director of Frontex
FISHERIES: EU and UK agree on 2023 quotas in shared waters
HEALTH: European Commission, EMA and HMA publish recommendations to facilitate decentralised clinical trials
RESEARCH: European Commission announces New Zealand’s association agreement with Horizon Europe
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
Interview COMPANIES: “Around 50,000 companies” in Europe will have to apply our sustainability reporting standards by 2024, says EFRAG’s Patrick de Cambourg
COMPETITION: European Commission and Amazon reach agreement to close two investigations into Buy Box and Prime
COMPETITION: European Commission opens in-depth investigation into Broadcom’s proposed acquisition of VMware
FINANCE: EU Council adopts its position on proposed revision of texts governing markets in financial instruments
FINANCE: EU Council adopts its position on revision of rules on central securities depositories
INSURANCE: EU Council adopts position on establishing framework for recovery and resolution of insurance and reinsurance undertakings
MONEY LAUNDERING: five jurisdictions, including Gibraltar, added to EU list of high-risk third countries
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: EU Member States adopt their negotiating mandate for Generalised Scheme of Preferences
TRADE/CLIMATE: European companies concerned about their exports after entry into force of CBAM
WTO: with no decision in Geneva, TRIPS waiver saga will continue at least until March
IRAN: Mr Borrell and Mr Abdollahian call for restoring Iran nuclear deal
IRAQ: Mr Borrell calls for more EU support for country
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: incoming Swedish Presidency of EU Council intends to strengthen EU’s role as a security actor
Russian invasion of Ukraine
STATE AID: €1.1 billion in Polish support for energy-intensive companies approved
STATE AID: green light for increase of up to €23 billion in Italian aid to businesses in context of war in Ukraine
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: Member States approve agreement reached with European Parliament on short-stay visa liberalisation regime for Kosovo citizens
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves protection of Hungarian PGI ‘Keleméri bárányhús’
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU mobilises €3.2 million in emergency aid for Colombia
COHESION: Italy will receive €1 billion from Just Transition Fund
COHESION: REACT-EU, Spain to benefit from additional €1.8 billion
ECONOMY: green light from Member States for European Parliament/EU Council agreement on ‘REPowerEU’ chapters to be inserted in National Recovery Plans
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Qatargate, S&D group is working on format of its own Internal Inquiry
CSDP: EU Member States approve appointment of Heads of Operation Althea and EUCAP Somalia
RESEARCH: four projects win EIT Community ‘New European Bauhaus’ Hackathon awards
TERRORISM: Europol concerned about rise of far-right online terrorist communities
TRANSPORT: EU Council adopts decision to allow Member States to notify EU-based operators of requirements of ‘CORSIA’ scheme