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Russian invasion of Ukraine / State aid

European Commission approves €3 billion in support for companies active in Polish gas market

On Thursday, 22 December, the European Commission green-lit a €3 billion Polish aid scheme aiming to support companies that are active in the Polish gas market in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

The measure will be open to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large companies that are active in the Polish gas market—in particular, sellers of last resort and entities legally obliged to sell natural gas on the gas exchange market.

The aid (subsidised loans) will...

Contents

CHRISTMAS: winter break
BEACONS
Beacons: 2022, European Year of War and Corruption
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: energy traders are concerned about impact of gas price capping
ENERGY: gas package, Member States divided on low-carbon hydrogen
FISHERIES: EU Council approves EU-UK fishing agreement for 2023
COHESION: European Commission’s partial green light for Hungary’s 2021-2027 Partnership Agreement
JUSTICE: European Commission updates calculation of financial sanctions in infringement proceedings
EU2023SE: Swedish Presidency of EU Council wants to give new impetus to deepening of Internal Market
EU2023SE: open science and European Chips Joint Undertaking on agenda of Swedish Presidency of EU Council
AGRICULTURE: European Commission sees increase in EU agri-food trade in September 2022
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European Commission provides additional guidance for applying EU Taxonomy
MONEY LAUNDERING: issue of beneficial owners could be raised in European Parliament/EU Council negotiations on ‘AMLD 6’ Directive
STATE AID: European Commission approves German support scheme for offshore wind energy production
STATE AID: approval of modification of German scheme to support electricity production from renewable energy sources
STATE AID: Cypriot aid of €12 million to support access to broadband services gets green light
ECONOMY: ‘Juncker’ plan has played a crucial role in stimulating private investment, according to an ex-post evaluation
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: linking family reunification to passing language test is an unlawful “new restriction”, says CJEU
HOME AFFAIRS: extradition of EU citizen to third country can be justified where there is risk of impunity, says Court of Justice
INTERNAL MARKET: EU Court of Justice validates Italian tax regime on short-term property rental
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Amazon may give impression that it markets certain goods in its own name when it uses sign of a trade mark, says CJEU
ENVIRONMENT: an individual cannot rely on ‘Air Quality’ Directives to obtain compensation for personal injury, says EU Court of Justice
ENVIRONMENT: Spain condemned for breach of ‘air quality’ directive
EXTERNAL ACTION
ETHIOPIA: EU welcomes signing of peace agreement
Russian invasion of Ukraine
STATE AID: European Commission approves €3 billion in support for companies active in Polish gas market
UKRAINE: EU invites Volodymyr Zelensky to bilateral summit on 3 February 2023
NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN: Josep Borrell joins 12 countries in condemning ban on young Afghan women attending university and secondary school
INSURANCE: EIOPA warns on impact of inflation on insurance sector
COHESION: European Commission grants Spain €869 million from Just Transition Fund
ENERGY: gas price capping, EU Council endorses regulation on market correction mechanism
SPACE: ESA and Arianespace commission to investigate Vega-C failure
DIGITAL: Twitter, Germany expresses concerns to European Commission about company’s decisions and asks it to react
DIGITAL: advertising cookies, France’s ‘Informatique et Libertés’ Commission fines Microsoft €60 million
RUSSIA: EU denounces measures aiming to silence Moscow Helsinki Group
ADDENDUM
ENERGY: clarification of article about agreement between EU ministers on dynamic gas price capping