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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13090

23 December 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 34
Russian invasion of Ukraine / Ukraine
EU invites Volodymyr Zelensky to bilateral summit on 3 February 2023

22/12/2022 (Agence Europe) – The Presidents of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, have invited the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, to attend the EU/Ukraine Summit on Friday 3 February. While the date of the summit has been confirmed, its location - Brussels or Kyiv - has not yet been decided. The invitation comes after Mr Zelensky visited Washington on Wednesday 21 December, his first official visit since the outbreak of...

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