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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13094

7 January 2023
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Economy
Eurostat expects euro area annual inflation to fall for second month in a row in December
Brussels, 06/01/2023 (Agence Europe)

Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, estimates in a flash published on Friday 6 January that the annual inflation rate, calculated in terms of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), will have fallen slightly in the euro area in December 2022 to 9.2%. This rate was 10.1% in November 2022 and had peaked at 10.6% in October 2022 in the euro area.

This slight decline, observed for the second consecutive month in the euro area, if the estimates are confirmed, would...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH : European Commission proposes to extend transition period for medical devices to avoid shortages
HEALTH: ECDC believes that XBB.1.5 sub-variant could eventually contribute to increase in Covid-19 cases in EU
ENERGY/CLIMATE: key dates in Swedish Presidency of EU Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Eurostat expects euro area annual inflation to fall for second month in a row in December
CROATIA: changeover to euro has progressed well, according to European Commission
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: EU calls Russia’s announcement of ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas hypocritical
STATE AID: European Commission approves Slovenian enhanced business support scheme in context of war in Ukraine
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
CULTURE: exiled artists and war in Ukraine on agenda of Swedish Presidency of EU Council
AUDIOVISUAL: one in five TV channels and more than a third of SVODs in Europe owned by US groups
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ms Kalniete calls for more to be done to fight foreign interference
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: first report on implementation of NDICI instrument for financing EU external assistance
STATE AID: European Commission validates Irish scheme to support fisheries after Brexit
COHESION : European Commission announces €145 million investment to modernise Poland’s railways
CULTURE : Elefsina, Timișoara and Veszprém are ‘European Capitals of Culture’ for 2023
EDUCATION: Swedish Presidency of EU Council will focus on digitalisation of education and professional qualifications
ENERGY: Germany and Norway commit to strengthening their energy cooperation, including hydrogen
ENERGY: Renovate Europe and E3G take stock of EU Member States’ progress on building renovation
TAXATION: oil company Shell to pay $2 billion in one-off taxes
MIGRATION: rescues of migrants at sea, Italian government sets a code of conduct for NGOs
SPORT: good governance and anti-doping issues will be addressed during Swedish Presidency of EU Council