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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13124

18 February 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 24
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
Green light for €55 million in German aid for ArcelorMittal’s green steel demonstration plant
Brussels, 17/02/2023 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission authorised, on Friday 17 February, a €55 million German measure to support ArcelorMittal Hamburg GmbH (ArcelorMittal) in building a demonstration plant for the production of green steel using renewable hydrogen.

The aid, which will take the form of a direct grant, will support the construction and installation of a demonstration production facility using 100% renewable hydrogen. The main objective of the project is to apply technology aimed at reducing greenhouse...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: Swedish Presidency is trying to push forward discussions in EU Council on ‘gas’ package
DIGITAL: European Commission reminds online platforms and search engines of obligation to publish number of users under DSA
ANIMAL HEALTH: EU strengthens protection of animals transported by sea
AGRICULTURE: revision of EU marketing standards will not affect poultry designations
AGRICULTURE: industrial emissions, impact of proposal on livestock sector had been downplayed, alerts Copa-Cogeca
ENVIRONMENT: toxic algae blooms in rivers, a scourge to be combatted, says European Commission and EEA report
HEALTH: ECDC reports an outbreak of shigellosis in Europe among travellers to Cape Verde
RESEARCH: €117 million in EU funding for 39 projects to restore water bodies and oceans
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: Northern Ireland Protocol, European Commission and UK reportedly very close to agreement
CIVIL PROTECTION/HUMANITARIAN AID: EU steps up aid to populations affected by earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukraine, Afghanistan, Moldova and Iran on ‘Foreign Affairs’ Council agenda
Russian invasion of Ukraine
JUSTICE: Andriy Kostin calls for a special tribunal to try Ukraine’s crime of aggression
TRADE: EU formally ends anti-dumping duties on certain Ukrainian steel products
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: MEPs recommend more caution in normalising monetary policy
STATE AID: European Commission approves €460 million in Spanish support to help ArcelorMittal decarbonise its steel production
STATE AID: green light for €55 million in German aid for ArcelorMittal’s green steel demonstration plant
NEWS BRIEFS
NEW ZEALAND: EU Council invited to sign trade agreement with Wellington
TRADE: EU trade deficit increased in 2022
COMPETITION: European Commission’s in-depth investigation into Korean Air’s proposed acquisition of Asiana
ECONOMY: BusinessEurope concerned about sharp rise in EU business bankruptcies by end of 2022
DIGITAL: social media company TikTok plans to invest in EU to ensure its compliance with DSA
HEALTH: EMA highlights its work on medicines for human use in 2022
SERBIA/KOSOVO: Josep Borrell will welcome leaders of Serbia and Kosovo on 27 February
TRANSPORT: ACEA outlines recommendations for more “proportionate and cost-effective” Euro 7 proposal