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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13167

22 April 2023
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Research
EIT awards a grant of €20,194,083 to its Climate Knowledge and Innovation Community
Brussels, 21/04/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 21 April, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) announced that it had awarded the EIT Climate Knowledge and Innovation Community (EIT Climate-KIC) a grant of €20,194,083 to support its operational activities until the end of 2024 and help it complete its final phase.

The two-year grant will support the EIT Climate-KIC activities until it becomes financially sustainable.

By 2027, the KIC aims to help avoid over 500 million tonnes of CO2 emissions, mobilise...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: ‘breakfast’ directive, European Commission proposes mandatory indication of each country of origin of honey
AGRICULTURE: restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports, ‘CAP strategic plans’ and honey directive to be debated at EU Council on Tuesday 25 April
AGRICULTURE: EU’s quick action averted a food crisis during Covid-19 pandemic, according to European Court of Auditors
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission impact assessment lists 18 measures to improve animal welfare
MIGRATION: discussions about single permit to reside and work continue in EU Council with further meeting on 25 April
DIGITAL: AI Act, emergence of new artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT is prompting MEPs to rethink their plans and postpone vote
ENERGY: initial call for applications for gas procurement under EU Energy Platform will be launched on 25 April
ENERGY: Ursula von der Leyen wants to launch “global targets for energy efficiency, and renewable energy”
ENERGY: CAN Europe warns of lack of public consultation by EU Member States in drafting their ‘Energy-Climate’ plan
RESEARCH: EIT awards a grant of €20,194,083 to its Climate Knowledge and Innovation Community
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Ukraine, Moldova, sanctions against Iran and Sudan on agenda of EU Council on Monday 24 April
NIGERIA: European Parliament calls for immediate release of singer Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, sentenced to death for blasphemy
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
POLAND: European Court of Justice reduces daily penalty payment imposed on Warsaw to 500,000 euros
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: quality of reporting by major European banks on climate risk exposure is “often insufficient”, warns ECB
ECONOMY: France presents revised recovery plan with ‘REPowerEU’ chapter
STATE AID: European Commission raises aid ceilings to tackle regional disparities in Lithuania
STATE AID: European Commission authorises Czech aid measures worth €401 million to decarbonise district heating plants
Russian invasion of Ukraine
CIVIL PROTECTION: Ukraine is full member of EU Civil Protection Mechanism
JUSTICE: joint investigation team to work on genocide crimes in Ukraine
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: European Parliament negotiators have yet to reach agreement on Schengen Borders Code reform
ENVIRONMENT: chemicals, new EU rules creating new hazard classes in force
FRANCE: French government wants to “accelerate reduction of public debt”