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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13179

11 May 2023
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 31
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / State aid
EU General Court annuls two decisions approving aid to Lufthansa and SAS during Covid-19 pandemic
Brussels, 10/05/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 10 May, the General Court of the European Union annulled two decisions approving State aid to two airlines in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic: - the €6 billion recapitalisation of Lufthansa by Germany (Cases T-34/21 & T-87/21); - the €1 billion recapitalisation of SAS by Denmark and Sweden (Case T-238/21).

In June 2020, the European Commission found Germany’s €6 billion State aid to the airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG (see EUROPE B12514A6) compatible with the...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Dragoș Tudorache and Brando Benifei confident of support from European Parliament political groups after latest adjustments to ‘AI Act’
DIGITAL Interview: despite “major battles” ahead, Dragoș Tudorache stresses need to complete future inter-institutional negotiations on artificial intelligence before end of mandate
INDUSTRY: EU Member States approve provisional agreement with European Parliament over ‘Chips Act’ regulation
ENERGY: European Commission calls on international suppliers to respond to first tender for joint gas purchasing via EU energy platform
TRANSPORT: professionals want European Alternative Fuels Observatory to be improved
RESEARCH: European Commission selects partners for EIC initiative in support of Ukrainian advanced technology companies
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
AGRICULTURE: European Parliament hopes for long-term solutions to Ukrainian grain influx
AGRICULTURE: MEPs divided on how to help farmers make ‘green transition’
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Parliament agrees to ratification of Istanbul Convention by EU
EMPLOYMENT: European Year of Skills, MEPs insist on quality of jobs and funding for education systems
MIGRATION: MEPs overwhelmingly reject steps to outsource asylum procedures
CONSUMERS: MEPs united in empowering consumers to make informed purchasing choices for green transition
WESTERN BALKANS: MEPs remind Serbia and Kosovo that their EU membership will depend above all on normalisation of their relations
FUTURE OF EU: in European Parliament, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa urges EU to act on challenges
BUDGET: European Parliament identifies second basket of own resources for EU budget
BUDGET: European Parliament warns of impact on EU policies of increased borrowing costs of European Recovery Plan
BUDGET: European Parliament gives Commission discharge for 2021 budget, but calls for more transparency on EU recovery plan
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
STATE AID: EU General Court annuls two decisions approving aid to Lufthansa and SAS during Covid-19 pandemic
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: corporate profit-driven inflation, ESM reform and digital euro on ministerial agenda
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: EPP Group in European Parliament pushes for Ukraine to join NATO after war
SUDAN: first flight of EU Humanitarian Air Bridge has delivered 30 tonnes of life-saving aid
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
NATO: NATO prepares regional defence plans
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL: exposure to lead and diisocyanates, European Parliament rapporteur lowers exposure limits for workers, including women workers of childbearing age
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: European Commission raises €9 billion in its sixth syndicated operation for 2023
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel nominated to be next Prime Minister of Bulgaria
EMPLOYMENT: launch of a large-scale European skills partnership for energy-intensive industries
ENVIRONMENT: EU Member States give green light to upcoming ‘imported deforestation’ regulation
MEDIA: EU leaders pay tribute to Arman Soldin, journalist killed in Ukraine
FISHERIES: NGO Bloom files complaint against EU for obstructing protection of oceans
FISHERIES: European Commission launches website on EU fishing authorisations
SWITZERLAND: Switzerland’s chief EU negotiator, Livia Leu, to step down at end of August