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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13232
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid

European Commission gives green light to a Hungarian measure worth €2.36 billion to support green transition

On Friday 28 July, the European Commission announced that it had authorised a Hungarian aid scheme worth €2.36 billion (around HUF 880 billion) to support companies producing equipment needed for the energy transition.

The aid will reach eligible businesses by 31 December 2025 at the latest in the form of direct grants and/or tax advantages.

The measure will be open to companies producing equipment such as batteries, solar panels, wind turbines, heat pumps, etc.

The Commission found...

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INDUSTRY: European Commission consultation on transition to a more resilient agri-food system
ENERGY: ACER calls on market players to improve quality of LNG data communicated
DIGITAL: AI Act, BEUC wants European Parliament’s approach to prevail in interinstitutional negotiations
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RUSSIA: EU sanctions seven people and five Russian entities found responsible for manipulating information
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Europe’s banking sector can withstand macroeconomic shocks, says European Banking Authority
STATE AID: European Commission gives green light to a Hungarian measure worth €2.36 billion to support green transition
FINANCE: shareholder rights, EBA and ESMA believe that progress should be made on issue of disclosure of costs charged by intermediaries
BUDGET: seven NGOs call on European Commission to adopt bold green fiscal policy to achieve EU’s climate objectives
EXTERNAL ACTION
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INDUSTRY: European Commission consults on retail and wholesale trade
MIGRATION: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees calls on Greece to strengthen protection of refugees and asylum seekers
WTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala concerned about difficulties reducing trade restrictions
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