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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13295

18 November 2023
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
European Commission approves Austrian aid to support businesses faced with rising energy costs
Brussels, 17/11/2023 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 17 November, the European Commission announced that it had approved an Austrian aid scheme worth around €3 billion, notified under the Temporary Framework for State Aid during crisis and transition periods(see EUROPE B13138A1). This aid scheme is designed to support businesses of all sizes and in all sectors, except for credit and financial institutions, which are faced with rising energy costs.

Aid will reach beneficiaries in the form of direct grants.

The aid scheme has two...

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ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament and EU Council reach provisional agreement on stricter waste shipment rules
CLIMATE: EU Council ratifies negotiating mandate on voluntary certification framework for carbon removals
CLIMATE: Wopke Hoekstra and China’s special envoy, Xie Zhenhua, recognise need for collective action
CLIMATE/ENERGY: Just Transition Mechanism, Eero Ailio stresses growing importance of fund in EU’s complex energy transition
ENERGY: electricity market reform, European Parliament/EU Council negotiations are focusing on a number of technical points considered less controversial
ENERGY: hydrogen infrastructures in EU, a new interactive map gives an overview of ambitious projects for 2030, 2040 and 2050
AGRICULTURE: EU ministers to debate New Genomic Techniques and derogations on use of set-aside land on 20 November
AGRICULTURE: EU to allocate €186 million to promoting agri-food products in 2024
HEALTH: European Commission calls for urgent action against antimicrobial resistance
INDUSTRY: EU Council ratifies its position on digital labelling in fertiliser sector
INSTITUTIONAL
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STATE AID: European Commission approves Austrian aid to support businesses faced with rising energy costs
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