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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13327

13 January 2024
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
Energy Storage Coalition encourages Member States to tackle energy storage barriers in their energy and climate plans
Brussels, 12/01/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 11 January, the Energy Storage Coalition emphasised the need for the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) to tackle the persistent barriers to energy storage.

According to the coalition, the EU needs to double its energy storage capacity if it is to meet its climate targets by 2030, and it wants to encourage Member States to take greater account of storage in the final version of their NECP, due in June 2024.

It therefore encourages Member States to overcome barriers by...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: adaptation and resilience, circular economy and a just transition on agenda of informal ministerial meeting of EU countries
ENVIRONMENT/FOOD SAFETY: neonicotinoids, MEPs oppose any tolerance for thiacloprid in imported food products
CLIMATE: climate change and biodiversity loss identified as major risks by World Economic Forum, WWF Europe urges European parties to make commitment before elections
ENERGY: Energy Storage Coalition encourages Member States to tackle energy storage barriers in their energy and climate plans
ENERGY: Bruegel pleased Germany and France have so far “resisted temptation” to generously subsidise energy-intensive industries
FISHERIES: MEPs expected to call for targeted use of ‘tariff quotas’
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs back in Strasbourg for first plenary session of 2024 focused on priorities of Belgian Presidency of EU Council and preparations for European Summit on 1 February
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2024: Stéphane Séjourné leaves for French Foreign Affairs Ministry, Malik Azmani appointed interim Chair of Renew Europe
EXTERNAL ACTION
GUATEMALA: EU adopts a framework of sanctions to preserve democracy and Rule of law in the country
DRC: following President Félix Tshisekedi’s victory, EU stresses importance of reforming electoral process to build confidence
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE : European Commission and European Investment Fund launch Defence Equity Facility
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL: digital platform workers, Belgian Presidency of EU Council amends text of agreement reached with European Parliament in order to convince most recalcitrant countries
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: new common tools will be needed after 2026 to invest in EU’s priorities, reiterates Paolo Gentiloni
ECONOMY: Philippe Lamberts advocates “European fiscal capacity” to finance digital and climate transitions
NEWS BRIEFS
EDUCATION : ‘Erasmus Without Paper’, digitalisation of Erasmus+ is launched
RESEARCH: EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation launches business-to-business platform for ecological transition
CORRIGENDUM
ENVIRONMENT: mercury, MEPs support date of 1 January 2025 for banning dental amalgams