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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13354

21 February 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 31
SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
European Hydrogen Bank, pilot auction attracts 132 bids from projects in 17 European countries
Brussels, 20/02/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 19 February, the European Commission welcomed the fact that the pilot auction for the ‘European Hydrogen Bank’ had attracted 132 bids from projects in 17 European countries, exceeding the €800 million budget provided by the ‘Innovation Fund’ (see EUROPE B13299A38).

“The enthusiastic market response to the pilot auction shows the European hydrogen industry is ready to scale up. Renewable hydrogen is an important solution in Europe’s endeavour to reach climate...

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INSTITUTIONAL
Interview PE2024: “When it comes to climate, you can’t make any deals” says Nicolas Schmit, future candidate to head list of European Socialist family
RULE OF LAW: Member States and European Commission welcome Warsaw’s new commitments to end ‘Article 7’ procedure
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: European certification framework for carbon removals – Parliament and Council negotiators reach agreement
AGRICULTURE: European Commission wants to simplify good agricultural and environmental conditions and CAP strategic plans
TOURISM: EU ministers wish to continue work initiated by European Commission following Covid-19 pandemic
COHESION: EU cohesion budget after 2027 should be increased, recommends expert report
TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS: pan-European infrastructure operators, the cloud and investment, Commission is preparing to unveil its vision for future of telecommunications
RESEARCH: Belgian Presidency of EU Council suggests Member States continue to reflect on Horizon 2020 evaluation and future prospects
INDUSTRY: EU bosses call for “European industrial deal” from Ursula von der Leyen and Alexander De Croo
CLIMATE/ENERGY: COP28 President says financing for climate transition must be made “available, accessible and affordable, especially for countries in Global South”
ENERGY: European Hydrogen Bank, pilot auction attracts 132 bids from projects in 17 European countries
TRANSPORT: G7 Transport Ministers welcome EUNAVFOR ASPIDES operation
EXTERNAL ACTION
GEORGIA: EU calls on Tbilisi to speed up reforms
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: start of accession negotiations – EU insists Sarajevo continue its reforms before next European Council meeting
UNITED STATES: WTO confirms Washington still discriminates against Spanish olives
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: European finance ministers to “urgently” address deepening of EU’s capital markets
FINANCE: Money Matters conference tackles urgent need for more financial education in Europe
COMPETITION: European Commission gives conditional approval for proposed creation of joint venture by Orange and MásMóvil
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EMPLOYMENT: European Court of Justice clarifies equal treatment of fixed-term and permanent workers
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU announces €83 million in aid for people affected by war in Ukraine and Moldova
BUDGET: EU Council asks for European Parliament’s consent on revision of Multiannual Financial Framework
EDUCATION: European Education and Culture Executive Agency launches two calls for tender to strengthen engagement and IT services in its programmes
TAXATION: EU removes Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Belize and Seychelles from its list of uncooperative countries and territories
GUATEMALA: signature of memorandum of understanding between EU and Guatemala City
MERCOSUR: Argentina doubts possibility of concluding EU-Mercosur trade agreement
DIGITAL: European Commission signs an association agreement giving Moldova access to ‘Digital Europe’ programme
DIGITAL: Stéphanie Yon-Courtin calls for artificial intelligence not to be controlled by a handful of companies
FISHERIES: MEPs approve new rules laid down by North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
CSDP: EU should reallocate funds from ‘European Peace Facility’ initially earmarked for Niger and Mali
RUSSIA: Alexeï Navalny’s death, EU summons Russian Chargé d’Affaires
SOCIAL: digital platform workers—Belgian Council Presidency still envisages getting Member States’ agreement on 11 March