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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13365

7 March 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 29
SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
176 European electricity transmission projects and 33 storage projects will be assessed in ENTSO-E’s next Ten-Year Network Development Plan
Brussels, 06/03/2024 (Agence Europe)

The project portfolio for the next edition of the Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) includes 176 transmission projects and 33 storage projects, according to the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E) on Monday 4 March.

On 29 February, ENTSO-E published this provisional list of electricity infrastructure projects that will be assessed in the next biannual TYNDP aimed at identifying infrastructure gaps. These projects can also be viewed on an interactive map. 

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SECTORAL POLICIES
TRANSPORT: European Parliament/EU Council agreement on ‘Single European Sky’ and European Aviation Safety Agency
CYBER SECURITY: European Parliament and EU Council reach agreement on Cyber Solidarity Act
JUSTICE: faced with threat of judicial system infiltration, ministers must find “right balance” between effective control and respect for independence of judiciary
MIGRATION: 8,565 people died on migratory routes in 2023, including 3,129 crossing Mediterranean, according to International Organization for Migration
INTERNAL MARKET: Member States examine annual report on internal market and competitiveness
RESEARCH: strengthening knowledge valorisation, Belgian Presidency of EU Council is proposing to focus on investment, sustainability and a collaborative approach
PLANTS: Council and Parliament reach agreement to simplify and strengthen current plant health rules
CLIMATE: Wopke Hoekstra wants next European Commission to continue work on climate action and just transition
ENERGY: 176 European electricity transmission projects and 33 storage projects will be assessed in ENTSO-E’s next Ten-Year Network Development Plan
INSTITUTIONAL
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BUDGET: EU Council and European Parliament detail their vision of EU’s budget guidelines for 2025
EXTERNAL ACTION
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ENLARGEMENT: EU must understand consequences of enlargement’s failure, according to Visegrad Insight and Zeit Stiftung Bucerius
HUMANITARIAN AID: Josep Borrell calls for end to “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza
UGANDA: EIB announces largest ever microfinance loan to an ACP country with Global Gateway
MALAYSIA: WTO partially rules in favour of EU in its palm oil dispute with Kuala Lumpur
CHINA: EU requires registration of imported Chinese electric vehicles
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
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SOCIAL: EU Member States adopt Liège Declaration on “affordable, decent and sustainable housing for all”
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
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COMPETITION: European Commission reports on its competition policy activities in 2023
COMPANIES: companies’ data on negative environmental impacts lags behind, according to a CDP study
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: in run-up to elections, European women representatives call for fight for gender equality in public life to be stepped up
NEWS BRIEFS
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CHINA : EU extends anti-dumping duty on certain Chinese cast iron articles
CULTURE: boom in television series and video-on-demand between 2015 and 2022 would have contributed to insecurity of European directors and writers
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Parliament The Left Group introduces menstrual leave for staff
ENERGY: EU27 in process of approving European Commission’s proposal for coordinated withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty
ENERGY: Dutch and Norwegian energy regulators are asking ACER for more time to agree on possibilities for hedging cross-zonal risks in electricity sector