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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13380

28 March 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 8 / 26
SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
ACER and CEER suggest better management of anticipated investments to accelerate expansion of electricity network
Brussels, 27/03/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 25 March, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) published a report examining the way in which EU countries are managing early investment in electricity networks. The report identifies the main obstacles to anticipated investment and provides a series of recommendations for overcoming them.

The aim of these early investments is to strengthen the network in line with anticipated future needs, thereby...

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ECONOMY: Member States welcome proposal to mobilise profits from frozen Russian state assets in EU
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
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SECTORAL POLICIES
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COHESION: “stronger and modernised policy” essential to achieving cohesion objective, according to European Commission
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COURT OF JUSTICE: appointment of three new judges and two advocates-general
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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Agency for Fundamental Rights calls for greater attention to personal circumstances in application of European Arrest Warrant
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INSTITUTIONAL
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