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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13418

29 May 2024
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
European Commission approves IPCEI Hy2Move, hydrogen-deployment project receiving €1.4 billion in public aid
Brussels, 28/05/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday, 28 May, the European Commission announced that it had approved IPCEI Hy2Move, a fourth important project of common European interest (IPCEI) aiming to support research and innovation and spearhead industrial deployment across a large part of the hydrogen value chain. Seven Member States (Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Slovakia, Spain, and the Netherlands) jointly prepared IPCEI Hy2Move and provided notification of the project.

They will provide up to €1.4 billion in...

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