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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13450

11 July 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 31
SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
ACER amends EU electricity balancing rules to improve efficiency of PICASSO platform
Brussels, 10/07/2024 (Agence Europe)

The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has issued two decisions that amend the EU electricity balancing rules, focusing on the PICASSO platform and the balancing pricing methodology on all EU balancing platforms.

Launched in June 2022, PICASSO and one of three European electricity balancing platforms used by the Transmission System Operators (TSOs) of Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic, a number of inefficiencies have been observed, and there have been calls for...

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SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
NATO: Allies promise to support Kyiv on its “irreversible” path towards Euro-Atlantic integration
NATO: Allies celebrate 75 years of alliance and reiterate their support for Ukraine
NATO: Jens Stoltenberg pushes for development of a transatlantic industrial base
SPACE: successful launch for Ariane 6 rocket, despite a problem with atmospheric re-entry
HUNGARIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
HU24EU: János Bóka pledges Hungary’s loyal cooperation in Council of EU
RULE OF LAW: Hungarian Presidency of EU Council will not oppose hearing under Article 7 of Treaty, if requested by Member States
INSTITUTIONAL
EP2024: Ursula von der Leyen continues discussions with pro-European political groups in European Parliament to secure her re-election as head of Commission
SOVEREIGN NATIONS: eight political parties led by Germany's AfD create new far-right group in European Parliament called ‘Europe of Sovereign Nations’
GREENS/EFA: Greens/EFA make ‘Green and Social Deal’ and fight against far right key political priorities for 2024-2029
THE LEFT: “We have no interest in a head-on clash” with EU, says Jean-Luc Mélenchon on France’s budget deficit
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: EU ministers in Budapest to discuss COP29, resilient water management, cross-border pollution and circular economy
ENVIRONMENT: PAN Europe study reveals that drinking water in Europe is heavily contaminated with trifluoroacetic acid
AGRICULTURE: Hungarian priorities, trade and rural areas on agenda for European ministers’ meeting on Monday 15 July
HEALTH: European Commission stresses need to strengthen resilience of supply chains for critical medicines
DIGITAL: EU imposes strictest DSA rules on porn site XNXX
RESEARCH: European Commission adopts ERC work programme for 2025
ENERGY: European Commission wants to stimulate investment to create 50 ‘Hydrogen Valleys’ in Europe by 2030
ENERGY: ACER amends EU electricity balancing rules to improve efficiency of PICASSO platform
ENERGY: ‘methane’ regulation, Ember sets out recommendations for further reducing emissions from coal extraction
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European Commission proposes to introduce an electronic value added tax exemption certificate
COMPETITION: new green light from European Commission for French and Dutch support to Air France-KLM group
EXTERNAL ACTION
MOLDOVA: accession negotiations – “hard work will only start now”, warns Olivér Várhelyi
CHINA: Beijing launches investigation into EU’s regulation to tackle unfair foreign subsidies
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: four MEPs renew their call to future European Commission to reform EU rules on public procurement
EMPLOYMENT: disabled workers continue to face inaccessibility and lack of support at work, according to new report
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission registers several new agricultural designations
ENVIRONMENT: CINEA agency launches call for proposals for a project to remove munitions dumped in European seas
MIDDLE EAST: “for how long are innocent civilians going to bear the brunt of this conflict?” deplores Josep Borrell
CIVIL PROTECTION: EU sends aid to help Albania fight wildfires
TELECOMMUNICATIONS : EU extends agreement on telephone roaming charges with Ukraine for further twelve months
TRANSPORT: EU Sustainable Aviation Fuels Clearing House now operational