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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13453

16 July 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 28
SECTORAL POLICIES / Research
Sixty-eight highly innovative companies to share €411 million in European funding from EIC Accelerator
Brussels, 15/07/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 15 July, the European Innovation Council (EIC) unveiled the list of 68 ’deep-tech’ companies selected from 969 companies that submitted full proposals for funding by the first in 2024 EIC Accelerator cut-off in March.

This Horizon Europe funding programme provides support for highly innovative start-ups and SMEs.

These 68 companies together will receive funding of around €411 million, including €165 million in the form of grants and €245 million in the form of...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: several Member States regret drop in EU funding for promotion programmes
AGRICULTURE: several ministers believe that agriculture is “backbone of a competitive and prosperous EU”
AGRICULTURE: food chain and post-2027 CAP among priorities of Hungarian Presidency of EU Council
ENERGY: Hungarian Presidency of EU Council takes pulse of Member States on promoting investment in geothermal energy
ENERGY: European Commission clarifies how to indicate energy labelling classes in visual advertising
COMPETITIVENESS: Hungarian Presidency of EU Council suggests European investment in electric vehicles
RESEARCH: sixty-eight highly innovative companies to share €411 million in European funding from EIC Accelerator
HUNGARIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
HU24EU: European Commissioners to no longer attend informal meetings of Hungarian Presidency of EU Council
INSTITUTIONAL
THE LEFT: radical left in European Parliament hear Ursula von der Leyen before vote in plenary session
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: final adjustments on eve of election of European Parliament President and Vice-Presidents
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Catalan MEP Antoni Comín counting on European Court of Justice in order to regain seat in European Parliament
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Eurogroup recommends restrictive fiscal stance for 2025
FRANCE: time has come to consolidate public accounts, warn European authorities
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: EU sanctions five settlers and three entities, including group of violent activists, for human rights violations against Palestinians
JORDAN: EU undertakes to strengthen its cooperation with Jordan to preserve its role as a pillar of regional stability
UNITED STATES: European leaders unanimously condemn attempt on Donald Trump’s life
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE : ‘European Peace Facility’, EU Council adopts assistance measures for armed forces of Benin and Albania
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ENERGY: Kadri Simson calls for contributions to Ukraine Energy Support Fund, currently standing at over €500 million
IRAN : EU Council extends sanctions against Iran for supporting Russia and armed organisations
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Commission publishes “catalogue of positive actions” to promote inclusion of people with disabilities in labour market
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights denounces anti-Roma discrimination in Slovakia and calls for “radical shift”
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: EU commemorates victims of global climate crisis
TRADE: 31 business associations call for an open trade policy
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Adina Vălean and Virginijus Sinkevičius leave their posts as European Commissioners
CULTURE : ‘Culture Moves Europe’, 93 organisations selected for artistic residency projects
ENERGY: regulation on reduction of methane emissions in energy sector published in Official Journal of the EU
INDUSTRY: German CDU/CSU parties call on European Commission to introduce European steel pact
TUVALU/MICRONESIA : EU welcomes accession of Tuvalu and Micronesia to Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention