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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13458

23 July 2024
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
Belgian measures accompanying extension of Doel 4 and Tihange 3 nuclear reactors under scrutiny by European Commission
Brussels, 22/07/2024 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 22 July, the European Commission announced that it had opened an in-depth investigation into the compliance with European rules of measures that Belgium plans to take to support the extension of the working life of two nuclear reactors (Doel 4 and Tihange 3, jointly owned by Electrabel, a subsidiary of Engie S.A. with an 89.8% stake, and Luminus, a subsidiary of EDF).

This support comprises financial and structural provisions, including: - the creation of a joint undertaking...

Contents

INSTITUTIONAL
HU24EU: informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers to in fact be held in Brussels
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Conservatives and Liberals in European Parliament appoint their coordinators
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Josep Borrell describes blocking of ‘European Peace Facility’ as “shameful”
TRADE: EU reintroduces tariff quotas on Ukrainian groats
JUSTICE: EU upgrades status in ‘Register of Damage for Ukraine’
EXTERNAL ACTION
MIDDLE EAST: High Representative denounces discrepancy between international law and reality on ground
HUMAN RIGHTS: EU sanctions four persons and two entities found responsible for sexual and gender-based violence
SYRIA: eight EU Member States call for review of EU strategy for Syria
DEVELOPMENT: Jutta Urpilainen promotes fight against inequality at start of G20 Development Summit in Rio de Janeiro
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: ‘European Peace Facility’, new support for Armenia and Mauritania
SPACE: European Space Agency’s annual report stresses need to strengthen management of space debris
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: EU Member States confirm interest in new partnerships with third countries
JUSTICE: in Budapest, EU ministers will discuss competitiveness in law, artificial intelligence and future of judicial cooperation
CONSUMERS: EU and several European consumer associations criticise Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ model
DIGITAL: France’s CNIL supports return of reinforced security guarantees within European cybersecurity certification scheme
TRANSPORT: European Commission wants to clarify air passenger rights
TRANSPORT: T&E calls on European Commission not to exclude long-haul flights from aviation emissions monitoring scheme
TRANSPORT: CER and T&E expect Ursula von der Leyen to pursue objectives set out in ‘Green Deal’
HEALTH: action against cardiovascular disease and cooperation in field of transplantation on agenda for European ministers on 25 July
CLIMATE: COP29 – Azerbaijan presents new fund for voluntary contributions from fossil fuel-producing countries and companies
ENERGY: €67.4 million in funding awarded to five cross-border European renewable energy projects
ENERGY: despite stabilisation on Europe’s wholesale gas markets, ACER identifies persistent price volatility
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: green light from European Commission for Dutch support worth €105 million to curb deposition of nitrogen on Natura 2000 sites
STATE AID: Belgian measures accompanying extension of Doel 4 and Tihange 3 nuclear reactors under scrutiny by European Commission
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Council validates visa-free regime for short-term stays for Kosovo Serbs
AGRICULTURE: European Commission announces finalists for EU Organic Awards
BANGLADESH: EU concerned by violence following reintroduction of quotas for recruitment to civil service
CYPRUS: EU stresses need for a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement
TRADE: EU opens anti-dumping investigation into Chinese monosodium glutamate
TRADE: European Commission consults on trade in dangerous chemicals
INDUSTRY: EU Council ratifies new legislation on fertiliser labelling
FISHERIES: EU Council adopts updated measures issued by North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
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