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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13467
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NEWS BRIEFS / Space

European Commission welcomes launch of Space Norway’s Arctic satellite

23/08/24 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission has welcomed the successful launch of Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) on Sunday 11 August. The satellites, carrying several payloads, will provide continuous broadband coverage to aircraft, ships, research vessels, fishing vessels, cruise ships, expeditions and troops operating in the Arctic, using a Highly Elliptical Orbit. The European Commission is a customer for data acquisition of the NORM (Norwegian...

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Russian invasion of Ukraine
ENERGY: European Commission ensures that Budapest and Bratislava have uninterrupted access to Russian crude oil via Brotherhood pipeline
TRANSPORT: total value of trade via Solidarity Lanes is estimated at around €170 billion since May 2022
EXTERNAL ACTION
HEALTH: European Commission asks EU countries to coordinate their donations of Mpox vaccines to African countries
HORN OF AFRICA: European Union releases a further €122 million for population of Greater Horn of Africa
MOLDOVA: EU and Chișinău should speed up trade liberalisation
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: six South American countries call for implementation of regulation on imported deforestation to be postponed
DIGITAL: TikTok definitively withdraws its ‘TikTok Lite Rewards’ programme from EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: Pillar Two of international tax reform risks “creating more complex and unfair system”, says Tax Foundation
ECONOMY: GDP up by 0.3% in second quarter in euro area and EU
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: law against “LGBT propaganda” in Bulgaria, calls for sanctions spread in European community
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
YOUTH: European Education and Culture Executive Agency compares integration practices in institutional processes in Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
WEST AFRICA: EU grants a further €35 million in humanitarian aid
STATE AID: green light for Dutch support to reduce nitrogen deposition in nature conservation areas
CHINA: EU launches anti-dumping investigation into Chinese steel track shoes
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: René Repasi criticises Luxembourg government’s decision not to appoint Nicolas Schmit as European Commissioner
SPACE: European Commission welcomes launch of Space Norway’s Arctic satellite
GUATEMALA: EU once again criticises “instrumentalisation of judiciary” intended to hinder Guatemalan executive power
RED SEA: EU naval mission in Red Sea rescues Greek-flagged vessel attacked by Houthis
MIDDLE EAST: Josep Borrell wants to propose sanctions against members of Israeli government who support violent settlers in West Bank
HEALTH: European Commission signs joint purchasing agreement for supply of diphtheria drug
HEALTH: European Commission authorises an mRNA vaccine against common respiratory virus