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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13474
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Humanitarian aid/health

In response to spread of Mpox virus, European Commission releases €200,000 in financial aid for Burundi Red Cross

In response to the spread of the Mpox (monkeypox) virus from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to neighbouring countries, the European Commission announced on Tuesday 3 September that it was granting additional financial aid of €200,000 to the Burundi Red Cross. This funding is aimed at strengthening surveillance and case detection, as well as water, sanitation and health promotion initiatives.

This aid is in addition to the €1 million already allocated this year by the EU...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: Hungarian Presidency of EU Council hoping for new competitiveness deal for Budapest summit on 8 November
ENERGY: European Commission adopts guidelines to facilitate implementation of ‘renewable energy’ and ‘energy efficiency’ directives
ENERGY: CINEA launches 4th call for cross-border renewable energy project status (CB RES)
ENERGY: ACER opens public consultation in order to give its opinion on new European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen
REGIONS: €39.5 million from EU’s 2024 budget to go to Turkish Cypriot community
COHESION: European ministers to discuss how cohesion policy can address demographic challenges on 6 September
DIGITAL: BEUC considers all ‘gatekeepers’ in breach of Digital Markets Act
TRANSPORT: EU Member States adopt new monitoring rules for CO2 emissions from aviation sector
TRANSPORT: mobility policy needs systems thinking, according to T&E
AGRICULTURE: EU’s agri-food trade surplus remained stable in May 2024
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: Capital Markets Union, “we do not need to compromise solutions for sake of compromise”, says Alexandra Jour-Schroeder
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: EU Court of Justice annuls merger ban between Illumina and GRAIL
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: European Commission gives Hungary further 15 days to pay €200 million fine imposed by CJEU
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: conditions not right for towing tanker MV Sounion, according to Operation Aspides
EXTERNAL ACTION
HUMANITARIAN AID/HEALTH: in response to spread of Mpox virus, European Commission releases €200,000 in financial aid for Burundi Red Cross
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: European Institute for Gender Equality calls for rethinking parental leave structure and supporting subsidised childcare services
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: Erasmus Mundus, 34 joint masters programmes and 50 “Erasmus Mundus Design Measures” projects selected for funding in 2024
NEWS BRIEFS
AGRICULTURE: European Commission approves new geographical indication for Turkey
STATE AID: renewable energies, European Commission approves German state aid worth €200 million to strengthen Cuxhaven port
AZERBAIJAN: EU denounces conduct of early parliamentary elections
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Directorate-General for Competition, current college of European Commissioners fully empowered to appoint future chief economist
ENERGY: ACER consults on revision of network code on capacity allocation mechanisms for gas transmission networks
TRANSPORT: European Commission creates three new sub-groups within Sustainable Transport Forum
VENEZUELA: Josep Borrell “categorically” rejects arrest warrant for opposition politician Edmundo González Urrutia