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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13482

14 September 2024
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 22
SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
Greece, Bulgaria and Romania alert EU to rising energy prices in southeastern Europe
Brussels, 13/09/2024 (Agence Europe)

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on the European Commission in a letter on Friday 13 September to respond urgently to a crisis of high electricity prices in southeastern Europe, pointing out that repeated Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have contributed to electricity prices in the region more than doubling this summer.

Relayed by the Financial Times, the contents of this letter include a request to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: Paschal Donohoe emphasises importance of getting new European economic governance framework off to a good start
FINANCE: stability of financial sector is foundation for economic growth, emphasises Paschal Donohoe
STATE AID: green light for €682 million Belgian support for offshore wind energy
BANKS: Dominique Laboureix warns against European rules that are too restrictive for financing resolution of a medium-sized bank
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY: MEPs to receive Viktor Orbán, Mario Draghi and Ursula von der Leyen in Strasbourg from 16 to 19 September
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: European Commission has no objections to Dubravka Šuica’s mission expenses
Russian invasion of Ukraine
IRAN: EU to adopt sanctions against Iran after transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia
RUSSIA: EU extends sanctions against individuals and entities threatening Ukraine’s territorial integrity for a further six months
ECONOMY: Baltic and Nordic countries criticise IMF’s decision to renew contact with Russian authorities
HOME AFFAIRS: Ylva Johansson visits Ukraine to discuss cooperation on migration and security issues
EXTERNAL ACTION
EEAS: Josep Borrell announces appointment of eight directors and deputy directors and two ambassadors
CHINA: EU delegation in China launches a social networking campaign to highlight cooperation in favour of sustainable development
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENVIRONMENT: “no reason to postpone” regulation on “imported deforestation”, believes Virginijus Sinkevičius
ENVIRONMENT: Ursula von der Leyen introduces concept of ‘nature credits’ to get biodiversity back on track
AGRICULTURE: European Commission authorises higher advance payments to EU farmers
ENERGY: Greece, Bulgaria and Romania alert EU to rising energy prices in southeastern Europe
ENERGY: in face of falling gas demand in Europe, race to build LNG import infrastructure coming to an end, according to IEEFA
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: associations welcome opinion of Advocate General of CJEU calling on Hungary to correct gender marker of transgender refugees
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Disability Forum and seven other organisations call for equitable participation in climate negotiations
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: EU imposes anti-dumping tariffs on certain Chinese alkyl phosphate esters
EDUCATION: Erasmus+, 37 projects have been selected to help youth organisations in EU’s neighbouring countries
ENERGY: European Commission publishes new report assessing progress made in safety of medical radiology practices