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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13574
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NEWS BRIEFS / Energy

Commission presents financing mechanism for renewable energy sources to fill gaps left by Member States

06/02/2025 (Agence Europe) – At the Council of the EU’s Energy Working Group on Tuesday 4 February, the European Commission presented the main features of the Renewable Energy Financing Mechanism (RENEWFM) to support the 2030 targets (see EUROPE 13296/32) and fill the gaps left by Member States. A first call for tenders took place in 2023 for €27.5 million and 213 MWp. This was followed by another appeal in July 2024, which will close on 4 March 2025. Finally, under a new call for expressions of interest, Member States can express their interest in participating in the RENEWFM grant award procedures as a contributing and/or host Member State until 23 March. (PLD)

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE/RUSSIA: Radosław Sikorski likes idea of “rearmament bank” for EU countries
UKRAINE: Council of Europe’s secretary general appoints special envoy on situation of Ukrainian children
INSTITUTIONAL
RULE OF LAW: Adam Bodnar promises to focus on strengthening rule of law in the Member States and defending role of civil society
BETTER REGULATION: interest representatives air grievances to European Commission over ‘omnibus’ initiatives
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Poland’s Interior Minister argues for need to find innovative solutions that go beyond ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission aware of possible involvement of a Russian subsidiary in design of EU’s future entry/exit system
MIGRATION: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights sets out its conditions for potential future ‘return hubs’ to comply with EU law
JUSTICE: crime of aggression against Ukraine – Adam Bodnar tells MEPs that supporting victims is a priority
DIGITAL: European Commission publishes its ‘guidelines’ for defining ‘artificial intelligence systems’
DIGITAL: European Commission invokes DSA to tighten noose around Shein and its products
DIGITAL: Meta says future European AI Code of Practice is “infeasible”
ENVIRONMENT: IPBES advocates cross-disciplinary approach and transformative change in society to save biodiversity from collapse
ENERGY: first draft of parliamentary resolution on high-emission industries includes proposal for gas price cap mechanism
CLIMATE: United States withdrawal from Paris Agreement – transition to clean energy now “unstoppable”, according to Simon Stiell
CLIMATE/YOUTH: “We need to get rid of this model where politics is about cleaning up the mess of the past generation”, says Wopke Hoekstra
SEA: future ‘European Oceans Pact’ could include legislative measures, according to Costas Kadis
AGRICULTURE : European Board on Agriculture and Food debated European Commission’s future ‘vision’
TRANSPORT: EU mobilises €422 million to support deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure
EXTERNAL ACTION
DEVELOPMENT: sustainable country resilience on agenda of informal meeting of EU development ministers
DEVELOPMENT: reorganisation of EU delegation network – Jozef Síkela assures teams “will be fully involved”
SOLOMON ISLANDS: Honiara and EU hold their first ‘Partnership Dialogue’ under Samoa Agreement
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: MEPs share their concerns about Trump administration with Wopke Hoekstra
TAXATION: Laura Kövesi reiterates request for European Public Prosecutor’s Office to have direct access to Eurofisc network
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: victims’ rights, interinstitutional negotiations make progress on accessibility and support for victims
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: ‘anti-discrimination’ directive – Polish Presidency of EU Council relaunches discussions, twenty-three Member States reaffirm their support
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: EU reaffirms its strong commitment to eradicating female genital mutilation
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: European Works Councils, initial negotiations between co-legislators point to possible areas of agreement
NEWS BRIEFS
CLIMATE: January 2025 warmest January on record worldwide and second warmest in Europe, according to Copernicus
CLIMATE/ENERGY: Thomas Östros reaffirms European Investment Bank’s support for EU decarbonisation projects
ENERGY: Commission presents financing mechanism for renewable energy sources to fill gaps left by Member States
ENVIRONMENT: Slovakia condemned by Court of Justice of EU for failing to update its flood management plans
INDUSTRY: economic outlook for steel sector worsening
MIDDLE EAST: EU highlights that Gaza is integral part of future Palestinian State
SRI LANKA: EU supports Sri Lanka's coconut industry to turn it into export sector worth $2 billion