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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13713
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

ACER approves new Harmonised Allocation Rules for long-term transmission rights

On Wednesday 17 September, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) validated the new Harmonised Allocation Rules (HAR) for long-term transmission rights, proposed on 27 March by the transmission system operators (TSOs).

The TSOs’ proposal included the introduction of a 15-minute market time unit on the ‘day-ahead’ electricity market.

Following a public consultation in spring 2025, ACER had until 29 September to give its opinion on the TSO proposal (see EUROPE...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
RUSSIA: European Commission submits 19th package of sanctions against Russian government
ECONOMY: European Commission seeks to clarify terms of future loan to Ukraine based on frozen Russian public assets
SECURITY/DEFENCE: Russia violates Estonian airspace – Kaja Kallas condemns this “extremely dangerous provocation”
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: nuclear programme – UN Security Council votes to reinstate sanctions against Tehran
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Milorad Dodik’s shadow complicates Sarajevo’s progress towards EU
NAMIBIA: EU pledges €1.3 billion for large-scale renewable hydrogen production
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECB: political agreement in Eurogroup on several decision-making procedures relating to introduction of digital euro
EUROGROUP: euro area countries adopt their work programme up to June 2026
FINANCE: possible progress on investor categorisation and supervision in European Parliament/EU Council negotiations over retail investment
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: EU politicians and social partners agree in Porto on need to create quality jobs but differ on how to achieve this
interview EMPLOYMENT: for employers, “any new legislation will always be bad for competitiveness”, says MEP Estelle Ceulemans
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: European construction industry reiterates rejection of limitation of subcontracting at EU level
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: following adoption by Council, several NGOs and think tanks consider statement of intent on 2035 target insufficient
ENVIRONMENT: clearing scrub, introducing livestock, prescribed fire... EU’s environmental agency is stepping up its support for fire prevention techniques
ENVIRONMENT: EU Member States vote in favour of using RENURE fertiliser
AGRICULTURE: European ministers to discuss 2028-2034 CAP appropriations and free trade on 22 and 23 September
FISHERIES: European ministers will discuss future of common fisheries policy on Monday 22 September
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission launches public consultation on revision of on-farm animal welfare rules
CONSUMERS: online retail sector urges Commission to act against “regulatory loopholes” that benefit Chinese retail platforms
HOME AFFAIRS: European Data Protection Supervisor issues warning about EU-US agreement on security screenings and identity verifications
TRANSPORT: five organisations calling for carmakers to be forced to withdraw excessively polluting cars from European fleet
ENERGY: several ECR MEPs reject delegated act on low-carbon hydrogen
ENERGY: ACER approves new Harmonised Allocation Rules for long-term transmission rights
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF EU: defence and Ukraine at heart of informal discussions among European leaders in Copenhagen
BUDGET: on a mission to Albania and Montenegro, MEPs express doubts about sound use of EU funds
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
DEMOCRACY: Council of Europe secretary general to discuss Ukraine and Gaza at UN General Assembly ‘High-level Week’
JUSTICE: Council of Europe is modernising its mutual legal assistance procedures in criminal matters and incorporating new digital tools
NEWS BRIEFS
CHINA: EU launches anti-dumping investigation into Chinese alkyl phosphonic acids
TRADE: EU renews its anti-dumping duty on certain Chinese and Thai cast iron pipe fittings
TRADE: EU launches new anti-dumping investigation into certain cold-rolled steel flat products from several countries
RESEARCH : LERU suggests additional measures for visa strategy to attract researchers to Europe
REGIONS: Narva inaugurates Europe’s largest rare earth magnet factory