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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13924

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SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: CREA says countries importing fossil fuels hit by biggest sustained price rise since 1990 Gulf War

Since the start of the Strait of Hormuz crisis, caused by the United States and Israeli attacks on Iran on 28 February, the costs for fossil fuel importers have skyrocketed, according to an analysis by the think tank CREA (Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air), published on Wednesday 26 August.

These costs have risen by more than $330 billion (€283 billion), or an additional $55 billion (€47 billion) per month. According to the researchers, this is the biggest sustained...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: CREA says countries importing fossil fuels hit by biggest sustained price rise since 1990 Gulf War
ENERGY: tax on oil companies’ windfall profits not on agenda of informal meeting of finance ministers in Dublin
CLIMATE: global average sea surface temperature reaches highest level ever recorded, according to Copernicus
ENVIRONMENT: COP17 - EU calls for negotiations on combating desertification to be unblocked
AGRICULTURE: MEPs want to expand list of meat-related protected terms in EU
HEALTH: European Public Health Alliance calls for review of EU rules on tobacco and nicotine
INSTITUTIONAL
FUTURE OF THE EU/BUDGET: “main priority” is to identify what kind of new own resources for post-2027 EU budget can be agreed on, says António Costa
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: despite compromises reached by negotiators, fate of European Parliament own-initiative report on psychosocial risks at work remains uncertain
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Disability Card - European Disability Forum calls for improvements to data protection and accessibility
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: ‘MISP’ package - Asset Management and supervision of trading venues on agenda as EU countries resume work
FINANCE: Piero Cipollone calls for greater legal harmonisation to allow tokenised assets to take off in EU
COMPETITION: paper for books and magazines - European Commission informs UPM and Sappi of risks of restricting competition
COMPETITION: European Commission to investigate arbitration award ordering Spain to compensate JGC Holdings over state aid for renewable energy
Russian invasion of Ukraine
TRANSPORT: Solidarity Lanes enabled Ukraine to export 20% of its grain in July, but outlook darkens for August
EXTERNAL ACTION
KAZAKHSTAN: EU takes note of parliamentary elections, but points to OSCE reservations over compliance with democratic standards
NEWS BRIEFS
FUTURE OF EU: bureaucracy - Roberta Metsola praises Italian leader Giorgia Meloni’s “common-sense solutions”
TRADE: EU launches anti-dumping investigation into titanium dioxide imports from China
ETHIOPIA: EU and various embassies concerned by growing tensions in Tigray
FINANCE: European Banking Authority consults on draft technical standards regarding reclassification of certain investment firms
JUSTICE: Calypso investigation - European Public Prosecutor’s Office recovers € 1.85 million from sale of seized vehicles
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to be guest of honour at State of the Union address on 16 September in Strasbourg