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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10021

18 November 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
Loans for Spanish energy sector

Brussels, 17/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 13 November, the European Investment Bank (EIB) granted Iberdrola SA a €300 million loan to finance the expansion of three of the company's hydropower plants in Galicia and Valencia. Then, on Monday 16 November, the Bank announced a €80 million loan to GEMASOLAR 2006 SAU to finance the construction and commissioning of a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Fuentes de Andalucía (province of Seville).

The Iberdrola loan will help to...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Common Agricultural Policy and Cohesion Policy are key to European project and should be updated rather than watered down
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Visa ban on President Lukashenko and other leaders remains suspended - EU disappointed with speed of reform
(EU) EU/FYROM/GREECE:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: No agreement yet on top jobs
(EU) EU/JORDAN: Agreement in principle that Jordan can become an advanced partner
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: Council approves crisis management concept for new operation
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Member states approve helicopter pilot training programme
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: EU reaffirms importance of strong European defence policy
(EU) EU/GEORGIA:
(EU) EU/GUINEA-BISSAU:
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: EU resolved to more effectively support democracy in Afghanistan and in developing countries
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Council guidelines to improve annual report on development and external assistance policies
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Female MEPs insist women should be properly represented in next Commission
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Some 70% of scam mobile phone ringtone sites rectified after EU investigation, according to European Commission
(EU) EU/GAMBLING: Swedish Presidency suggests raft of measures to encourage responsible gambling
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Hungary not to seek next payment under balance of payments support mechanism for moment
(EU) EU/JHA: Denmark, EU's least corrupt country
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ANTIDUMPING:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Presidency compromise on reimbursement of sugar levies rejected
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Regulation on pesticide statistics
(EU) EU/MARITIME POLICY: Implementation of integrated maritime governance continues
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: New regional organisation for the South Pacific
(EU) EU/EIB: Loans for Spanish energy sector
(EU) EU/EIB/NAMIBIA:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/INTERNET: At start of Global Internet Governance Forum, EU calls for truly global internet
(EU) EU/DIGITAL: Malmö conference and meeting on e-government to look at how to create a more open Europe
(EU) EU/EQUALITY: Stockholm Summit moves on protection against all forms of discrimination, a human right
(EU) EU/BUDGET/REGIONS: Spanish Autonomous Communities say European cohesion policy must retain its regional accent
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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