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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10026

25 November 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/syria
€50 million loan for local infrastructure and local management programme in Syria

Brussels, 24/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - FEMIP, the Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership, the European Investment Bank's (EIB) financial arm for the Mediterranean Region, has announced that it is to provide the Syrian Ministry of Local Administration with a €50 million loan to significantly upgrade municipal infrastructure across Syria, EIB Vice-President Philippe de Fontaine Vive has announced. The agreement was signed in Damascus on 20 November. The loan corresponds...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) EU/EDUCATION: New international report on teachers' professional development
(EU) EU/SYRIA: €50 million loan for local infrastructure and local management programme in Syria
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