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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10069

3 February 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 33
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
Risk sharing agreement signed between Bank of Austria and EIB for SMEs

Brussels, 02/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 29 January, Bank Austria and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a risk sharing agreement, under which the EIB will in future no longer act purely as a provider of funding to Bank Austria but also, under a pilot project in association with the bank, grant low-interest loans to businesses. After a detailed examination of its lending procedures, Bank Austria was selected as the EIB's first partner in Austria. The total volume of EIB...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Union for the Mediterranean: causes of inefficiency and scepticism
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: President Obama will not go to Madrid in May and summit is deferred - EU and Washington refuse to see this as political signal
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Summit on 11 February will be held in restricted formation
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: EU seeks to coordinate approach
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Berlusconi “dreams” of seeing Israel become a member of EU - road is long, says Frattini
(EU) EU/TOGO: EU deploys observation mission for presidential elections in Togo
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: Frank explanations with Algiers which wants to re-negotiate or review association agreement
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EU 2020 STRATEGY: Weaknesses and strong points of Lisbon strategy and first results of public consultation exercise on EU 2020 strategy
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Broadly satisfied with lives but displeased with way public administration works, Europeans generally own their own homes, Eurobarometer social climate survey shows
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Social Dialogue in Times of Crisis - OSE and EESC public debate
(EU) EU/REGIONS: European regions' pledges on work-life balance - Outcome of Venice conference
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/GREECE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: EU countries back Presidency's plans on food supply chain
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Brazil, Thailand and Australia protest against increase in EU sugar exports
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Eagerly expected oral from Kristalina Georgieva, final commissioner-designate to have EP hearing on Haiti crisis
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Impact of illegal cigarette sales for low and middle income countries
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: European anti-fraud office agrees access to customs investigation documents
(EU) EP/MARITIME POLICY: First meeting next week of “seas and coastal zones” European Parliament inter-group
(EU) EU/JHA: Extradition agreements with United States come into effect
(EU) EU/JHA: Israel wants EU to add Pasdarans to terrorist list
(EU) EU/JHA: Latvia to take in Guantanamo detainee
(EU) EU/JHA: Seizure of counterfeit €1.2 million in Colombia
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Eurochambres maintains pressure over swift services directive implementation
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial producer prices up slightly in euro area and stable in EU27
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB contributes to research on impact of extreme weather conditions on European transport networks
(EU) EU/EIB: Risk sharing agreement signed between Bank of Austria and EIB for SMEs
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIA:
(EU) EP/YOUTH:
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