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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10072

6 February 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
Loan to ICCREA banking group for small businesses in Italy

Brussels, 05/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has just signed an agreement with Banca Agrileasing, a member of the Istituto centrale delle Casse rurali e artigiane (ICCREA) Group, for a loan totalling €327 million for Italian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Under this agreement, projects of up to €12.5 million promoted by industrial and services SMEs throughout Italy will be eligible for financing.

Thanks to this financial leasing facility, the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Regulating the money markets
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Günter Verheugen expresses concern about European foreign policy
(EU) EU/ICELAND: EU accession talks will take one or two years
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Hans-Gert Pöttering says EU has to deal with regulating the financial industry, climate change, cultural dialogue and enlargement
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Thomas Hammarberg slams criminalising of illegal immigrants
(EU) EU/NEIGHBOURHOOD: College of Europe in Bruges opens doors to students from European Neighbourhood Policy countries
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/HUMAN RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/IRAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament's vote on Swift agreement likely to be close
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission launches public consultation on future EU-US data protection agreement
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA: Safer standards for data transfer to third countries
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Peter Hustinx suggests stricter framework for processing personal data when investigating aviation accidents
(EU) EU/DRUGS: Croatia is soon expected to take part in work of EMCDDA
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Lessening impact of crisis on poor countries is priority of Spanish Presidency, Moratinos stresses
(EU) EU/MAURITANIA: Before standing down as Development Commissioner, Karel de Gucht welcomes total resumption of cooperation with Mauritania
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: European Banking Federation says US bank reforms not an issue in Europe
(EU) EU/AUDIT: Boosting audit cooperation with countries outside the EU
(EU) EU/INTERNET: Commission to improve security of online transactions in European carbon market
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Warnings to Latvian and Lithuanian telecoms regulators
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: e-Twinning celebrates fifth anniversary in Seville
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Proposed acquisition of E.ON's transmission system operator by TenneT is approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of metal scrap company Kovosrot by Scholz AG and Voestalpine
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/TELECOMS:
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Compromise agreement on new micro-finance facility
(EU) EU/EU2020 STRATEGY: Criticisms of social, environmental and non-governmental organisations
(EU) EU/ENERGY: MEPs discuss energy project investment transparency regulation
(EU) EU/BIOFUEL: Friends of the Earth accuses Commission of encouraging destruction of tropical rainforests to grow palm oil
(EU) EU/TRADE: European Footwear Alliance welcomes China's complaint about EU anti-dumping rights
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Draft EU-Norway accord on further liberalising agricultural trade
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Seminar on animal welfare
(EU) EU/SPACE: Will funding envisaged for GMES be sufficient?
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan to ICCREA banking group for small businesses in Italy
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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