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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10078

16 February 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 29
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
Loan for XDC for roll-out of digital cinema plans in Europe

Brussels, 15/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 12 February, the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced that it was to lend up to €65 million to XDC, Europe's leading digital cinema service company, as part of the financing structured by BNP Paribas Fortis to contribute to its digitisation roll-out plans in Europe. This will also strengthen XDC's research and development activities to further improve its digital cinema technology.

The loan facility granted by BNP Paribas Fortis, KBC,...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Backdrop to business of Swift and the European Parliament's role
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BRAZIL: Celso Amorim not ruling out complaint against European decision authorising sugar export supplement
(EU) EU/HAITI: Request for further aid made by Haitian prime minister still being examined by different governments
(EU) EU/NIGERIA: EU encouraged by commitment of Nigeria's Acting President to free elections in 2011
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA: Launch of human rights dialogue
(EU) EU/CHINA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL: Europe must be more ambitious and firm on education and training matters or could risk jeopardising its growth, employment and social cohesion objectives for 2020
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL: Adoption of joint report on progress with "Education and Training 2010" programme
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: 27 still waiting for study proving body scanners are effective
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Will Greece now have to take additional measures?
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission proposes granting Eurostat greater statistical verification powers
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Economic recovery requires member states' support for private investment
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Hungary once again decides not to request payment of tranche of balance of payment loan
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Karel De Gucht does not wish to “corner” United States
(EU) EU/TRADE: Sri Lanka is temporarily suspended from GSP+ for failure to comply with human rights commitments
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/BIOFUELS: First glimpse of Commission thoughts on sustainability criteria and impact of indirect land use change
(EU) EU/EUROMED: €20 million for research and innovation in Egypt
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Ministerial meeting of Agadir Agreement countries on South-South trade
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Proposal for joint report on social protection and social inclusion 2010 looks at how to deal with effects of crisis on pensions schemes, housing and security for savers
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Temporary Belgian scheme to grant limited aid to farmers approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead for proposed acquisition of 3Com by Hewlett-Packard
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for XDC for roll-out of digital cinema plans in Europe
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EP/JHA:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Cinema:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 858
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