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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10131

4 May 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
Loan for upgrading and extension of electricity transmission network in Hungary

Brussels, 03/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced on Monday 3 May that is was to provide a loan of €150 million to MVM Zrt, to increase and extend the capacity of a high-voltage transmission network, partly constituting priority axes of the Trans-European Energy Network (TEN-E) in Hungary.

The EIB loan will co-finance the reinforcement and extension of the Hungarian electricity transmission network over the period 2009-2015, particularly the upgrading of...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Parliament moves towards realistic assessment of the Union for the Mediterranean
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: Andrew Duff proposes fundamental reform of European elections with creation of pan-European lists
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL: Possible short IGC in June to increase number of MEPs
(EU) EP/ISRAEL: Jewish communities in Europe call for Israel to show reason
(EU) EU/TAIWAN:
(EU) EU/DEATH PENALTY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: €110 billion and sacrifices for Greece
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB eases COLLATERAL rules for Greece
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: MEPs warn against changes to bank capital requirements that will damage real economy
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Airlines want fair compensation for costs of closure of European airspace
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Heated debate on fisheries governance, stock management and traditional, small-scale fishing
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Greenpeace calls on Spain to protect traditional, small-scale fishermen rather than providing aid for industrial-scale fishing
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Alain Cadec advocates import regulation
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Over 500 cities to sign Covenant of Mayors
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Green MEP Michèle Rivasi accuses France of favouring EDF in monopoly on electricity generation in Corsica
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for upgrading and extension of electricity transmission network in Hungary
(EU) EU/JHA: Reding wants draft mandate on data protection to be presented at end of May
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission notes Malta's decision, not to take part in future Frontex operations
(EU) EU/JHA:
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(EU) EU/UN/CLIMATE: Connie Hedegaard calls on bonn ministerial meeting participants to highlight substance over style
(EU) EU/EESC: Commission's 2010 work programme sharply criticised for lack of ambition
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(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Freezing of funds of persons suspected of Islamic terrorist links does not apply to certain social security benefits paid to their spouses
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIA: Workshops, colloquies, conferences and seminars in May devoted to European integration
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Global economy:
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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