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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10181

15 July 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 30
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
Loan to Ford in UK for new generation of environmentally friendly engines and vehicle technologies

Brussels, 14/07/2010 (Agence Europe) - At Ford's Dunton technical centre (United Kingdom) on Monday 12 July, the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed off funding worth £450 million for research and development of a new generation of low-carbon engines and commercial vehicle technologies at Ford manufacturing plants across the United Kingdom. The package, backed by a 80% loan guarantee from the UK government, forms part of Ford's £1.5 billion engine and vehicle development programme to be...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Economic governance and financial supervision: indicated timeframes
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: MEPs largely sceptical on need for European electoral reform
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: At Ghent informal, Hedegaard and Schauvliege say they will speak with one voice in Cancún
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission criticises Poland for failing to transpose flood prevention directive
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission makes British Airways, Iberia and American Airways commitments binding in order to ensure competition on transatlantic air passenger market - BA-Iberia merger approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Comcast acquisition of NBC Universal approved
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Financial impact of irregularities on EU expenditure rises sharply in 2009
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Socialist and Democrat Group adopts proposals for reforming European budget
(EU) EU/FRAUD:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Rules for calculating support to fruit and vegetable producer organisations clarified
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Adoption of recast version of first rail package delayed probably until September
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EU and euro area annual inflation rate down in June
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Schouppe sets out transport priorities
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission to base its work on findings of expert group on emerging technologies
(EU) EP/ENERGY: By initiative of Paul Magnette, Belgian Presidency hopes to make liberalisation process more favourable to consumers
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Renewables made up 10.3% of EU energy consumption in 2008
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Parliament endorses, in committee, trialogue compromise on draft regulation on gas supply security
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission to propose renegotiating PNR agreement in September
(EU) EP/JHA: Civil liberties committee accepts EU-Pakistan readmission agreement
(EU) EU/JHA: Malmström puts asylum high on her agenda
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT-SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Belgian Presidency's priorities
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: EU seeks agreement on funding of ITER
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Council adopts BONUS initiative
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Seven Heads of Representations in member states appointed
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan to Ford in UK for new generation of environmentally friendly engines and vehicle technologies
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
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