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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10182

16 July 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 32
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Slovak government approves emergency EU funding subject to reservations

Brussels, 15/07/2010 (Agence Europe) - The Slovak government has approved the EU rescue fund for debt-laden member states of the euro area, Slovakian Prime Minister Iveta Radicova announced on Thursday 15 July. Slovakia was the only euro area country not to have agreed to take part in the “financial stability fund” which has €250 billion in IMF loans, €60 billion in EU loans and €440 billion in loan guarantees from the various countries of the euro area (see EUROPE 10180).

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Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Pervenche Bères and Giulio Tremonti: are the objectives similar?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: Catherine Ashton in Tbilissi to launch talks on association agreement
(EU) EP/NATO: Anders Fogh Rasmussen seeks to have NATO-EU relations placed on agenda of next European Council
(EU) EU/ICELAND:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission launches green paper on improving rights of victims of crime and violence
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU wants progress on asylum, despite strong misgivings
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Unanimous backing from member states' experts to draft rules for allowance auctioning
(EU) EU/BIODIVERSITY:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Progress but still no agreement on financial supervision reform
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Slovak government approves emergency EU funding subject to reservations
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission proposal aims to guarantee taxpayers' right to VAT refunds
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Metin Kazak report advocates more functional customs union without barriers
(EU) EP/TRADE: Persistent Parliament scepticism over ACTA
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVE COUNCIL: EU27 determined to defend and reinforce EU's industrial apparatus on global scene
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Günter Oettinger tells business leaders and regulators that he wants moratorium for new drilling in deep waters
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2011: Council expected to adopt position on draft budget on 12 August
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Commission agreement with British American Tobacco to tackle illegal trade in tobacco
(EU) EP/REGIONAL: Danuta Hübner forwards official position of regional development committee on future post-2013 cohesion policy to Barroso
(EU) EP/EDUCATION/CULTURE/YOUTH: Laanan, Smet and Muyters present Presidency priorities to EP committee
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Restructuring plan for Bank of Ireland approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Aquisition of Giraud by Geodis, a subsidiary of SNCF, approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Jacquet Metals can aquire IMS
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan to Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for water and waste water sector
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: €580.5 million cooperation programme for 2011-2013 signed
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/FOODSTUFFS:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 15/07/2010: