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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11417

24 October 2015
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 38
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) ukraine
Agreement on EBRD $300 million loan for purchasing gas

Brussels, 23/10/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 23 October, Ukraine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) signed an EBRD loan agreement for $300 million (€270 million) to finance Ukraine's purchases of gas for the coming winter.

This agreement, signed by Ukraine's Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko and EBRD Vice-President Phil Bennett on the sidelines of the Germany-Ukraine economic forum in the presence of Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukraine's Prime...

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(AE) MINI EU-BALKANS SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS: please note that Agence Europe will be covering the summit due to start at 16.00 in Brussels this Sunday. The first article will appear on the welcome page of our website agenceurope.info before midnight on Sunday
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Outline of new Commission strategy
(AE) JHA: Slovenia calls for EU's help two days ahead of mini-summit on Balkans
(AE) JHA: German and Austrian border controls deemed compatible with Schengen Code
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Farming will be part of solution in climate change, say ministers
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Twelve states exceed 2014-2015 milk quotas
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Czech Republic asked to take back toxic waste
(AE) TRANSPORT: Netherlands enjoined to comply with rail safety rules
(AE) TRANSPORT: Hungary in Commission sights over electronic tolling
(AE) INDUSTRY: Greens/EFA want European investigation into Volkswagen scandal
(AE) REGIONS: Over €324 million to upgrade Czech road/rail networks
(AE) FISHERIES: Council political agreement on 2016 Baltic quotas
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) UNITED STATES: Intention expressed at expert level to conclude TTIP in 2016
(AE) UKRAINE: Agreement on EBRD $300 million loan for purchasing gas
(AE) CHINA: EU industry very concerned at increasing trade imbalance
(AE) TRADE: WTO concerns at EU's work for identifying endocrine disruptors
(AE) ACP: ACP countries to do utmost for good development results at WTO Nairobi conference
(AE) MIDDLE EAST: Mogherini calls for halt to violence at holy sites
(AE) TURKEY: 52 MEPs want progress report published before elections
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) TAXATION: Parliament dissatisfied with code of conduct documents
(AE) TAXATION: Poland must change its pension contribution tax rules
(AE) GREECE: A lot to be done before next disbursement
(AE) ECONOMY: Luxembourg and France call for SGP flexibility in wake of refugee crisis
(AE) ECONOMY: Fall in eurozone debt and deficit in first quarter of 2015
(AE) STATE AID: Ethias' new subordinated debt given go-ahead
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) EP PLENARY: Plenary to focus on refugee crisis, Volkswagen scandal and tax rulings
NEWS BRIEFS
(AE) AGRICULTURE:
(AE) CHINA:
(AE) CONGO:
(AE) ECONOMY:
(AE) ENERGY:
(AE) FISHERIES:
(AE) KOSOVO:
EVENTS CALENDAR
: (AE) Main events of the European institutions 26 October-1 November
: (AE) Other events 26 October-1 November
BUSINESS NEWS NO 164
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