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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12074
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Regions

EIB signs two financing agreements allowing €700 million to be raised for Greek and Spanish SMEs

On Tuesday 31 July, the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced it had signed two financing agreements that should make it possible to raise the sum of €700 million for Greek and Spanish SMEs, with the support of the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI), the financial arm of the Juncker Plan.

The EIB and the national bank of Greece (BNG) have therefore committed to financing to the tune of €200 million through private placing of covered bonds.  In addition, the EIB and Banco...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
GREECE: IMF has misgivings over sustainability of Greek debt
STATE AID: Green light to several French measures to support electricity-intensive companies between 2003 and 2015
COMPETITION: Conditional green light to acquisition of Dole by Total Produce
ECONOMY: GDP up by 0.3% and 0.4% in Eurozone and EU respectively in second quarter of 2018
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: Discussion to continue on migrant disembarkation platforms after first 'positive' exchange
ENVIRONMENT: Chemicals and health - ten countries urge Commission to present its strategy for non-toxic environment
JUSTICE: Commission sends US an ultimatum over Privacy Shield
DIGITAL: Commission publishes overview of the new European rules
RESEARCH: Parliament rapporteur on Horizon Europe wants to bring budget up to €120 billion
REGIONS: EIB signs two financing agreements allowing €700 million to be raised for Greek and Spanish SMEs
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Intense work for EU on trade defence in 2017 in terms of investigations and on legislative level
UKRAINE: EU takes out sanctions on six companies involved in building Kerch Bridge
FYROM: Johannes Hahn hails announced referendum on name, on 30 September
CAMBODIA: Pier Antonio Panzeri calls for European measures on human rights violations
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU provides €200,000 in emergency aid for victims of floods in Laos
NEWS BRIEFS
EMPLOYMENT: Unemployment rate in EU continues to fall, says Eurostat
SPACE: Jan Wörner's mandate at head of ESA extended for two years
TRANSPORT: European pilots awaiting social initiatives in aviation domain from Commission
UNITED KINGDOM: Wales and Brittany contemplate creation of post-Brexit Euro-region