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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7977

6 June 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
Philippe Maystadt announces greater EIB selectiveness - Capital increase in 2003

Luxembourg, 05/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - After the annual session of the Board of Governors of the European Investment Bank (EIB), held on Tuesday, the president of the banking institution, Philippe Maystadt, announced that the EIB should carry out a capital increase by 2003. He specified that the EIB's strategy would be more selective and geared to pursuing the aims fixed by the European Council. "The bank will concentrate still more on the quality of its loans activity, in areas where the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Why Romano Prodi was right to raise "three points" from his speech in Paris
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TREATY OF NICE: France begins debate on ratification - Referendum in Ireland on Thursday
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU condemns attack on Tel Aviv - Sharon cancels trip to Brussels - Solana in favour of international initiative
(EU) EU/NATO: Compromise drafted on participation by non-EU European allies in EU-led operations
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/"CONSTITUTIONAL" REGIONS: Seven regions ask to play active role in IGC preparatory work
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Socialist Group calls for regional and local authorities to be present in future Convention
(EU) EU/PERU:
(EU) CORRECTION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Concerned by economic slowdown, Twelve express "realistic confidence"
(EU) EU/EIB: Philippe Maystadt announces greater EIB selectiveness - Capital increase in 2003
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council decides to define a negotiating mandate in October with third countries on tax and savings
(EU) EU/DRUGS:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/HEALTH COUNCIL: Council makes downward revision of budget for public health action programme
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Councils adopts common position on Energy Star Programme
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Italy clarifies its position (united with the other Member States) on Kyoto Protocol
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Hearing on future of fishing highlights differences on resource management policy
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Montedison sends "communication" to Commission
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to takeover of Onex Food services by Lufthansa Service Holding
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission hopes that OPEC avoids further rise in oil prices after ending of Iraqi crude oil supplies
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: EQUAL programme aiming to improve equality in Irish labour market
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Mr Fischler and Mr Lamy welcome Washington decision to put an end to wheat gluten quotas
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission given mandate by Council to negotiate agreements in view of participation by Cyprus, Malta and Turkey in Community programmes
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission grants more than EUR 9 million to East Timor'
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/FINANCE:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Council prepares ground for making conflict prevention more operational in development aid - Donors' meeting with view to creating a fund for medicines to combat AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: Tenth negotiating round on association agreement
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: First debates on justice and home affairs
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Agreement in Council on enhancing solvency margins of insurance companies
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Agreement over Directive modernising EU accounting rules
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Mr Pagrotsky welcomes new customs strategy voted by Council
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: EP approves common project on assessing certain spatial planning programmes
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament highly critical of EU negligence concerning integration of ecological issues in economic policy
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EP/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EP/JUNE SESSION: Gothenburg Summit, human rights, European Food Authority, trafficking in human beings, oil supplies, Shipping Safety Agency
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Annual retail trade up in the EU in March, but down on February
(EU) EU/ETHICS: Heavy agenda for European ethics group
(EU) EU/AEROSPACE:
(EU) EU/LOBBYISTS/COMMISSION:
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 462
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 05/06/2001: