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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8325

24 October 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
EUR 100 million loan for AIB to support SMEs

Luxembourg, 23/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 100 million to Allied Irish Banks p.l.c. (AIB) to boost investment by small and medium-scale enterprises in Ireland. AIB will handle the funds, in the form of a global credit facility, which they will on-lend to individual SMEs. AIB is one of the main providers of banking services to the small and medium-sized business sector in Ireland. The EIB financing is to be earmarked for productive capital...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The essential debate on the co-ordination of economic policies of the euro zone countries finally opens in the EP - A message to the Convention
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF BRUSSELS: "In the spirit of Seville", Rasmussen wants a one day summit preceded by a dinner - Thursday evening , Giscard D'Estaing's report - Friday morning, meeting with President Cox - Foreign Ministers to discuss terrorism, situation in North Korea, Middle East and Iraq - Greek report on ESDP
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Prodi, Verheugen and Haarder want crucial decisions for enlargement to be taken in Brussels
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Presidency intends entering, Thursday evening already and with "frankness", in thick of debate on future funding of enlargement
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: 68% of those questioned by Eurobarometer are in favour or rather in favour
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/BUDGET/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/LIBERALS: Summit before European Council of Brussels
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Working Group on Economic Governance remains vague - Detailed discussion at November plenary
(EU) EU/RELIGIONS:
(EU) EU/DEFENCE:
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Leinen unveils federal vision of the European Constitution - What future for the Euratom Treaty?
(EU) EP/NICE TREATY/CONVENTION: Cox and Watson express satisfaction - Scallon and Bonde express concern
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/TERRORISM: Voting on a resolution on Thursday - Simulation on 27 and 28 October of reaction to radiological and chemical attack
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL REGULATION: EP rekindles conflict over seats of agencies
(EU) EP/VETERINARY POLICY: Toward conciliation on text on movements of pets
(EU) EP/EUROPOL:
(EU) EP/BUDGET: No hearing of Andreasen at Cocobu
(EU) EP/MEDICINES: Yes to centralised procedure for new medicinal products, but EP calls for authorisation to be renewed after five years and greater pharmacovigilance
(EU) EU/DRUGS: Results of poll into young people's attitude to drugs
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Negotiations continue with US over Container Security Initiative
(EU) EU/IRAN: energy cooperation between the EU and Iran moves in right direction
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Lamy to discuss Russian membership of WTO and bilateral trade
(EU) EU/EEA: European Economic Area Council hopes that candidates for EU accession may simultaneously join EEA
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Some Member States fear that the new legislation on job subsidies may affect their social security schemes
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Under terms of contract concluded with Belgium, Commission should return to Berlaymont in 2004
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: First official registration of EU-wide designs expected in April 2003
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Clearance for Jabil's acquisition of Philips' business
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Söderman criticises Commission for acting unreasonably in grant agreement
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: UNICE recommends pay restraint, tighter budgets and rapid implementation of Lisbon strategy to kickstart economy
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB underpins French départements of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin's financing of TGV-Est Europe
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 100 million loan for AIB to support SMEs
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Loan for energy projects in Morocco
(EU) ACP/EU: Launch of PROªINVEST to promote investment and development of private sector in ACP countries
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Lamy welcomes US decision on clementines
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
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