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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8544

18 September 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 40
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib

17/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) will finance the acquisition of an additional 70 metro units used for the renewal of Stockholm's metro system. In 2001 and 2002 already 125 units were financed by the EIB. For this new project, a long term loan of SEK 1 000 million (EUR 108 million) was signed in Luxembourg on 11 September by representatives of the Stockholm County Council and Mr. Sauli Niinistö, the recently appointed Vice-President of the EIB

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: in cancun, EUROPE defended its civilisation, natural habitat, sovereignty and principle of a controlled globalisation that respects environment
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Presenting Commission's opinion for IGC, Mr Prodi stresses Commission's focus on limited number of amendments to draft Constitutional Treaty
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Pat Cox calls upon Poland to compromise
(EU) EU/CFSP:
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIUM:
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Germany, France and United Kingdom meet for Saturday summit in Berlin to attempt briging gap on their position on IRAQ
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Commissioner Patten now in Baghdad
(EU) POLITICAL WORKSHOPS/EPP-ED: Mr Aznar's views on Convention's stability pact rub up some French MEPs the wrong way
(EU) EU/SPAIN: Mr Aznar defends Spain's strong transatlantic connection
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: EU is called on to put pressure on Algeria concerning human rights
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FIRES: Commission amends aid proposal to Portugal: EUR 48.5 million instead of EUR 31.6 million
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: France and Germany present joint initiative for rekindling growth and employment in EUROPE
(EU) EU/CHINA: Agreement establishing political dialogue on industrial policy is signed
(EU) EU/HONG KONG: Commission's Annual Report on Special Administrative Region
(EU) EU/AEROSPACE: signature expected at end of November for cooperation agreement between esa and Commission, council could give go-ahead on Monday
(EU) AeROSPACE: Industry committee underlines crisis in European areospace sector and calls for increase in public investment
(EU) EP/CLIMATE CHANGE: European Parliament delegation in Moscow to plead for speedy ratification of Kyoto Protocol
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: French government joins Germany in criticising draft legislation on chemical products - Commission invited to revise its copy
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission to propose partial decoupling of aid on production of olive oil to be effective from 2005 on
(EU) EU/CANADA: Signature of wine and spirits accord described as "good precedent" by Copa-Cogeca
(EU) EU/GMO: Commission intends to introduce tolerance threshold for accidental or inevitable presence of GMOs in seeds
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission opens in-depth inquiry into aid granted to Alstom, and postpones decision to adopt suspensive injunction to 22 September
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Inquiry opens into Italian credit investment law
(EU) EU/CONSTRUCTION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition of Singlepoint and Corporate 4U by Vodafone is cleared
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission may oppose draft alliance between Air France, KLM and possibly Alitalia
(EU) EU/EUROSTAT AFFAIR: Planistat director indicted in Paris
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Acceleration of inflation in August is confirmed
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: European social partners worried about Commission proposals on rationalisation of open coordination in area of social protection
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Commission communication on need to have international instrument for preserving and promoting cultural diversity
(EU) EU/YOUTH:
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/BANKS: Frits Bolkestein confirms Commission will "soon" present its communication on safety of bank cards
(EU) EU/PUBLIC SERVICES: German mass response to Green Paper on "services of general interest" - ISUPE urges for framework directive - ATD Fourth World support access by all to public services
(EU) EU/VAT:
(EU) EU/EIB: New funding for water management in Flanders
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO: European Agriculture Congress, from 24 to 26 September in Athens, to discuss failure of Cancun
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Copa-Cogeca feels Cancun negotiations failed because of "Singapore subjects"
(EU) EU/UNIONS/WTO:
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