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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8615

31 December 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
EUR 26 million for Amman ring road

Luxembourg, 29/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a loan of USD 32 million (EUR 26 million) to Jordan for the construction of the first phase of the Amman ring road. The project consists of the construction of the first phase of the planned Amman Ring Road, which is expected to have a total length of 116 km. The first phase concerns a 41 km section around Amman on its eastern side. It includes also the relocation near the new road of the Amman Customs...

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: Our offices will be closed from 31 December 2003 until 4 January 2004 inclusive for the holidays. The next issue of EUROPE, No. 8616, will be dated 6 January 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SERBIA: After 28 December elections, Javier Solana urges Serbs to form new government 'based on a clear and strong European reform agenda' - Relatively positive comments by OSCE and Council of Europe election observers, calling for electoral reform
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Pro-Europe Mehmet Ali Talal to form new government in Northern Cyprus
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/ECB/EUROPOL/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/IRISH PRESIDENCY: Presidency to implement first European Security Strategy - Effective multilateralism - March Council to consider medium-term strategy for Iraq
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Presidential elections in Georgia to be monitored
(EU) EU/THE EPC: Challenge Europe looks back on an eventful year
(EU) EU/UN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: New aid from European Commission for UN Mission
(EU) EU/IRAN: EU joins international aid efforts for Bam earthquake victims, prioritising coordination of the European aid
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Austria prepares national measures to get round European ecopoints compromise
(EU) EU/ITALIAN PRESIDENCY: Last batch of formal decisions adopted by Council without debate
(EU) EU/IRISH PRESIDENCY/LISBON STRATEGY: Irish programme prioritises growth, employment, education and training
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 90 million for gas transmission in Croatia
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 26 million for Amman ring road
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan to upgrade water quality in Russia
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB 2003 review of the international role of the euro highlights role of City of London
(EU) EU/ECB/ENLARGEMENT: Policy position on exchange rate issues and acceding countries
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: The Member States report 6,756 serious infringements in 2002 - Commission to recommend EU penalty list
(EU) EU/CALENDAR: Major European events from 1 to 12 January 2004
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: Conferences scheduled for January 2004
(EU) EU/EIB:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 30/12/2003: