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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8702

8 May 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
EIB makes four new loans to Hungary totalling more than EUR 650 million

Luxembourg, 07/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has decided to provide loans in Hungary totalling EUR 655 million on the eve of EU accession. This record lending signed in Hungary on 30 April takes the total of EIB loans to Hungary to EUR 4.1 billion. The EIB has also signed an Amendment to the Memorandum on Cooperation with Hungary that is extending the annual amount of intended lending operations for financing Hungarian priority public sector investments to EUR...

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(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: State aid in Spanish olive oil sector
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission is opposed to Italian aid after transport strike in Sicily
(EU) EP/APPOINTMENTS:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Despite series of red cards from European Parliament, Commission still has questions about how to deal with air passenger confidentiality
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission welcomes increased transparency in VISA and Mastercard cross-border fees
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission invites interested parties to submit comments about proposed UK Enterprise Capital Funds
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves modified aggregate levy for Northern Ireland
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission allows Flemish scheme to promote domestic waste transport on inland waterways
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN:
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB makes four new loans to Hungary totalling more than EUR 650 million
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Reasoned opinion against Greece for non-respect of Community legislation on internal electricity market
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: First "structured dialogue" at 3rd European Cohesion Forum under co-presidency of Romano Prodi and Peter Straub
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(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/CONSTITUTION: First assizes on subsidiarity
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Expectations of the young in Europe
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Creation of tourism complex in Cascais natural park, Portugal, authorised without environmental impact assessment, is legal - Commission loses its case
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