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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8718

4 June 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
First EIB finance to Cyprus after EU accession

Luxembourg, 03/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union's long-term financing institution, is providing a total of EUR 235 million for energy, environment and Information Technology in the Republic of Cyprus.

EUR 100 million for the Greater Nicosia Sewerage Project are made available to the Sewerage Board of Nicosia for upgrading and extending the sewerage system, as well as the treatment facilities within the service area of Sewerage Board of...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: How to deal with the imbalance of the next Commission
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Irish presidency pursues consultation to prepare compromise proposal - several "options and possibilities" are planned on defining qualified majority
(EU) EU/ELECTIONS/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Javier Solana denies that he wants Commission Presidency - Chirac: "Verhofstadt would make a good President"
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS/CONSTITUTION: Just 30% of Parties for referendum on Constitution, says European Referendum Campaign
(EU) EU/NETHERLANDS/VANGUARDS:
(EU) EU/FRANCE/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/WEU/ASSEMBLY: Mr De Decker calls for "interparliamentary forum" to provide parliamentary control of ESDP - Baltic States invited to join modified Treaty of Brussels
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/COMMISSION:
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS/PES/WOMEN:
(EU) EU/NORWAY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/TRADE: Commission "surprised and disappointed" by suspension of animal product imports to Russia, but hopes to avoid retaliatory measures
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission may present communication on sugar sector reform
(EU) EU/OIL: After OPEC decision, Loyola de Palacio urges concerted European approach
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB, which has not changed interest rates, increases inflation forecasts due to hike in oil prices
(EU) EU/ECB/FRAUD: Rules on Olaf internal inquiries
(EU) EU/SUDAN: At Donors' Conference, Commission pledges EUR 10 million in humanitarian aid for Darfur - Sudanese government is urged to lift obstacles to allow access for aid delivery
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS: Commission increases budget for 2004
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Environmentalists appeal for Bonn conference to obtain real results promoting renewable energy world-wide
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Margot Wallström prepares EU for post-2012 - confident that Russia will ratify Kyoto Protocol and that "political change will begin in USA
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Second call for proposals for research activities dedicated to GALILEO
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID:
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Christa Randzio-Plath takes stock of economic and monetary committee's actions during legislature
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: European banking sector counting on average growth of 2% in Euro area in 2005
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment stable in Euro-zone and EU 25 in April 2004
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/EIB: First EIB finance to Cyprus after EU accession
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 144 million EIB support for transport in Serbia and Montenegro
(EU) EP/TAXATION:
(EU) EP/USA:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/MALTA:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Call is made at first assizes on subsidiarity for greater involvement of local and regional political decision-makers in European policy
(EU) EU/ITALY/YOUTH:
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Ex-wife of former Greek judge at Court of EU received money through "sheer courtesy", rather than allowance Court obliged to pay
(EU) EU/EESC/BULGARIA:
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONS/LANGUAGES:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 03/06/2004: