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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9034
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment

Commission go-ahead to allocation of EUR 6 million for environmental projects co-funded by Life-Third countries

Brussels, 23/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - The Commission has approved the financing of fifteen new environmental projects in the Mediterranean and Baltic Sea regions under the LIFE-Third countries 2005 programme. EU joint funding will amount to EUR 6,348,240, i.e. 69% of total investment (EUR 9,233,000) required by these projects.

The projects aim to improve the quality of the environment and ensure sustainable development by contributing to the creation or strengthening of political...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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(EU) EU/FRANCE:
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GENERAL NEWS
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(EU) EU/G7: G7 looks at impact of high oil prices - Working dinner with Russian, Chinese, Indian, Brazilian and South African ministers
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission approves EUR 2.2 million for hurricane victims in Guyana and Grenada
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(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission proposes simplification and reinforcement of European legislation on air safety
(EU) EU/AVIAN FLU: Better cooperation between health and veterinary authorities to avoid human pandemic
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: EU declassifies 1.8 million tonnes of sugar
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/ITALY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/GMO: Member States again fail to adopt a stance for or against marketing approval for transgenic maize
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission go-ahead to allocation of EUR 6 million for environmental projects co-funded by Life-Third countries
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Fisheries control agency recruits a director
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(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS/LISBON STRATEGY: ETUC seeks to involve social partners in national reform plans
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/HEALTH: Vladimir Spidla rejects criticism of British press against “physical agents” directive
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: CEEP alarmed at attempt to question acquis communautaire on SGI
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Scientists call on Parliament to defend doubling research budget and stress importance of future European Research Council
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(EU) EU/HEALTH:
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(EU) EP/PETITIONS: Backing inquiry on bankruptcy of Equitable Life insurance firms
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Growing success of Erasmus Mundus - 21 more Master's courses for 2006 academic year
(EU) EU/LANGUAGES:
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