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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9292

24 October 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eif/greece
EIF and Greece sign memorandum of understanding on implementing JEREMIE

Luxembourg, 23/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - Greece's Ministry of Finance and the Economy, represented by its Secretary of State, Christos Folias, and the European Investment Fund (EIF) represented by its Director General, Francis Carpenter, signed a memorandum of understanding on 20 October defining the general framework and the arrangements for implementation of the JEREMIE initiative (Joint European Resources for Micro-to-Medium Enterprises) in Greece. The aim is to improve SMEs' access to...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Some lessons from the informal Summit in Lahti and the meeting with Vladimir Putin - Positive developments on possibilities for energy cooperation with Russia
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/ENERGY: Putin ready to share same basic principles as EU on future energy cooperation - Moscow wants “Strategic Partnership Agreement” with EU
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Frank discussions in Lahti on democracy and relations with Georgia reveal that differing viewpoints between the EU25 and Moscow are far from being ironed out
(EU) EU/BELARUS:
(EU) EU/HUNGARY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Council's political agreement on new clean air for Europe directive will for first time tackle smallest particles
(EU) EU/ENVIONMENT COUNCIL: Support for better application of European legislation on transfer of dangerous waste seeks to avoid another Ivory Coast type disaster
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council welcomes forest action plan
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Sector concerns about quota cuts, especially for cod and deep sea species
(EU) EU/CHINA/TRADE: Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Peter Mandelson call on China to open its markets to avoid protectionist backlash
(EU) EU/JHA/CIVIL JUSTICE: Commission foresees creation of European procedure for seizing bank assets
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EU steps up controls on imports of American rice
(EU) EP/JHA/DRUGS: Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey to collaborate with EMCDDA
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EP/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission asks German government for information on use of golden share in E.ON case
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission gives go-ahead for Hewlett Packard's proposed acquisition of Mercury
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/POST:
(EU) EU/COMPANIES:
(EU) UE/PROPRIETE INTELLECTUELLE: l'alliance « Culture d'abord » dénonce le « hold-up » en préparation sur la rémunération au titre de la copie privée
(EU) UE/EDITION: Mme Reding rencontre la presse écrite
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: European ombudsman opens investigation into O2 complaint
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Christine Lagarde seeking to convince Charlie McCreevy on need to support SMEs in public procurement markets
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Fall in government deficit but rise in Euro zone and EU25 debt
(EU) EU/EIF/GREECE: EIF and Greece sign memorandum of understanding on implementing JEREMIE
(EU) EU/EIB/ROMANIA: Loan in favour of Bucharest metro
(EU) EU/EESC: Dimitrios Dimitriadis to be elected President of European Economic and Social Committee next week - Agenda for meeting
(EU) EU/OUTERMOST REGIONS: Danuta Hübner takes part in Conference of the Presidents of the Outermost Regions on Guadeloupe
(EU) EU/EUROMED: European Commission assesses role of financial instrument (FEMIP) and does not totally rule out creation of regional development bank
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in official Journal
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 705
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