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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9554

30 November 2007
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid
Commission authorises rescue aid for Metronet companies

Brussels, 29/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 28 November, the European Commission decided to authorise the rescue aid granted by the UK authorities to the Metronet Companies (Metronet Rail BCV Limited and Metronet Rail SSL Limited in administration). The aid amounts in total to £897 million (€1,329 million). The Metronet Companies have, since April 2003, been responsible, pursuant to long-term public-private partnership, for replacing and upgrading most of the infrastructure on 9...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/POLITICAL PARTIES: MEPs support revision of regulation on status and funding of parties and European foundations
(EU) EP/TREATY: European Parliament gives green light to proclamation of Charter of Fundamental Rights on 12 December
(EU) EP/SPAIN: MEPs welcome Mr Zapatero's European commitment
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TELECOMS COUNCIL: Member States suspicious of idea of pan-European telecoms regulator but most would accept functional separation of networks under certain conditions
(EU) EU/TELECOMS CouNCIL: Ministers back adoption of DVB-H as single European standard for mobile television
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: EU27 close to agreement over Galileo
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Poland in court for incorrect transposition of aircraft security directive on third country aircraft using EU airports
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Ireland at Court of Justice for failing to transpose directive on training of professional drivers
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Luxembourg places three conditions on adoption of last plank of “VAT” package still outstanding
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Turbulent debate likely over reduced VAT rates
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Romania singled out for national vehicle registration rules
(EU) EU/INSURANCE: Work on future Solvability 2 system will study impact on SMEs and control at group level
(EU) EU/PUBLIC TENDER: Commission suggests use of common vocabulary for public contracts
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Further effort required to reach Lisbon Objectives
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises rescue aid for Metronet companies
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission launches investigation into potential state aid for Ryanair from Pau-Béarn CCI in France
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EP/ACP: Parliament postpones its vote on EPA in effort to give political groups time to get points of view closer together
(EU) EP/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Parliament says labour markets require better balance between flexibility and secuirty
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Agreement in first reading on tougher rules for purchase and possession of firearms
(EU) EU/JHA/SPORT: EU to create European Europol-led sports police
(EU) EU/JHA: EU wants North African countries to monitor EU borders in exchange for visa facilitation
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/RACISM:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General rules average consumer is unlikely to confuse “Moblilix” mobile telephones with cartoon character “Obelix”
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Belgium violates press rights
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/EIB: €80 million loan to SME and micro-enterprises in Poland
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Bulgaria to receive €3bn from ERDF and solidarity fund for transport and environment
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Danuta Hübner to attend Pyrenees-mEDITERRANEAN Euroregion Congress
(EU EU/REGIONAL:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/BRAZIL: Danuta Hübner and Geddel Vieira Lima sign memorandum of understanding for regional cooperation policy
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
SUPPLEMENT
« EUROPE »/Documents No. 2472: Parliamentary assembly declaration on the EPAS
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