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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9573

5 January 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 20 / 26
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
Loan for construction of new aromatics complex in Poland

Luxembourg, 04/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - On 21 December, the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced it would be lending €300 million to Polski Koncern Naftowy (PKN) Orlen SA for the construction of a new aromatics complex that will produce chemical intermediates for the production of polyesters used in the textile industry and of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resins used in the packaging industry, e.g. for the production of soft recyclable bottles.

The EIB loan will finance part of...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Ratification of the new Treaty: partly contradictory signals
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Belgrade adopts sterner tone over ESDP mission to Kosovo, but remains optimistic about gaining candidate country status in 2008
(EU) EU/UZBEKISTAN:
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN:
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA:
(EU) EU/POLAND/CZECH REPUBLIC:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EURO: Smooth changeover to euro in Malta and Cyprus
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission announces €30 million funding for joint research in metrology and the Baltic ecosystem
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Canberra to take more proactive line in trade talks
(EU) EU/TRADE: Three countries slash wheat exports
(EU) EU/BRAZIL:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/ACP: Greens/EFA express indignation at higher import tariffs for ACP countries not having signed Economic Partnership Agreements
(EU) EU/BURUNDI: Commission expresses concern about safety of humanitarian workers
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission earmarks nearly €370 million in aid to humanitarian hotspots around the globe for 2008, amounting to half of ECHO budget
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Next six months dominated by Council debate on Common Agricultural Policy health check
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Combating illegal fishing and review of cod recovery plan on Council agenda over next six months
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan to improve sanitation and environmental conditions in Panama
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for construction of new aromatics complex in Poland
(EU) EU/EIB: Finansbank secures EIB loan to foster SME development
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: EDPS says privacy issues need to be addressed with more ambition regarding Radio Frequency Identification
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Liverpool and Stavanger to be European Culture Capitals 2008
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Launch of European Year of Intercultural Dialogue
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in EU Official Journal
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