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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9654

1 May 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transports
Commission authorises aid to modernisation of rolling stock in Czech Republic

Brussels, 30/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 30 April, the European Commission decided to approve the aid programme for the acquisition and modernisation of rolling stock in the Czech Republic. Over the period 2008-2013, the Czech State will spend 173 million euros on this.

The average age of railway passenger transport vehicles in the Czech Republic, as in most of the new Member States, is too high. The programme organises support for the modernisation of railway transport by means...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Commission quietly prepares communication on UfM
(EU) EU/TURKEY: EU welcomes amendment of Article 301 of Penal Code but calls for other measures to ensure freedom of expression
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GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission clarifies rules on allocating slots
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission adopts guidelines on State aid to railways
(EU) EU/TRANSPORTS: Commission authorises aid to modernisation of rolling stock in Czech Republic
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Rescue aid for WestLB approved
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission requests Austria to recover around €55 million from buyer of Bank Burgenland
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Inflation falls but so does business confidence
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro zone unemployment stable at 7.1%
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Mandelson tries to reassure Dublin over agriculture deal before Lisbon Treaty referendum
(EU) EU/TRADE: Tbilisi blocks Russia's joining WTO
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Greece joins South Stream gas pipeline project
(EU) FOOD SAFETY: Commission says it has been reassured by EFSA and is satisfied with market measures for recalling adulterated sunflower oil
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission launches consultation on potential impact of eliminating creosote used in treatment of wood
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: EU ship-owners in favour of reinforceable “From Sea to Table” control system, to include imports
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Europe has a new instrument in fight against terrorism
(EU) EU/JHA: Blacklist of terrorist organisations to be published in June
(EU) EU/JHA: Presidency prioritises enactment of judgements by default
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EP/SESSION: Ten years of EMU, European Works Council, human rights and lobbying activities at heart of debate
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(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: European integration workshops, colloquia, conferences and seminars on in May 2008
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