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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9654

1 May 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid
Rescue aid for WestLB approved

Brussels, 30/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 30 April, the European Commission authorised, a risk shield to protect WestLB against the difficulties caused by the subprime crisis in the US. The State of North Rhine-Westphalia and regional savings banks want to provide a risk shield to WestLB of up to €5 billion against the volatility of its € 23 billion structured investment portfolio. The approval of the rescue aid does not, however, prejudice the Commission's assessment of the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: In order to avoid deadlock, Doha round must scale down its ambitions
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/LATIN AMERICA: EUROLAT plenary session opens with controversy over including MRTA on EU terrorist list
(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
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Moderate points of contention despite deadlock over partnership agreement - Differences on Georgia
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
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: European integration workshops, colloquia, conferences and seminars on in May 2008
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