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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9688

24 June 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
Three loans to Institut Català de Finances

Brussels, 23/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted three loans totalling €227 million to the Institut Català de Finances (ICF). The largest, worth €115 million will be used to finance investment by ICF Equipments to build and maintain 54 pre-school, primary and secondary education and vocational training establishments and 13 primary healthcare centres throughout Catalonia. The second loan of €62 million will go towards financing the last phase of...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Suggestions for a useful reading of European Council “conclusions”
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MONTENEGRO: Accession request before end of year
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU understands Tsvangirai's reasons for withdrawing from presidential elections, which had become “travesty of democracy”
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Survey on reasons for Irish “No” vote
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EP/MYANMAR: Parliament condemns detention of political prisoners
(EU) EP/SOMALIA: Parliament speaks out against routine killing of civilians
(EU) EP/IRAN: Parliament condemns execution of minors
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Council reaches political agreement on plant protection marketing rules
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council adopts reform of aid for cotton producers
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Initial outline of French Presidency's priorities
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY: European lobby register open since Monday
(EU) EP/CIVIL PROTECTION: Parliament instructs Commission to present binding legislative proposals to improve disaster response capacity
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament calls on EU to work towards sustainable management of forests and fish stocks in West Africa
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament endorses compromise negotiated with Council and Commission on safety of EU road infrastructure
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: MEPs enshrine informal agreement with Council on fitting of brake assist systems in cars
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: MEPs deem launch of “intelligent vehicles” too slow in view of existing potential
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: MEPs clear way for final adoption of directive on inland transport of dangerous goods
(EU) EP/REGIONAL POLICY: EP calls for disparities between regions to be reduced
(EU) EU/REGIONS: CPMR wants transitional measures for fishermen
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Committee of Regions calls for high-level group to be set up - Support from Günter Verheugen
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission suggests boosting European judicial network
(EU) EU/JHA: EU to explain its case in attempt to answer critics of Returns Directive
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA: NGOs denounce Parliament's decision over “returns” directive
(EU) EU/ENERGY: 5th EU-OPEC ministerial dialogue meeting
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs invites oil producer and consumer countries to bring barrel prices down
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Franco-Saudi agreement on Jaubial refinery
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs in favour of aid to poorest
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: More than half of Europeans' spending went on food and housing in 2005
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission carries out several inspections in consumer detergents sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/EIB: Three loans to Institut Català de Finances
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Developing countries:
(EU) Shipyards:
SUPPLEMENT
« EUROPE »/Documents No. 2496-2497: Council of the European Union (Brussels, 19-20 June 2008)
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