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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9734

6 September 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
Loan for motorways of the sea

Brussels, 05/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) and UniCredit Corporate Banking have signed an €81 million loan agreement with Italy's Atlantica SpA di Navigazione (Grimaldi Group) to expand its fleet for the motorways of the sea in the Mediterranean. The loan will be advanced through UniCredit Corporate Banking as part of a total credit line of €250 million made available by the EIB to the Grimaldi Group. This credit line, with a term of 15 years, will be...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: A few comments with a view to EU-Russia meeting on Monday
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GYMNICH: New message of unity and firmness in Georgian conflict
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC: Prague launches ambiguous information campaign with view to its EU presidency during first half of 2009
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/MAURITANIA: European Parliament condemns coup d'état
(EU) EP/IRAN: European Parliament condemns executions by hanging
(EU) EP/TANZANIA: European Parliament condemns assassination of albinos
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Committee of Ministers seeks to avoid over-dramatising consequences of Georgian war
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/MAURITANIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Bachelot hosts meeting of European Health Ministers in Angers
(EU) EU/FOOD: Commission wants to amend free food distribution programme for most deprived persons
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: EU faced with delays in medical examinations due to defective nuclear reactor
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission says Italy may continue census of Roma
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Viviane Reding suggests 70% cut in cost of texting abroad
(EU) EU/POSTAL SERVICES: Eleven Member States notify Commission of their desire to postpone opening of their postal markets
(EU) EU/BROADCASTING: Colombia plumps for European DVB-T for digital TV
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Narrowing window of opportunity for agreement on trade modalities
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Peter Mandelson warns against WTO sanctions against Russia
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: MEPs concerned at fate of controversial soil protection directive
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: MEPs criticise 2004-2010 health and environment action plan
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: European Parliament asks Commission to unveil state aid guidelines for ports in 2008
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Kirkhope wins battle on modernisation of CRS
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Niels Busk wants EU budget to allocate up to €360 million per year for fruit and vegetables in schools
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Juncker opposed to any budgetary reflation
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Trade in goods between EU and Ukraine triples between 2000 and 2007
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for motorways of the sea
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/COMMEMORATION: Meyerowitz photo exhibition on 11 September terrorist attacks opened
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