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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9769

25 October 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib/georgia

24/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - At the Donors' Conference for the reconstruction and economic development of Georgia, held on 22 October (see EUROPE 9767), the European Investment Bank (EIB) decided to allocate more than €200 million for loans to infrastructure projects. The EIB is considering financing projects relating to the generation or transportation of energy, i.e. high-voltage transmission lines (€56 million) and hydro-electric power plants (€90 million). In addition, the EIB is...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Nicolas Sarkozy to meet EU counterparts on 7 November to prepare next G20 summit
(EU) EU/ASEM: At Beijing Summit, Europeans and Asians seek to find joint solution to financial crisis
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: EU stresses Russian troops should pull back to pre-conflict positions
(EU) EU/SYRIA: Javier Solana calls for association agreement to be updated and implemented soon - Damascus welcomes role of EU in Middle East
(EU) EP/SLAVERY: Remembering black slave trade and slavery
(EU) EU/CROATIA:
(EU) EP/VENEZUELA: Parliament deplores human rights violations
(EU) EP/DRC: Parliament calls for rule of law to be restored in north-eastern DRC
(EU) EP/MYANMAR: Parliament calls for sanctions to be extended
(EU) EP/UKRAINE: Holodomor recognised as crime against humanity
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Planned “European PNR” still facing reservations
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Germany is opposed to “body scanner”
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU to facilitate recovery of maintenance payments
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: European Medicines Agency recommends suspension of marketing authorisation of Acomplia
(EU) EU/SOLIDARITY: Aid for Cyprus following severe drought
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Review of savings tax rules to look into transparency of tax information
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: French Presidency suggests cutting VAT on action to protect the environment
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Investigation into application of EU e-procurement action plan
(EU) EP/EMU: MEPs suggest improvements to Economic and Monetary Union
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Formal relaunch of cooperation marks new step towards normalisation of bilateral relations with Cuba
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Directive which includes civil aviation in emissions trading scheme formally adopted
(EU) EP/AFRICA:
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: Yes to World Alliance against climate change, but with greater financial means
(EU) EP/OMBUDSMAN: Parliament happy with work of Ombudsman
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Public authorities will have to consider environmental impact of vehicles they are planning to buy
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: MEPs approve airport charges directive
(EU) EU/TRADE: No ruling on Airbus-Boeing case before 2009
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: European industry sees fall in orders
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Deficit down and debt up in 2007
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/EIB: €100 million to develop port of Marseilles
(EU) EU/EIB: Memorandum of understanding on support for sustainable investment in urban, areas in Wielkopolska Region signed
(EU) EU/EIB/GEORGIA:
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Spanish aid for development of Trent 1000 aircraft industry
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Potential extension of state aid for film production
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/CHINA:
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