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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9782

14 November 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 20 / 29
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib/austria

13/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - Last week, Austrian Vice-Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer met Pjhilippe Maystadt, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), and Matthias Kollatz-Ahnen EIB, Vice-President with responsibility for operations in Austria. They discussed ways of improving access to long term finance for Austrian small and medium-sized enterprises. (O.L./transl.rt)

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The EU and the World Financial Summit: Real significance, modest ambitions
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS: Nigel Farage of IND/DEM claims his group is “only voice of opposition” in European Parliament
(EU) EP/GREENS:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Russia hopes to conclude sound agreement with EU, says Medvedev - Independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia is “irreversible”
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: EU “really and dramatically risks being considered unreliable and untrustworthy”, says Luisa Morgantini
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Hans-Gert Pöttering suggests new stage on road to integrated European defence
(EU) EP/CZECH PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/JEAN MONNET FOUNDATION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: European Commission proposes ambitious action plan for energy security and solidarity
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Plugging the holes of the gruyere cheese that is European savings taxation rules
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves Dutch emergency recapitalisation of ING
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Fall in industrial production in eurozone and EU27 during September
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Inspections on biomedical analysis market in France
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Trialogue on climate/energy package to enter decisive phase on 17 November - Council must clarify
(EU) EU/TRADE: Moscow announces postponement of at least nine months on plan to increase duty on wood planned at beginning of 2009
(EU) EU/TRADE: Risk of fall in world trade in 2009
(EU) EU/EQUALITY: Lille Informal Council to discuss wages and professional equality
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission calls for action to be stepped up on poverty-related diseases
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/EIB/AUSTRIA:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Traditional operators call on member states to follow road taken by European Parliament on “telecoms package”
(EU) EU/CITIZENSHIP: Commission awards Golden Stars for citizenship projects
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION: Financial crisis, violence in DRC, CAP health check and “blue card” on plenary session agenda
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Protests against dismantling of fruit and vegetables rules
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Reintroduction of private butter storage
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 13/11/2008: