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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9791

27 November 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 29
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
Loan for UK social housing

Brussels, 26/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending GBP 100 million (€122 million) to The Housing Finance Corporation (THFC) for the rehabilitation and construction of social housing around the UK. EIB funds will be on-lent by the THFC to registered social landlords (RSLs) to undertake social housing improvement projects as part of well-defined urban regeneration schemes.

The EIB-funded project will improve living conditions to benefit those UK residents...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU and Turkey: very heated debate with positions that initially appear difficult to reconcile - possible operational compromises?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ALBANIA: Tirana to present its accession application "very soon"
(EU) EU/TREATY OF LISBON: Green light to ratification in Czech Republic
(EU) EU/CHINA: Beijing postpones Summit of 1 December in protest
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: €200 billion for coordinated recovery
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Response to economic crisis and gambling on agenda for European Competitiveness Ministers
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Still long way to go towards agreement improving European patent system
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Some Member States feel that 95 years is too long for protection period for performing artists
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Aid for most needy and future of Common Agricultural Policy on 28 November agenda
(EU) EU/JHA: EU and Africa adopt triennial migration and development programme
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Open letter to Czech Republic to transpose anti-discrimination directive (Article 13 of the treaty)
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission submits revised version of proposal for directive for nuclear safety
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Ukraine and Moldova demonstrate their determination to join energy community
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission renders opening up of German electricity market by E.ON legally binding
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves proposed joint venture between Ericsson and STMicroelectronics
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Unannounced inspections of pharmaceutical companies
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition of MÁV Cargo by Rail Cargo Austria, subject to conditions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Merger of Dutch activities of Fortis and ABN Amro in Commission's sights
(EU) EU/ACP: EU and Côte d'Ivoire sign STEPPING STONE EPA concluded in December 2007
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Urban development ministers call for reference framework for implementation of Leipzig Charter
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for UK social housing
(EU) EU/EIB/ITALY: Loan for development of Calabria region
(EU) EU/EIB/BULGARIA: EIB support for public transport in Sofia
(EU) EU/EIB: FEMIP assesses Mediterranean “human capital challenges”
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for small businesses in Zambia
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB recommendations on implementing SEPA
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) ECONOMY:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 26/11/2008: