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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9816

13 January 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
“New generation loans” to SMEs in United Kingdom

Brussels, 12/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has just signed three new generation (EUROPE 9806) EIB loans for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK for a total of £650 million (€720 million). Three UK banks - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Barclays Bank and Bank of Scotland (HBOS) - will act as financial intermediaries for the EIB funds, passing them onto SMEs with projects which further EU policy objectives. In a press release published on 8...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: What Jacques Delors would say at Strasbourg if he attended ceremony and debate celebrating Euro's tenth anniversary
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TREATY OF LISBON: Dublin looking into partial defence “opt-out” - New anti-Lisbon Party in Czech Republic
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Bucharest calls for end to monitoring in judicial field and over fight against corruption
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Louis Michel slams attacks against UNRWA leading to temporary interruption of humanitarian activity in Gaza
(EU) EUROMED: Euromesco members consider current violence will only engender suffering and hatred
(EU) EU/CONFERENCE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Gas deliveries expected to resume Tuesday morning - EU energy ministers call for accelerated review of gas supply directive
(EU) EU/ENERGY: EU takes action to provide heating for Moldova's population
(EU) EU/EURO: 13% increase in number of counterfeit notes seized
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Parliament celebrates tenth anniversary of euro
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission gives conditional green light to acquisition of Vueling and Clickair by Iberia
(EU) EU/ COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission authorises partial broadband deregulation in Portugal
(EU) EU/MEDIA: Go-ahead for MEDIA MUNDUS
(EU) EU/EESC: Czech Presidency priorities, renewed social agenda and internal market all up for discussion in plenary session
(EU) EU/SOCIAL ECONOMY: Economic and Social Committee conference on financial crisis and consequences for social market economy
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Lisbon Treaty and cohesion policy's urban dimension at centre of bureau meeting
(EU) EU/EIB: “New generation loans” to SMEs in United Kingdom
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA: UNHCR calls on EU to treat asylum seekers fairly
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) SPACE:
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Cosmetic surgery:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 807
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