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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9821

20 January 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
Bank presents new financial instruments at Warsaw seminar

Brussels, 19/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - At a seminar on the “European Investment Bank's new financial instruments in collaboration with banks”, new possibilities for cooperation between the EIB and the Polish banking community were presented in Warsaw on Friday 16 January. The event, arranged by the Polish Banking Association (Zwiazek Bankow Polskich - ZBP) in cooperation with the EIB, focused on: - new loan and guarantee business lines; - the Risk Sharing Finance Facility; - the EIB's...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: For the EU, common energy policy has become unavoidable
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Erdogan, calls for “political obstacles to be lifted” in accession negotiations - Ankara says full accession still strategic objective - polemic over Nabucco project
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU leaders take part in Sharm el-Sheikh summit
(EU) EU/SOUTH AFRICA: Two parties bolster dialogue on international and political crises - support for energy dialogue
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council formally to adopt regulations on Common Agriculture Policy health check
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: No consensus on European Community's accession to OIV
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Countries call for private storage aid for pork industry
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Czech Presidency reiterates its priorities to Council
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Sharp recession and steep increase in public deficits in 2009
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Differing approaches to Community procedure for registration of rating agencies in EP and Council
(EU) EU/JHA: EU wants to provide fresh impetus to mutual recognition of judicial decisions in criminal matters
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA-UKRAINE GAS DISPUTE: Following agreement between Kiev and Moscow, EU waits to be able to monitor resumption of supplies
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Mandelson's call to Obama
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA: Free trade agreement ministerial meeting in Seoul
(EU) EU/TRADE: United States joins EU in opposing Indian wine and spirits import scheme
(EU) EU/WTO:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Microsoft in Commission sights again, this time for sales linked to Windows and Internet Explorer
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Food supplements exempted from trade approval obligations due to lack of physiological effect
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament wants to rectify implementation disparities in workplace gender equality directive
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: ATD Fourth World conference-debate on role of art when experiencing poverty - Bernard Foccroulle takes part
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: In Italy, Danuta Hübner highlights assets of mountainous areas for Europe
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission clears rescue aid for Austrian Airlines
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission go-ahead for French and Portuguese aid schemes for businesses
(EU) EU/EIB: Commission proposes renewal of EU guarantee to EIB for financing operations in certain third countries
(EU) EU/EIB: Bank presents new financial instruments at Warsaw seminar
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Introduction of superlorries need not cause too much pain
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: All planes to have digital communications system by 2015
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Passenger cars:
(EU) Automobiles:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 808
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