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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9827
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy

Commission justifies need for another €5 billion to kick start economy

Brussels, 27/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 28 January, the European Commission must adopt a communication entitled “Investing today for tomorrow's Europe”. The text aims to justify the additional €5 billion from the Community budget that Europe needs to get the economy going again (EUROPE 9810). Three proposals have been made: the first establishes a programme for granting Community financial assistance to projects in the energy sector, and the other two amend the 2005...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial and economic crisis leaves Europe hanging
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Gas crisis will not have negative impact on EU/Kiev relationship
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Troika to examine EU-Afghan relations
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: EP pays homage to holocaust victims
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: European telecoms market remains very fragmented in 2008 to detriment of competition, says ECTA
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission justifies need for another €5 billion to kick start economy
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: On Wednesday, Commission will present its targets and funding mechanisms for effective global agreement in Copenhagen
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Dimas welcomes US change of direction and takes President at his word
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: End of self-regulation
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Prospect of intergovernmental agreement in June for Nabucco - Gyurcsany asks €200-300 million of EU to start project
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Birth of International Renewable Energy Agency
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
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(EU) EU/JHA: Romania and Bulgaria step up action against corruption and crime
(EU) EU/JHA: UNHCR concerned by conditions faced by migrants in Lampedusa
(EU) EU/JHA:
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(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: EASA ready to publish new air operations rules
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Cross-border charity donations should not automatically be excluded from tax benefits
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Commission examines progress in member states' implementation of Lisbon strategy
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Cottigny report berates Member States and urges respect for information and consultation of employees
(EP) EP/BUDGET:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: In Vorarlberg, Hübner presents Commission recovery plan
(EU) EU/REGIONS: CPMR calls for territorial pact for cohesion
(EU) CLARIFICATION:
(EU) EU/EIB: Société Générale and EIB grant credit lines worth €1.5 billion for French SMEs in 2008
(EU) EU/EIB/SPAIN: European Investment Bank finances construction of second San Sebastián by-pass with €200 million loan
(EU) EU/EIB: loan for research and innovation in Hungary
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/TERRORISM:
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