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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9837

11 February 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
Bank provides €200 million to co-finance photovoltaic plan by Poitou-Charentes Region of France

Brussels, 10/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - Ségolène Royal, President of the Poitou-Charentes Region, Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the Touraine and Poitou, Charente-Maritime Deux-Sèvres and Charente-Périgord regional agencies of the Crédit Agricole bank, along with Crédit Agricole Leasing announced on Monday 9 February that the EIB Board of Directors had, on 30 January 2009, approved a €200 million loan to finance the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Freedom of world trade increasingly linked to compliance with rules
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/LISBON TREATY: Jean-Luc Dehaene proposes procedure and calendar for new European Commission
(EU) EU/USA:
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Opinions differ over request for accession announced for end OF June - Belgrade hopes visas will be liberalised by end of year
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: EuroMed human rights network calls for EU reaction to violation of press freedom
UNRWA/HAMAS:
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY:
(EU) EP/FINLAND:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Seeking better coordination
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Prospect of common framework for taking on or guaranteeing doubtful assets
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Czech Republic to propose very limited list of high labour intensive services benefiting from reduced VAT rates
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Discussion turns to short selling
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Kalousek is determined to ensure budget consolidation
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Combating protectionist temptation
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: McCreevy denounces banks' attempts to water down proposal on capital requirements
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2007: Council recommends Commission discharge for 2007 budget
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Six finance ministers block all revision of financial framework for finding €5bn recovery plan shortfall
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: €1.7 million to help redundant Spanish car workers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears proposed acquisition of Hapag Lloyd by Kühne, HGV and TUI
(EU) EU/INTERNET: Commission celebrates Safer Internet Day
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Commission launches third call for proposals under Marco Polo programme
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Paolo Costa proposes using European guarantees to face up to financial crisis in Europe
(EU) EU/TRADE: WTO calls for vigilance against protectionism
(EU) EU/GMO: Commission suggests Council compel Austria to lift safeguard measures on two authorised GMO crops
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Commission organises first ever “auction floor” for environmental proejcts seeking financing
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/EIB/ITALY:
(EU) EU/EIB: Europe needs to increase investment in services sector
(EU) EU/EIB: Bank provides €200 million to co-finance photovoltaic plan by Poitou-Charentes Region of France
(EU) EU/JHA: EU raises possibility of dialogue on visa exemption with Taiwan
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Data retention directive founded on appropriate legal basis
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court finds against Commission for failing to suitably examine state aid to Belgian post office
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
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