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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9863

18 March 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
EIB lends total of €1 147 million for key investments in Lithuania

Brussels, 17/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending a total of €1,147 million for key investments in Lithuania. The EIB objective is to target the real economy through investments in social and economic infrastructure, education, training and the promotion of entrepreneurship as well as transport, environment and energy.

The €1,132 million loan for priority investments co-financed with EU funds for the period 2007-2013 was signed in Vilnius on Friday 13...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Institutional reforms: strange decision by European Parliament
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Summit to restore market and citizens' confidence - Joint Franco-German letter
(EU) EP/MONTENEGRO: Czech Presidency wants Council decision on application for accession before end of June, says Schwarzenberg
(EU) EU/GUINEA: EU invites Conakry to political consultation process
(EU) EU/SUDAN: EU again calls on Khartoum to allow humanitarian NGOs to do their work to help most vulnerable
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Europeans must correct errors made during Bush era
(EU) EU/EASTERN PARTNERSHIP:
(EU) EU/DENMARK: Copenhagen might organise 2010 referendum on abolishing opt-outS if Lisbon treaty enters into force this year
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS: Birth of new trans-European political party
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Barosso wants citizens and civil society's concerns to be right at heart of Prague summit
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Work must continue on simplifying Common Agricultural Policy - Commission officials to learn firsthand
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Vote on report on biotechnology in agriculture will wait
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: France objects to developing rosé table wines from a blend of red and white wine
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council called on to adopt new EU-Guinea fisheries agreement
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTICS: H5N1 found in wild bird in Germany
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: European Council is invited to take poor countries into account in ambitious agreement on climate
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: GÉANT connection soon for Black Sea region
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament calls on Commission to consult social partners on worker participation in companies with European status
(EU) EP/WOMEN: Parliament calls for presence of at least one third women in performing arts
(EU) EP/WOMEN: Is Europe moving forward with women's rights?
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Go-ahead for modification of French risk capital scheme to boost real economy
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Approval for proposed acquisition of MAN Ferrostaal by IPIC
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial producer prices fall in January
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Austrian legislation on setting up private health establishments is incompatible with Community law
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs defends competitive edge of wind power
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Last phase before construction of Nord Stream project
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB lends total of €1 147 million for key investments in Lithuania
(EU) EU/EIB/PUBLICATION:
(EU) EP/AUDIO-VISUAL: Video games should be better controlled rather than demonised
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 17/03/2009: