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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9865

20 March 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
€495 million for 5 projects in Catalonia

Brussels, 19/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 13 March in Barcelona, the European Investment Bank and the Generalitat de Catalunya signed five finance contracts for five projects in Catalonia totalling €495 million. The following loans were signed: €150 million in two credit lines for Institut Català de Finances (ICF) for financing the small and medium-scale projects of SMEs and public authorities and larger-scale industrial projects in the R&D, energy and environment sectors; €200...

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(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Changes to northern hake management plan
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(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission takes Germany and Spain to European Court of Justice - reasoned opinions to Austria and Bulgaria
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court confirms Court of First Instance ruling against sodium gluconate cartel case
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Commission action against Germany concerning legislation of Land of Schleswig-Holstein on meat inspection is dismissed
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: EU27 are called on to give financial support to poor countries if they want climate agreement in Copenhagen
(EU) EU/CUBA: Louis Michel announces a further €7.5 million for post-cyclone assistance
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID:
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: media independence in Europe is under threat, According to Open Society Institute,
(EU) EP/SPACE: Kangaroo group creates new space policy working group
(EU) EU/TELECOMS:
(EU) EP/YOUTH: EU must help European migrant workers' children
(EU) EU/POVERTY: ATD Fourth World conference-debate
(EU) EP/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA: United States requires help from Europeans to close Guantanamo
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION: G20 Summit, conclusions of European Council and future of cohesion policy on agenda for 23-26 March session
(EU) EU/TRADE: G20 accused of protectionism by World Bank
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/EIB: €495 million for 5 projects in Catalonia
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
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(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 19/03/2009: