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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9934

3 July 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecb
Interest rates kept on hold

Brussels, 02/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - Meeting in Luxembourg on Thursday 2 July 2009, the European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council decided to keep interest rates in the eurozone on hold. The main refunding rate remains therefore at 1.00% and the marginal lending facility and deposit facility at 1.75% and 0.25% respectively. The ECB's president, Jean-Claude Trichet, told reporters these were the right interest rates. He added, as after previous Governing Council meetings, that the ECB...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Comments about the Karlsruhe rulng and the Czech Ppresidency
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: In event of July vote, PASD will vote against Barroso re-appointment
(EU) EU/ALBANIA: EU expects further progress from incoming Albanian government
(EU) EU/TURKMENISTAN:
(EU) EU/NIGER:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECB: Interest rates kept on hold
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Latvia granted second instalment of balance of payments bailout - new stage in excess deficit proceedings
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission hopes to improve freedom of movement in EU while combating abusive use
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission calls for Council go-ahead to negotiate agreements against tax fraud - Swedish Presidency plays for time
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission hopes to prevent national rules on VAT groups from fuelling tax competition between member states
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Charlie McCreevy wants “European solution” for insurance guarantee schemes
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission sets out priorities to improve effectiveness network of national bodies enforcing EU consumer law
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission grants three member states additional time to comply with air quality legislation in some areas
(EU) EU/2010 BUDGET: EU sherpas agree unanimously on first reading of draft EU budget for 2010
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: In-depth investigation opened into Lufthansa's proposed acquisition of Austrian Airways
(EU) EU/STATE AID: In-depth investigation into restructuring of TV2 Danmark
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(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission updates rules for state funding of public broadcasters
(EU) EU/STATE AID: KBC recapitalisation is temporarily approved
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(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Commission adopts new microfinance facility for employment and social inclusion
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Gas coordination group recommends regional cooperation and full storage capacity
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(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Higher quality for better growth will be Swedish Presidency's education leitmotiv
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Nearly 10,000 Erasmus Mundus scholarships for 2009-2010
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court of First Instance upholds decision that Spain has to pay back €134 million in aid for flax crops
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Brewer Bavaria NV can keep its name
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Light shone on differences between “delayed” and “cancelled” flights
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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(EU) EU/EIB/ITALY:
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