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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9935

4 July 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib/fyrom

03/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank has just granted a €100 million loan to the Macedonian Bank for Development Promotion (MBDP) to finance projects in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). The loan will be used to finance projects in the areas of the knowledge economy, energy and environmental protection. A minimum of 70% of the total amount will be allocated to SME projects. The MBDP will allocate the funding through selected local commercial banks....

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: President of the European Commission: Understanding Socialist Party's attitude and taking Swedish Presidency's views into account
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Reinfeldt says no decision on Barroso this month
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Tentative restart of UfM on Tuesday 7 July against troubled backdrop
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Association Agreement possible this year as long as Ukraine fully commits to talks, says Carl Bildt
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Recall of all EU ambassadors serving in Honduras
(EU) EU/SWEDISH PRESIDENCY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Presidency work programme, excessive deficit procedures and market volatility on ministers' agenda
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Swedish Presidency schedules debate in November on reform of EU fisheries policy and hopes agreement will be reached in October on changes to control system
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: France and Germany call for new initiatives to address milk production crisis
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/NEIGHBOURHOOD: Commission makes €40 million available for multinational projects involving neighbours of South Caucasus and East
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Commission convenes conference on rail transport safety
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Solid results from Europe's aerospace and defence industries
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA: South Korean President confident of reaching free trade agreement with EU in July
(EU) EU/TRADE: Sweden will remain true to its free trade tradition
(EU) EU/TRADE: Transatlantic agreement of hormone-treated beef worries agriculture exporting third countries
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission launches avenues of reflection to limit risks relating to unregulated derivatives markets
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Ambitious and fair climate agreement and eco-efficient economy are priorities of EEB during Swedish EU Presidency
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission to examine Italian arsenal of measures to counter immigration
(EU) EU/JHA: Immigration is “threat for democracy” in Greece
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(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Mediator is appointed regarding dismissals and drops in salary that Osram is seeking to impose on its employees in Molsheim/Alsace
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Positive Reaction to Commission's report on public service broadcasting
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Surprise inspections of glass factories
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Energy giants E.ON and GDF to be fined
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/COURT OF AUDITORS:
(EU) EU/EIB/GREECE:
(EU) EU/EIB/SPAIN:
(EU) EU/EIB/FYROM:
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