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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9937

8 July 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eib
€1 billion loan for Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport

Brussels, 07/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €1 billion loan for the construction of Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport. A further €1.4 billion is being provided by KfW IPEX-Bank, Investitionsbank Berlin IBB, Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg ILB, Landesbank Berlin, Nord LB, DZ Bank and Berliner Volksbank. This is the biggest infrastructure financing operation in Europe. The Bank said in a press release that the new airport will...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Demand for world food security, what agriculture means to Europe, CAP reform stakes
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY: Technical agreement between EPP and Socialists - Jerzy Buzek of Poland to be next EP President
(EU) EP/GROUPS: New “Europe of Freedom and Democracy” Group brings together 30 elected Eurosceptics and Europhobes
(EU) EP/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/CROATIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Low growth means return to fiscal constraint - No breakthrough on single chair
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Germany supports temporary revision of “Basle II” directive to help reduce capital requirements for banks
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Franco-German letter on revising international accounting standards
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council initiates five new excessive deficit procedures and adjusts time allowed to Hungary for returning below 3% GDP mark
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Constructive meeting by finance ministers of Euro-Mediterranean area
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission launches consultation exercise on harmonised complaints-classifying system to identify failing markets
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: European ministers support common flu pandemic strategy
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Better to prevent alcohol abuse among young Europeans
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: epSOS project opens way to crossborder electronic prescription
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Court of Auditors recommends review of approach to financing in public health field
(EU) EU/TECHNOLOGY: Europ platform unveils strategic action framework to develop Europe's robotics potential
(EU) EU/JHA: Right to interpreter in criminal proceedings
(EU) EU/JHA: EU must do more to counter child trafficking
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/G8: WFP urges G8 leaders to work for long-term food security without sacrificing emergency food aid
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission earmarks additional €2 million for conflict-affected people in Georgia
(EU) EU/G8/DEVELOPMENT: G8 to make €23 billion available per year to achieve MDG on hunger, says ActionAid
(EU) EU/TRADE: G8 and 5 emerging powers to reaffirm commitment to free trade and conclusion of Doha round
(EU) EU/ANTIDUMPING: Green light to definitive rights against US B-99
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Council approves European recovery plan projects
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Gazprom confirms Kiev has paid gas for June
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Greece to pay €2 million lump sum for non-recovery of illegal aid to Olympic Airways
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Aviation agreement with Azerbaijan
(EU) EU/STATE AID: French Temporary Framework risk-capital scheme approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission allows joint acquisition of USP by Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Diamandouros calls on Commission to provide EEB with documents relating to port construction in Granadilla
(EU) EU/EIB: €1 billion loan for Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/EIB:
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