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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9941

14 July 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/research
Commission provides €268 million to boost competitiveness in manufacturing, construction and automotive sectors

Brussels, 13/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 13 July, the European Commission announced that, along with the private sector, it was to invest €268 million to trigger economic recovery. A first call for research proposals will be launched on 30 July in three key sectors - manufacturing industry, construction and the automotive sector - to boost recovery. In all €3.2 billion has been earmarked for the European public-private partnerships (PPPs) “Factories of the Future” (€1.2...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: European Parliament: Meaning and implications of first session
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Eleven Socialist demands for Barroso
(EU) EP/GROUPS: 50.14% new blood in European Parliament
(EU) EP/MEPs: Information on make-up of groups
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: One hundred EU observers deployed for elections
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Javier Solana suggests setting deadline for automatic UN recognition of Palestine
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSIONS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Broad support at Council for extending intervention for butter
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE-FISHERIES COUNCIL: Swedish Presidency announces its priorities, including reform of fishing and animal health
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council approves additional import quota for high-quality bovine meat
(EU) EU/PLANTS: Painstaking updating of phytosanitary rules
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2010: Council officially announces draft budget
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Decisive step towards making Nabucco a reality
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA: Free trade agreement on track
(EU) EU/TRADE: According to president Medvedev Russia's WTO accession “simpler and more realistic” if done as individual entity
(EU) EU/EURO: Record rise in forged notes
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Banks that encourage excessive risk taking in their remuneration policies could be sanctioned
(EU) EU/HEALTH: On basis of European database, Orphanet, international classification of rare diseases is on its way
(EU) EU/BIODIVERSITY: Biodiversity in Europe heavily under threat, but Natura 2000 is bearing fruit, which calls for extra efforts to be made
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission makes available €3 million to victims of armed conflict in Philippines
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission provides €268 million to boost competitiveness in manufacturing, construction and automotive sectors
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission opens consultation exercise on how to get most from digital dividend
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Air traffic continues to decline - slight improvement in June
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises Estonian aid to boost real economy
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/JHA: Barrot wants “reception points” in Libya for asylum seekers
(EU) EU/JHA: Data supervisor welcomes Stockholm Programme emphasis on fundamental rights
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: July plenary session to focus on employment and fisheries policies
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Banking:
(EU) High Net Worth Individual (HNWI):
(EU) Luxury:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 833
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 13/07/2009: