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European Year of Creativity and Innovation (EYCI) 2009 : Award ceremony of the "Imagine a new world" photo competition

EUROPEAN YEAR OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION

Photographers from Hungary, France and United Kingdom have won the EU photo competition organised in the framework of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation with the theme "Imagine a new world". The winning photographers will receive their prizes today in Brussels and their works put on display.

European automotive manufacturers highlight the importance of R&D investments to secure competitiveness

ACEA - European Automobile Manufacturers' Association

Brussels, 10 November 2009 – The European Council for Automotive R&D(EUCAR), assembled in Brussels for its annual conference, emphasised the need for accelerating R&D investments to secure the industry’s
competitiveness and, in addition, discussed the potential for the electrification of the vehicle.

EU FARM LEADERS GIVE VIEWS ON FUTURE OF EU DAIRY SECTOR

Copa-Cogeca

EU Farm Leaders gave their views in Brussels today on the long-term future of the EU dairy
sector at a meeting of the High Level Expert Group on Milk set up by the EU Commission. They
emphasised the need for dairy producers to strengthen their bargaining power in the food chain
which could be achieved by concentrating supply via cooperatives and producer organisations.

Sustainable roads for a sustainable future ERF - IRF BPC releases key Discussion Paper

ERF - European Union Road Federation

The European Union Road Federation (ERF), the Brussels Programme Centre of the International Road Federation (IRF), is pleased to announce the release of a Discussion Paper entitled “Sustainable Roads and Optimal Mobility”, which invites policymakers to acknowledge that carefully planned, built and operated road infrastructure - as well as good maintenance of the existing one - have tangible positive effects for the environment, the society and the economy.

ENEL SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CANADIAN COMPANY STRATIC TO BUY EXPLORATION LICENCES AND GAS ASSETS IN NORTHERN ITALY

Enel

• This acquisition has been carried out for a cash consideration of 34 million euros

• Gas assets are part of the Longanesi gas field in Emilia Romagna

Rome – 6th November, 2009 – Today Enel Trade, a subsidiary of Enel, the leading Italian power company, has announced the acquisition of the Italian gas assets of Stratic
Energy Corporation, including approximately 0.7 billion cubic meters of reserves and other exploration permits, for a total cash consideration of 34 million euros and the
assumption of existing obligations with regards to the assets.

Enel: Board of Directors approves results at September 30th, 2009, and resolves new bond issue of up to 4 billion euros

Enel

Revenues: 45,687 million euros (45,314 million at September 30th,2008,+0.8%)

EBITDA: 12,486 million euros (11,228 million at September 30th, 2008,+11.2%)
EBIT: 8,823 million euros (7,838 million at September 30th, 2008,+12.6%)
Group net income: 4,711 million euros
(4,813 million at September 30th, 2008, -2.1%)
Net financial debt: 54,071 million euros (49,967 million at December 31st, 2008,
+8.2%)

ELECTROLUX, ENEL, INDESIT AND TELECOM ITALIA: "ENERGY@HOME", INTELLIGENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT TAKES OFF

Enel

Electrolux, Enel, Indesit and Telecom Italia signed an agreement to test an innovative system in which "smart" appliances optimize home energy consumption.

The system provides for direct monitoring of power consumption on the user’s pc, cell phone or on the display of the appliance, downloading customised programmes to manage an ecoefficient "home system".

ENEL GREEN POWER SIGNS AGREEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL RENEWABLES OPERATIONS IN GREECE

Enel

• Following this acquisition, Enel Green Power’s installed capacity in Greece will exceed 133 MW from the current 127 MW

• The agreement entitles Enel to exercise an option for the acquisition of a wind pipeline of approximately 280 MW.

Athens, October 23rd, 2009 – Today, Enel Green Power signed an agreement for the acquisition of two subsidiaries of the Domiki Crete and ATESE Groups (hereinafter: “the Groups”) in Greece, namely:

Over 95% of end of life tyres are successfully treated

ETRMA - The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association

Brussels, 9th November 2009 – In 2008, more than 95% of end of life tyres entered the recycling and recovery routes. For nearly 15 years, the volumes of end of life tyres benefiting from ecological treatment have followed an unstopped increase of +57% in 2008 compared to 1994 and a steady yearly increase of 4%. Such unprecedented result demonstrates the strategy deployed by the European tyre manufacturers within ETRMA to anticipate the regulatory, environmental and economic challenges imposed to Member States by the EU landfill ban is highly efficient.

Macro-economic dialogue at political level

CEEP - European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing public services

09 November 2009

SPEAKING NOTES of Carl Cederschiöld, President of CEEP

Mr. Chairman,

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