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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7831
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) food processing

The American group KELLOG (annual turnover of close to USD 7 billion), specialised in cereals, acquired KEEBLER FOODS (annual turnover of USD 2.7 billion), the world's second largest in biscuits and crackers in the United States, from FLOWERS INDUSTRIES for close to USD 3.6 billion plus a debt take-over of USD 800 million.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: preparatory group continues talks on reinforced cooperation and qualified majority voting
(EU) EU/CFSP: Mr Solana looks back at first year as "Mr CFSP" - assurances over "Top Secret" documents
(EU) EU/IVORY COAST: According to the EU observer mission, problems encountered in elections do not place credibility of outcome into question
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/CIVIL SOCIETY:
(EU) EP/BIARRITZ SUMMIT: EP requests Charter be cited in Nice at Article 6 of Treaty and solutions acceptable to all be found, for both "large" and "small" - oil producers appeal for contracts to be concluded in euros with European consumers
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Ms Fontaine plans to continue dialogue with representatives of religious communities in France
(EU) GREENS GROUP:
(EU) EP/NATIONAL FRONT:
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Paris summit should lead to joint declaration on future European security and defence policy and initiate debate, at the highest level, on enhanced energy cooperation
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Mr Fischler specifies what he expects from negotiations on 30 October over new fishing agreement
(EU) EU/JAPAN: EU presents Japanese authorities with new suggestions for reforms in terms of investments, telecommunications and competition
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2001: Parliament votes almost one billion euro more in payment appropriations compared to Council proposal - Several key aspects still unresolved for second reading
(EU) EP/ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS: Cashman report makes several changes to Commission proposal on access by citizens to documents of EU institutions
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Fischler stresses essential importance of fishing activities, in context of review of common policy
(EU) EP/MOROCCO/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/CHINA: Content of last bilateral arrangements on conditions for Chinese accession to WTO - China must now conclude multilateral phase in Geneva
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commission approves five programming documents 2000/2006 for regional aid in France
(EU) EU/SPORT: International football organisation draws up its plans to review the football players transfer scheme
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: European Commission fails to prove existence of a concerted agreement between Bayer and wholesalers (to prevent the parallel exports of Adalat medicines to the British market), fine annulled
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament calls for increased support in fruit and vegetable sector, blunt refusal from Commissioner Fischler
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: EP approves guidelines for employment policies in Member States in 2001
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Parliament approves and strengthens measures for countering endocrine disrupters
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Magneti Marelli to take on sole control of Automotive Lighting Business
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Joint venture between Alcatel and Thomson Multimedia approved
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: European Commission proposes reduction of noise pollution and polluting emissions from recreational craft
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA: EU sets out political and economic priorities of its aid to peace process in Colombia
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Commission proposes Cyprus' participation in new generation of Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci and Youth programmes from 2001
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: According to a McKinsey & Company Report, employment agencies could create 4 million new jobs by 2010
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Aeronautics:
(EU) Aeronautics:
(EU) Biotechnology:
(EU) Glass:
(EU) Messaging:
(EU) Food processing:
(EU) Food processing:
(EU) Security:
(EU) Glasses:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Tobacco:
(EU) Advice:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 27/10/2000: