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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7885
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) agri-foods

The French industrial caterer MARTINET (turnover FF 700 million in 2000 with 500 employed) has acquired AG GASTRONOMIE (annual turnover FF 80 million), specialised in pastry for cooked meats. The amount of the acquisition was not disclosed.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/POST-NICE PROCESS: Commissioner Barnier calls for real project and effective method based on three stages proposed by President Prodi
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Adoption in June of measures for liberalisation of regional trade
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Parliament recognises need for in-depth reform of penitentiary and judicial systems, but calls on Turkish authorities to find a consensus
(EU) EP/RUSSIA/GEORGIA: Parliament calls for selection of EU Special Envoy for Caucuses and withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia
(EU) EP/ALGERIA: EP supports fight against
(EU) EU/OSCE: Solana stresses importance of police force
(EU) EU/DRC:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Euro zone ready to face external shocks
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/SWEDISH PRESIDENCY: During their open debate, focused on employment, finance ministers place emphasis on role Ecofin must play in preparing Stockholm Summit and in enlargement process - Juncker wants (even slight) acceleration in agenda for integrated financial market
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: No agreement on renewing excise exemptions on mineral oils - Tax on savings: contacts with Washington and Bern in February
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Inquiry into brewers Unicer and Centralcer
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND/TAX:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Italian authorities to examine impact of Infostrada acquisition by Enel on national electricity market
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Greece and Belgium hauled before the Court of Justice for non-compliance with "Wild Bird Conservation" Directive
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/WTO: United States has until 27 July to correct copyright law
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/CUBA: Additional six month suspension of extra-territorial provisions of Helms-Burton Act
(EU) EU/GULF: Meeting of Joint Working Group on Energy announces resumption of dialogue on security of supplies
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Monti criticises ongoing incompatibility of applicant countries' competition rules with the acquis and calls for faster alignment
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Patten, in Moscow, stresses the need for Russia to create a climate favourable to investment and mentions the "sword of Damocles" of nuclear safety - Concern about the situation in the Caucasus
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Gender equality through a change in current tax and social security systems at heart of informal meeting in Norrkoping - Seminar with candidate countries
(EU) EU/INFORMATION:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: European Commission is satisfied with new proposals from Basel Committee
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurostat looks at singularities of Greece within Euro-zone
(EU) EP/INTERNAL AFFAIRS: EP in favour of free movement of persons with long-stay visas but rejects latent uniformisation of this type of visa
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: EP calls on Commission to set common criteria for pricing transport infrastructures according to user-pays principle
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP calls on Commission to legislate if negotiations between social partners on crew flight time cannot be concluded successfully by 1 May
(EU) EP/TIMBER: EP approves communication on competitiveness of this sector
(EU) EP/SESSION: Four-day week raises problems
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Fischler favours more sustainable agriculture
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Rulings by European judges on wire tapping in France, Malpensa Airport and foreign dentists in Italy
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Agri-foods:
(EU) Holding:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Processing of mail:
(EU) Banks:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 19/01/2001: