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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7895

3 February 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 46
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) chemicals

SYNGENTA, group to have emerged from the merger of the agri-chemical branches of ASTRAAZENECA and NOVARTIS has sold its Mikado activities, a herbicide for corn, to the German group BAYER for $106 million. This product has sales totaling $50 million in Europe.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A few smiles to make us forget Nice
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SWEDISH PRESIDENCY: Discussing post-Nice with Verhofstadt, Persson warns against any impression that whole "institutional architecture" will be reformed
(EU) EU/DEFENCE:
(EU) EP/COLOMBIA: EP calls on EU to maintain "own strategy" towards peace process in Colombia - Commissioner Nielson sets out guidelines for European aid programme
(EU) EU/DRC: Council sets out arrangements for Fifteen's support of implementation of Lusaka Agreement and peace process in former Zaire
(EU) EU/DRC: Union concerned at clashes between Hema and Lendu
(EU) EP/BELGIUM:
(EU) EU/GREAT LAKES:
(EU) EP/MAGHREB:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Joint Declaration from United Nations Secretary General and President-in-Office of the EU
(EU) EU/TURKEY/FRANCE: Verheugen advises Turkey to avoid over-reacting to French vote on Armenian genocide - Review of legal situation
(EU) EP/NICE TREATY AND POST-NICE:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/REFUGEES: Meeting of Ruud Lubbers at European Commission
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Multi-annual SAPARD agreement with Romania signed on Friday
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/LITHUANIA: Goal remains to join EU in 2004, says Paksas
(EU) EU/AUSTRALIA: Lindh and Patten meet Dower
(EU) EU/EURO: Presentation of first euros in Liege in September
(EU) EU/DATA PROTECTION: A study recommends the "opt-in" method to combat junk-mail and encourage email marketing
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Council will rule on additional 971 million in mid-February, Parliament on 1 March
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Directive requiring drivers to receive training
(EU) EU/FRAUD TOBACCO:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/EP/BRAND LAW: Report being drafted by Hans-Peter Mayer calls for introduction, into Community legislation, of international expiry to rights conferred by trade mark- Consumers finish victorious
(EU) EP/MAD COW: MEPs insist for full enforcement by all Member States of anti-BSE measures
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP definitively adopts Directives on opening of railways to competition
(EU) EP/JUSTICE: EP denounces shortcomings in EU judicial cooperation in criminal matters
(EU) EP/CULTURE: EP calls for legislative framework for electronic publishing
(EU) EP/TRADE:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/FOOD SAFETY: Parliament approves proposal aimed at banning, in breeding, use of six growth hormones dangerous for human health or that could be
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament wants to tighten proposal on progressive elimination of short chain chlorinated paraffins
(EU) EP/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/TRADE: Prospects for Europe in 2001, according to participants in Davos Forum
(EU) EU/DENMARK:
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatization:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Cosmetics:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Building and public works:
(EU) Diamonds:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 02/02/2001: