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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7904

16 February 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 44 / 59
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) energy

According to the Financial Times, the German group E.ON has handed the sale of its subsidiary VAW ALUMINIUM (annual turnover of some 3 bn euro) to the business bank GOLDMAN SACHS, with the aim of refocusing on its basic products (energy and specialty chemicals). Specialists value VAW at some 2.5 bn euro.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short chronicle of developments in the debate on "post-Nice"
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FRY: Javier Solana proposes to send six additional observers to Presevo - EU aid of EUR 900,000 for development of Presevo
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: This Friday Mr Sharon's special envoy will meet Mr Prodi, Mr Patten and Mr Solana
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: EU condemns attack on 14 February in Tel Aviv
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN ACTION: ICRC President Jakob Kellenberg calls for effective partnership between EU and ICRC - Meetings between Javier Solana and Poul Nielson
(EU) EU/NORWAY: Solana discusses with Soltenberg on Norway's contribution to EU crisis management
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: First intervention by Council of Europe Secretary General before Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
(EU) EP/POST NICE: SOS Democracy proposes open debate starting from bottom and ending with proposals from national parliament which, if they have support oF a certain number of parliament, could be presented at a new IGC
(EU) EP/MEXICO:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: Lamfalussy Committee proposes new system for regulating financial markets to put an end to "Kafkaesque inefficiency"
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Revised directive governing voluntary dissemination of GMOs into the environment is formally adopted
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission prepares to free between EUR 5 and 8 million in favour of El Salvador earthquake victims
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Commission had adopted EUR 100 million aid package
(EU) EU/JHA: EU Troika will go to Bosnia and Yugoslavia on 27 and 28 March
(EU) EU/IVORY COAST: This thursday in Brussels, Talks between Union and Ivory Coast continued in a constructive climate - Assurances given will be closely followed by EU
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Anti-dumping measures against imports of ammonium nitrate from Poland and Ukraine
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: EU keeps surtax on permanganate from China
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY:
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Sweden rekindles debate on ban on advertising aimed at children
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission does not rule out inquiry on agreement between insurance companies Generali, AXA and Allianz
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clarifies its position on competition in fuel sector
(EU) EP/STOCKHOLM EUROPEAN COUNCIL: EP fails to adopt text on Lisbon process and keeps itself to approving report on impact on growth of liberalisation and economic reforms
(EU) EP/ASEAN:
(EU) EP/EIB: During his first speech in plenary on annual report, EIB president welcomes several suggestions by rapporteur Alain Lipietz
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament amends draft on exhaust gases for motorbikes, in framework of Auto Oil II programme
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament calls for increased aid for nuts and cotton - Fischler remains strongly opposed
(EU) EPENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission continues actions initiated against Spain and Austria for non-respect of Directives on waste
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR SAFETY: Commission refers German and Belgium to Court for non-respect of Euratom Directive - Sends motivated opinion for non-transposition of Directive concerning radiation protection
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission allows United Kingdom to grant aid to coal industry
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves restructuring aid to KataLeuna (germany)
(EU) EUSTATE AID: Partially negative decision regarding Dutch aid granted to a computer assembly company
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves venture-capital fund in Northern Ireland
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investments:
(EU) Cellulose:
(EU) Postal services:
(EU) Catering:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Material:
(EU) Leasing:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Tobacco:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Retailing:
(EU) Automobile:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Games:
(EU) Real estate:
(EU) Roads:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 15/02/2001: