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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7920

21 June 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 42
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) telecommunications

The Swedish firm ERICSSON has sold ERICSSON ENTERPRISE, its product-sales subsidiary, to APAX PARTNERS FUNDS for $480 million. It will retain 20% of the share of the joint subsidiary to emerge from the operation, called ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS. "The goal of the alliance is to become the world leader in integrated voice and data services and products systems" says ERICSSON.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Resolutions on aid to film, book prices and architectural quality open a few avenues for an effective Union action in favour of culture
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Lindh and Patten to meet Sharon, Peres and Arafat
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Setting out his ideas on the distribution of competencies in the EU, Lamassoure pleads in favour of "Constitutional approach"
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/DEATH PENALTY:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT: Amata very good candidate for president of future EU Constitutional Convention
(EU) EU/TREATY OF NICE/BELGIUM:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/ABKHAZIA:
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE/EUROSCEPTICS:
(EU) EP/LIFTING IMMUNITY/FORZA ITALIA:
(EU) EU/FYROM/MACEDONIA: Foreign Minister in Stockholm
(EU) EU/BALKANS: EU backs Macedonian authorities
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA: Solana visits Colombia and Mexico
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Twelve prepare for Stockholm
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Monday Ecofin Council should avoid stumbling block of Lamfalussy report - Preparation of Stockholm European Council
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: On Thursday and Friday, discussion on mass inflow of displaced persons, visas and crime - Meeting with applicant countries and with Iceland and Norway
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/CONSUMERS: public debate Monday with view to Stockholm Summit - Community patent and distance selling of financial services - Food Safety Agency
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Constructive Council discussions on climate change, sustainable development and chemical products strategy - other results
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Pascal Lamy meets Zoellick, O'Neill and Lindsey
(EU) EP/MARCH SESSION: Violence in Kosovo - medicines and developing countries, football
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/eEUROPE: Wide ranging support for creation, in May, of Forum on computer-related crime - Storage of data is a highly sensitive issue
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/BIOTECHNOLOGY: On Thursday Parliament discusses future of biotechnology sector in Europe
(EU) EU/EURO: Pedro Solbes informs Commission of preparations for changeover to Euro
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Only a Swedish court may decide whether legislation banning alcohol advertising is excessively binding
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR SAFETY/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Romano Prodi paves the way for Gothenburg and aims at a "comprehensive and sustainable approach" - Speeches by Mario Monti, Pedro Solbes and David Byrne at e-Economy conference
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/WOMEN:
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Committee adopts its own Code of Conduct to contribute to simplification process of Internal Market regulations
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: GDP up 0.7% in EU during fourth quarter 2000
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING:
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Consultancy:
(EU) News:
(EU) Beverage:
(EU) Airlines:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Holding companies:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 09/03/2001: