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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7922

14 March 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 54
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) gas

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL launched a hostile take-over bid for the American company BARRETT at the price of USD 55 per share, valuing this company at USD 1.8 billion. The Board of BARRETT had rejected, on Friday, the proposal from the Anglo-Dutch group. Faced with this refusal, ROYAL DUTCH SHELL chose to make its offer, for which the details remain unchanged, directly to the shareholders rather than collaborate in the procedure chosen by the Board. See yesterday's EI.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The Court of Justice refines its doctrine on free movement of goods and services and definitively buries Connolly case
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FRY: Solana welcomes cease-fire agreement in southern Serbia
(EU) EU/BOSNIA: EU welcomes appearance at the ICTY of Blagoje Simic
(EU) EU/GOVERNANCE: European Civil Society Forum calls for EU White Paper to be included in debate on future of Europe
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/DEFENCE:
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS: Fava Report calls on Commission for guidelines to assess EU "electoral assistance" to third countries
(EU) EU/CHINA: EU welcomes China's ratification of UN Covenant
(EU) EU/CHURCHES:
(EU) EP/LIFTING IMMUNITY/FORZA ITALIA: Opening of plenary session disturbed by debate on requests for lifting immunity of MEPs Berlusconi and Dell'Utri
(EU) EP/SESSION:
(EU) EU/HEALTH/DRUGS/EASTERN EUROPE/BALKANS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: de Palacio presents communication adopted by Commission on speeding-up liberalisation of gas and electricity markets
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Commission proposes adjustment of financial prospects to take into account under-implementation of Structural Funds
(EU) EU/FOOT-AND-MOUTH: In emergency meeting, Standing Veterinary Committee should make new recommendations Tuesday evening after confirmation of first foot-and-mouth cases in France
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Deadlock in Council over EU's accession to European Patent Office of Munich
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/CRIME:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: No Council agreement on "Distance Sales of Financial Services" but possible favourable outcome in June
(EU) EU/EL SALVADOR:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/CONSUMERS: GMO, chemical products, rights conferred by trademarks
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Commission in favour of long-term resident status
(EU) EU/TRADE: Union welcomes decision by WTO appellate body supporting French ban on asbestos for health reasons
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/DATA PROTECTION: Divergences with a Congress hostile towards European system
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Adoption of two first operational programmes 2000-2006 for Greece - All programmes will be adopted by end of April
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Obligation to purchase electricity at minimum price does not constitute State aid merely because it is imposed by statute
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament rejects Council request for urgency in reform of beef CMO
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: EP calls for retention of sugar regime until 2006 - Fischler agrees to an extension of over two years
(EU) EP/SESSION: Debate, Wednesday, on foot-and-mouth but no debate on encryption
(EU) EP/VOTES:
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/ENVIRONMENT: Commission and Member States oppose legal basis for approximation of law on environment - Community law or EU Treaty?
(EU) EU/STOCKHOLM SUMMIT:
(EU) EU/STOCKHOLM SUMMIT: European employers call on EU governments to review, if necessary, aims of Lisbon
(EU) EU/YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission approves Equal programme (France, United Kingdom, Sweden and Denmark)
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Economic and Social Committee calls for greater coordination of economic policies
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Packaging:
(EU) Glass:
(EU) Health:
(EU) Gas:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Aviation:
(EU) Enterprise:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Agri-foods:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Off-the-peg:
(EU) Tourism:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 13/03/2001: