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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7927
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) pharmacy

AMERISOURCE and BERGEN BRUNSWIG, two major distributors for pharmaceutical products in the United States, are to merge through a share swap. The stock exchange capitalisation of the new group will amount to $5 billion for an annual turnover of around $35 billion.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: National Programme for adopting EU acquis announces a series of reforms, including constitutional - Abolition of death penalty to be envisaged "in medium-term"
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY: Council adopts decision to facilitate access to certain documents on Internet and internal rules for ensuring confidentiality - Article 255 deadline most difficult to keep
(EU) EU/FRANCE: Wide convergence of views between Jospin and Prodi, who mainly speak of the future of Europe
(EU) EU/FYROM: Declaration by Albanian leaders, before Solana
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: EU considers elections in Abkhazia null and void
(EU) BOSNIA/CROATIA:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/FRY:
(EU) EU/FRANCE/GERMANY:
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: Parliament calls on EU to take initiatives
(EU) EP/ANGOLA: Parliament condemns kidnapping of eight Portuguese citizens by rebel movement in Cabinda enclave
(EU) EU/DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Solana waits for Kabila's commitments to take concrete form
(EU) EU/DEFENCE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF STOCKHOLM: Persson insists on demographic challenge and integration of sustainable development in Lisbon strategy - Finance Ministers present throughout work - Economic discussions with Putin, and political discussions with Ivanov
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Commission stops financing Irela
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Agriculture Council discusses upcoming challenges regarding BSE and postpones decisions on sugar and cotton reform
(EU) EU/FISH: Commission adopts Green Paper on future of Common Fisheries Policy
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: In Communication, Commission proposes to reinforce transatlantic cooperation
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: EU reminds Romanian Government that only rapid economic and social reforms can help Romania catch up on road to accession
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Verheugen has mandate to propose a negotiating position on free movement of persons
(EU) EU/CUBA:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission Communication recalls economic and societal potential of future wireless services
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Condemned for abuse of dominant position, Deutsche Post see itself forced to separate its parcel services from its letter monopoly
(EU) EU/FRAUD: OLAF issues its report on flax inquiry
(EU) EP/ACP: At opening session of joint parliamentary Assembly, Mr Corrie calls for holding of a conference of African Heads of State and Government on conflict prevention
(EU) EU/BUSINESS: On eve of Stockholm, "SME Forum - Entrepreneurship for the future" analyses needs of entrepreneurs in new economy
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: Issuance of euro-denominated bond markets amounted to 145 billion euro in February
(EU) EP/TRADE UNION GROUP:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission seminar on failing in terms of urban wastewater treatment
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: David Byrne closes European Consumer Day by favouring integrated approach to food chain
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Per capita GDP in 41 out of 53 regions in central European candidate countries below 50% of EU average in 1998
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Mines:
(EU) Mines:
(EU) Imagery:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Electricity:
(EU) Pharmacy:
(EU) Advertising:
(EU) Consumer goods:
(EU) Automobiles:
(EU) Automobiles:
(EU) Automobile equipment:
(EU) Transport:
(EU) Motors:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Communications:
(EU) Leisure industry:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Finance:
(EU) Agri-foods:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2232: European Council of Stockholm - European parliament's expectations of Summit
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 20/03/2001: