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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7928

21 June 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 50
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission clears two operations

Brussels, 21/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has cleared the following operations:

- Acquisition of German group Messer Griesheim (industrial and speciality gases) by the US investment bank Goldman Sachs. The Commission felt the move in no way threatens competition as the parties concerned operate on clearly separate markets.

- Acquisition of American companies MSX International and Delco Remy International by Citicorp Venture Capital. MSX is a provider of services...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: In preparations for the Stockholm Summit, the General Affairs Council itself decided not to play the role of coordinator - Its reform has become indispensable and urgent
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FRANCE/GERMANY: Schröder affirms Macedonian President should be in Stockholm during Summit
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Javier Solana on visit with "Mitchell Committee"
(EU) EU/PES: Socialist and Social Democrat Summit in Stockholm on 22 March
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Verheugen meets Annan's Special Envoy
(EU) EU/BENELUX: Summit before Stockholm
(EU) EU/FRANCE/ELECTIONS:
(EU) EP/LIFTING IMMUNITY/FORZA ITALIA: Mr Baron and Mr Schulz call on Mrs Fontaine to hand, without further delay, to competent EP bodies, request for lifting parliamentary immunity of Mr Berlusconi and Mr Dell'Utri
(EU) EP/FYROM: Foreign Affairs Committee places emphasis on disarmament of irregular troops at border between Macedonia and Kosovo
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Meeting in Brussels with some sixty research centres and think tanks
(EU) EU/ETHIOPIA/REITREA:
(EU) EP/BELGIUM:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EP/MUSLIM WOMEN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/STOCKHOLM SUMMIT/COMMISSION: Prodi expects summit to give results on liberalisation of energy, financial markets, Single Sky, the Community patent, quality of labour and the impact of an ageing population
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: Coreper said to agree on draft resolution on Lamfalussy report - withdrawal of aerosol clause
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission wants to launch a dialogue for the share-out of third generation mobile phone networks
(EU) EU/FOOT-AND-MOUTH: Veterinary Committee decides to retain measures imposed in United Kingdom - Those affecting France may be relaxed - New measures for the Netherlands
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears two operations
(EU) EU/RACISM:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/OLAF/FLAX:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Visit by David Byrne to Slovenia
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Commission produces mitigated assessment of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in transport and energy sector and set priorities for 2000-2006 period
(EU) EP/ENERGY: EP calls for inclusion of energy efficiency in Lisbon Strategy
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: European Parliament wants EU to have greater role in regulating the Internet
(EU) EU/INTERNATIONAL TRADE: Lamy open to developing countries regarding intellectual property
(EU) EU/CUBA: Commission adopts 8 million euro humanitarian intervention plan - Aid allocated to Cuba to take different form
(EU) EU/EMPLOYERS/RUSSIA: Unice priorities to enhance economic relations between EU and Russia
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) ACP/EU: Joint parliamentary assembly and Commissioner Poul Nielson preoccupied by fact that no EU national parliament has ratified Cotonou agreement
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT/HEALTH: European mobilisation following case against South African legislation on medicines pushes various actors in dossier
(EU) EU/STRUCTURAL FUNDS: Commission approves 23 financial support programmes to Spanish regions in context of Objectives 1 and 2
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises RWE (Germany ) to take control of Hidrocantábrico
(EU) EU/APPOINTMENT:
(EU) EU/APPOINTMENT:
(EU) EU/RACISM: Positive development in behaviour of European citizens with regards to immigrants and minorities - Only 14% "intolerant", according to Vienna monitoring centre
(EU) EU/STUDENTS:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/CERCLE EUROPEEN DE CONFRONTATIONS:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Brewing:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Biotechnology:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Engineering:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 21/03/2001: