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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7961

10 May 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 38 / 61
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) electronics

Defence group SAAB has announced that it had acquired the 49% stake that the telecommunications equipment company ERICSSON held in their joint venture SAAB AVIONICS AB, for the sum of SEK 225 million.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short account of debate on future of Europe - "Schröder document" is not entirely what it appears to be at first sight - Analysis, commentaries, initial reservations and oppositions
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Member States expected to informally announce, on Thursday, figures on police forces available to the EU pending pledging conference this autumn
(EU) EU/KOREA: Washington receives EU Troika's request favourably
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: In text for "Notre Europe", Durieux, Landaburu and Lamoureux insist on need for "political project", the broad lines of which will be sketched out in Commission summary document
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EU calls for light to be shed over several disappearances
(EU) EU/BOSNIA: EU condemns acts of violence in Banja Luka
(EU) EU/PHILIPPINES: EU urges restraint, in view of May 14 elections
(EU) EU/NICARAGUA: EU studies possibility of sending observer mission to November's elections
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) ACP/EU: Trade issues at heart of ACP Council in view of future negotiations with Union (Brussels, 9-10 May)
(EU) ACP/EU: Joint Council will be dominated by trade issues
(EU) EU/FOOT-AND-MOUTH: Veterinary Committee decided on Tuesday to reopen beef and pork markets in EU, except for Great Britain
(EU) EU/BUDGET:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE/OPEN SKY:
(EU) EU/POLAND:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission open in-depth investigation into joint venture that T-ONline, TUI and Neckermann intend to create in on-line travel sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/WOMEN:
(EU) EU/EP/EURO/CORRECTION:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission opens inquiry into State aid in the Netherlands and in Italy
(EU) EU/SOCIAL DIALOGUE: Emilio Gabaglio (ESC) and Hans-Werner Müller (UEAPME) to sign a joint declaration to develop social partnership - Anna Diamantopoulou is present
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission launches Clean Air For Europe programme to define integrated strategy for improving ambient air quality in the run up to 2000
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: Liikanen considers social dialogue must be guaranteed in SMEs
(EU) EU/EURO: Distribution of euro tokens to familiarize the blind, deaf and mentally handicapped
(EU) EU/EURO: Nicole Fontaine insists on early distribution of banknotes and urges Duisenberg to accompany her…to her baker's
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: European Crafts and SMEs doubt that Stockholm objectives will be achieved
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Italy and Germany lodged the most requests for preliminary rulings with the Court of Justice in 2000
(EU) EU/ECSC: Commission allows United Kingdom to pay 40 million euro in aid to its coal industry
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of Selecta Group by Compass Group Plc
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: First European Summit on eLearning (Brussels, 10-11 May) - Results will be presented to Education Council on 28 May
(EU) EU/ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Organisation of a seminar in Noordwijk over way in which to manage receivership and risk taking
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Launch of European Day hotline - Does Europe act in favour of youths?
(EU) FRY/WORLD BANK:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisations:
(EU) Dredging:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Electronics:
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(EU) Oil:
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(EU) Television:
(EU) Transport:
(EU) Advertising:
(EU) Tourism:
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(EU) Energy:
(EU) Electronics:
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 09/05/2001: