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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7962

11 May 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 40 / 50
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) telecommunications

The British group VODAFONE has made a cash bid for the Australian operator MBC - MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED for some Austrian $200 million. MBC has a 4.5% stake in VODAFONE PACIFIC LTD, VODAFONE's Australian subsidiary.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CRISIS MANAGEMENT/POLICE: Member States announce their intentions at conference on police capabilities for international crisis management
(EU) EU/BERLUSCONI AFFAIR:
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Vedrine criticizes Schroeder's proposals
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Future Belgian and Spanish Presidencies get together
(EU) EP/POLITICAL PARTIES:
(EU) EU/SWEDISH PRESIDENCT/TEPSA:
(EU) EU/BURMA/SCHENGEN:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Piris and Lamassoure weigh for and against before French Senate Delegation for European Union
(EU) EU/FEDERALISTS/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB cuts key rates by 0.25 percentage point - bringing monetary policy into line
(EU) EU/UN/DEVELOPMENT: Union hosts third United Nations conference on least developed countries from 14 to 20 May in Brussels - setting up an action plan
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: EU concern following American decision to impose provisional countervailing duties on imports of low enriched uranium from France, Germany, United Kingdom and Netherlands
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/TRADE: Mr Lamy continues negotiations on trade issues with candidate countries
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: End of investigation into discrimination in terms of landing fees at European airports
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises acquisition of two AssiDoman units by CVC Partners and Cinven
(EU) EU/ETHIOPIA: Commission provides 2.5 million euro to combat meningitis in Ethiopia
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Anna Diamantopoulou announces measures to help social partners adjust to industrial change - close contacts between Diamantopoulou and Monti
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/RESEARCH: Busquin and Abraham sign energy agreement on Monday
(EU) EU/KOREA/SHIPYARDS: Koreans deny Commission accusations but say they are ready to compromise
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves aid in favour of Wacker Chemie GmbH (Germany)
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Jové Peres report to be examined during Tuesday's plenary reproaches Commission for lack of ambition in reform of olive oil CMO
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/RESEARCH: International conference on contribution of research to sustainable development
(EU) EU/EURO/PREPARATIONS:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission reminds Spain of its duty to notify its intention to block sale of Hidrocantabrico
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB lends EUR 34 million to Slovakia - EIB loans in candidate countries
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: European NGOs in social sector call for civil dialogue structured on a strategy of sustainable development
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission conditionally approves acquisition by Pernod Ricard and Diageo of Seagram's wines and spirits business
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB grants EUR 30 million loan to Tunisia
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/BID:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: European cereals trade organisation predicts decrease of 7.3% in surface area for tender wheat for the 2001 harvest
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Eurostat banks on a rise of 1.9% in agricultural income in EU - Livestock farmers better off than crop farmers
(EU) UNITED NATIONS/EUROPE/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: In 2000, nearly one spectator in five has seen a European film in EU theatres - Breakthrough of Asian cinema with Pokemon
(EU) EU/ART:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CULTURE:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Packaging:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Sport:
(EU) Communications:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Cosmetics:
(EU) Retailing:
SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Documents N. 2237: The role of the European Union in the promotion of human rights and the democratisation of third countries
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 10/05/2001: