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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7970

23 May 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 53 / 59
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) eye wear

In Italy, the Tabacchi family, which already control 60% of the eye wear manufacturer SAFILO (turnover of EUR 685.6 million in 2000), will launch a takeover bid on the totality of the capital at the price of EUR 12.50 per share.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/NATO: joint ministerial meeting in budapest
(EU) EP/EPP: presidents of EPP group in european parliament and equivalent in national parliaments decide to meet twice a year
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/SERBIA:
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES: Auroi, Duhamel, Poignant and Sylla launch protest campaign against Bush policy
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/CONSTITUTION: The academic and scientific network Agora to discuss "constituent power" within EU in Rome on 23 and 24 May
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/POLAND: Mr Prodi welcomes "substantial progress" by Warsaw
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: During Agriculture Council, Commission announces its intention to enhance legislative framework to fight against BSE
(EU) EU/FOOT AND MOUTH: Mr Byrne announces that he will present new Directive
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Towards a compromise over reform of sugar sector but persistent deadlock over beef
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: White Paper to propose pricing based on principle of polluter-pays, de Palacio announces
(EU) EU/TAX: On Wednesday, Commission should adopt Bolkestein proposal
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/ENLARGEMENT: Forum on Cohesion sets terms for debate: priority for new Member States, while helping the least advanced of the Fifteen - numerous calls for increase in regional budget
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/ENERGY: Commissioners monti and de palacio concerned at France's edf's stake in montedison (Italy)
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/CHINA: eu troika prepares for september summit in china - EU/asem ministerial meeting
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Postponement of decision by WTO panel on FSC dossier
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Union signs international convention on elimination of persistent organic pollutants, most toxic chemical substances
(EU) EU/LOMBARDIA:
(EU) EU/BRAZIL: Brazilian Agriculture Minister explains to Mr Byrne and Mr Lamy effort by his country to tackle foot and mouth outbreak
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Technical meeting of Association Committee on a political backdrop
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Portugal presents its contribution to debate over CAP reform by proposing "new direction for European agriculture"
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FISHING:
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: Parliament retreats on ms González Álvarez demands on general product safety
(EU) EP/FLOODS IN FRANCE: eP calls for restoration of budget line on emergency aid in the event of natural disasters
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2002: Parliament approves its provisional budget which is 4.8% higher than the 2001 budget
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament considers that analysis of pension schemes must not neglect social issues
(EU) EP/ROAD TRANSPORT: EP sets different implementation deadlines for legislation on "driver certificates" for EU truck drivers and extra-Community truck drivers (van Dam Report)
(EU) EU/ROAD TRANSPORT: EP survey turns to social dumping of truck drivers from Eastern countries
(EU) OMBUDSMAN:
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: negotiations over temporary work end in failure - Anna Diamantopoulou to launch new legislative initiative
(EU) EP/CLIMATE CHANGE: group of meps calls for boycott of us oil company exxon and its subsidiary esso
(EU) EU/FOOD AUTHORITY: according to officials in parma, the gothenburg summit will not decide on the location of the authority's headquarters
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Aviation:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Environment:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Holiday business:
(EU) Hotels:
(EU) Consumer goods:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Communications:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Publishing:
(EU) Construction:
(EU) Eye wear:
(EU) Brewing:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Medical:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 22/05/2001: