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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7998

4 July 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 58
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/bids
Germans and Dutch to reject compromise with Council on Bids Directive, while British and Liberals urge for it to be adopted

Strasbourg, 03/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Parliament may approve the result of conciliation with the Council on the directive that regulates public offerings. Nothing is certain after the plenary debate on Tuesday, which confirmed division within political groups. The Germans, behind rapporteur Klaus-Heiner Lehne (CDU elected member), urged for the Parliament to reject the compromise concluded with the Council on 6 June, followed clearly by Forza Italia, the Dutch...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Belgian Presidency prepares "appropriate answer from EU 15 to event in region"
(EU) EP/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY: Political groups show confidence in Belgian Presidency
(EU) EU/CFSP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: EU prohibits GE's acquistion of Honeywell
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Lithuania, Latvia and Poland will be next CEECs to benefit, this year, from pre-accession agricultural aids - Romania, Hungary and Slovakia will have to wait for 2002
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Redeployment of Commission delegations
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission asks EU to make adequate levels of pension through integrated strategy for sustainability of pension systems a common goal
(EU) EU/STATE AIDS: Tax relief to Schiphol Group to end by 2002
(EU) EU/BSE: Commission adopts decision on Community financial participation in BSE screening programmes for next six months
(EU) EP/ECB/EURO: Duisenberg confirms ECB keeping on track to fight inflation, and sees no reason to provide small notes to consumers before 1 January 2002
(EU) EP/SWEDISH PRESIDENCY/GOTHENBURG SUMMIT: Persson and Wallström pleased with results on enlargement and environment - MEPs pose problem of citizen malaise
(EU) EP/BIDS: Germans and Dutch to reject compromise with Council on Bids Directive, while British and Liberals urge for it to be adopted
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission launches in-depth investigation into merger between Brazilian iron ore producers
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission imposes interim measures on IMS HEALTH in Germany
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves joint venture between Creditanstalt and RaiffeisenZentralbank
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer recommends the Court validates Portuguese, Belgian and French regulations on 'golden shares'
(EU) EP/ESC/TAKEOVER BIDS:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Biological farmers have been unable to challenge derogation enjoyed by Danone for its organic products
(EU) EU/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY: Priorities of Justice Council - Eurojust, fight against trafficking of human beings
(EU) INTERNAL MARKET/KANGAROO GROUP: Annual conference, 17 and 18 September in Brussels
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Reorganisation of anti-fraud office continues
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 150 million for new power plant in Spain
(EU) EU/EURO: Will United Kingdom delay entry into Euro?
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2002: Budgetary Committee makes further credit reductions
(EU) EP/ASSISTANTS: European Parliament's Assistants' Association demands "full transparency"
(EU) EU/ECONOMICS:
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Agenda of July plenary session - Laurette Onkelinx' intervention
(EU) EU/CONFERENCE: REP conference on Belgian Presidency of Council of EU
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