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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8006

14 July 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 46 / 48
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) materials

The Irish firm CRH, one of the giants in construction materials with an annual turnover of EUR 8.84 billion, bought 100% of the capital of BMI - BETON MOULE INDUSTRIEL (turnover of EUR 48 million in 2000 with 340 employees) from the French group VINCI.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TREATY OF NICE: Luxembourg ratifies Treaty
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: On Monday, Council to discuss dialogue with citizens and anti-globalisation movements
(EU) EU/CUBA: Louis Michel attempts to refloat dialogue with Cuba
(EU) EP/TREATY OF NICE: Rapporteurs Mendez de Vigo and Leinen
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Visit by Socialist delegation to Rome
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/GREECE: Simitis supports EU with federal structure
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Bundestag and French National Assembly intensify dialogue
(EU) OSCE/ESDP: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly proposes ESDP should be available to OSCE and UN
(EU) EU/OSCE/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/BELARUS: Observation mission to elections
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: CPT denounces refusal by Russian authorities to cooperate on action by armed forces in Chechnya
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Belgian Presidency programme for accession negotiations - Four negotiating sessions, "strict respect" of road map
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Italy to take appropriate measures to respect budgetary commitments of "Broad Guidelines"
(EU) EU/INFORMAL REGIONAL COUNCIL: In Namur, Ministers and Commissioner Barnier raised programming until 2006 and after 2006
(EU) EU/JHA: The Fifteen step-up policy and judiciary, border crossing and information exchange cooperation measures
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission likely to initiate proceedings against Sabena on 25 July
(EU) EP/TOBIN TAX:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission hopes to remedy national disparities in contract law which prevent business and consumers from taking advantage of internal market
(EU) EU/SYRIA: Negotiations resume on Tuesday
(EU) EU/BURMA: Belgian Presidency hopes to send new fact-FINDING MISSION in autumn
(EU) EU/ALGERIA:
(EU) EU/CLIMATIC CHANGE: Beyond political stakes, Union will defend, in Bonn, its position on various technical options to be negotiated
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Recommendations from seminar opening debate over future Commission White Paper on Transport
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission initiates in-depth investigation into merger between Swedish banks SEB and FSB
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Clearance for acquisition by Heineken of brewing and distribution activities of Bayerische BrauHolding
(EU) EU/BUDGET REFORM: Commission report on setting up of Internal Audit Service in 2000
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Declaration by President Goke Frerichs over new role of committee and future of Europe
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Public hearing over future of Europe
(EU) EU/INDIA: Second roundtable between EU and Indian civil society
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCY: Belgian Presidency includes food safety in the rank of one of the EU's "main priorities" and wants to keep CAP as it stands
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/ENLARGEMENT: Civil aviation area with CEECs and Cyprus could be created by end-summer, even without Hungary
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: projections for EU agricultural markets could require additional reforms for bovine meat
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Launch of agenda for sustainable construction
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/THIRD COUNTRIES: Commission accepts criticism of Court of Auditors on follow-up of international fisheries agreements
(EU) EU/WTO: Chemical industry pessimistic about new round
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: EP welcomes announcement of draft regulation to reduce cost of cross-border payments
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Luxury goods:
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(EU) Tourism:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Materials:
(EU) Telecommunications:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 13/07/2001: