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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8032

24 August 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Go-ahead to joint venture between HHLA and Hapag-Lloyd for operation of new container terminal in port of Hamburg

Brussels, 23/08/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the European Commission authorised the creation of a joint undertaking between Hamburger Hafen- und Lagerhaus- Aktiengesellschaft (HHLA) and Hapag-Lloyd AG (Hapag-Lloyd). HHLA is active in the traffic management sector of the maritime ports and operates, among others, three container terminals in the port of Hamburg. Hapag-Lloyd is mainly present in the field of shipping line traffic and in passenger traffic. The joint venture HHLA CTA is...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CUBA: Michel stresses that EU cannot be absent from Cuba at such an important moment of the country's development
(EU) EU/DEMONsTRATIONS: Statewatch criticises EU plans to combat violence on fringe of international gatherings
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Schwimmer welcomes adoption of electoral law
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR: A Report by WEU Institute for Security Studies outlines approach that EU could take to return to nuclear debate
(EU) UN/RACISM:
(EU) UN/PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BANANAS: Proposal on latest changes to the Community banana import regime
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission adopts report on implementation of consumer policy Action Plan
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead to joint venture between HHLA and Hapag-Lloyd for operation of new container terminal in port of Hamburg
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Commission grants 44.5 million euro for help population and institutions to self-manage
(EU) EUMONTENEGRO: Commission grants 13.3 million euro for municipal development, transport and institution building
(EU) EU/KAZAKHSTAN: Commission grants 14 million euro for economic reforms and development of rule of law
(EU) EU/EURO: Germany hopes to prevent money laundering during changeover to single currency
(EU) EU/ESTONIA: Didier Reynders considers Estonia is on right road towards EU membership
(EU) EU/LATVIA: Reynders stresses the country's "firm" monetary policy
(EU) EU/TRADE: Changes are brought to list of Polish firms subject to anti-dumping duties on imports of wooden palettes
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS: World Confederation of Labour discusses adaptation of trade union movement to current socio-economic developments
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris makes proposals to encourage geographic mobility of workers within EU
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY: Conferences on Information Society,
energy, consumer protection, competition policy, consumer credit
and Community patent
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 23/08/2001: