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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8043

8 September 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 39 / 41
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) telecommunications

The Belgian government has sold its 8.33% stake in China's telephone company SHANGHAI BELL to France's ALCATEL for EUR 75 million. It wants to reinvest these funds in an investment fund in China. Negotiations are under way between the Chinese Telecommunications Ministry (which holds a controlling 60% stake in SHANGHAI BELL) and ALCATEL which now holds the remaining capital because the later would like to take a controlling stake in the company.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: During their "Gymnich-type" meeting, Foreign Ministers will also discuss Cyprus, Turkey's role in ESDP, Cuba and globalisation
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Donor meeting on 10 October as long as reform process continues
(EU) MIDDLE EAST: Javier Solana hoping for Peres/Arafat meeting
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: Parliament demands measures against Mugabe Regime
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Ms Fontaine at the Skopje Parliament
(EU) EP/SAKAROV PRIZE 2001: PALESTINIAN, ISRAELI AND TUNISIAN CANDIDATES
(EU) EP/BELARUS:
(EU) EU/THE FUTURE OF EUROPE: Mr Barnier uses Bundesrat Conference to state that institutional debate is not enough - Laeken marks new stage in the "project and the method"
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE/WTO: Informal Ministerial Conference in Bruge confirms mandat for Lamy but France wants possibility of alternative strategy
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: At Yalta Summit, EU will ask Ukraine to prove its "European choice"
(EU) EU/BUDGET/AGRICULTURE: Commission calmly contemplates spreading out cost of BSE and foot and mouth over 2001 and 2002 budgets
(EU) EMU/ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COMMITTEE:
(EU) EU/BSE: Commission authorises German aid measures for farmers in Baden-Württemberg
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: "Blue March" for a new water policy in Europe alleges that the Spanish hydroelectric programme infringes EU legislation and calls on EU to refuse to co-fund it
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/CHINA: Ms de Palacio and Mr Huang give fresh impetus to negotiations in maritime sector
(EU) EU/ASIA: Commissioner Lamy at third meeting of ASEM economy ministers
(EU) WTO/AGRICULTURE: Cairns Group calls for an end to agricultural discrimination
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: Parliament approves the Commission proposal on reform of competition rules with some amendments
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Parliament in support of free blood donations
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: MEPs refer report on protection of data in the electronic communications sector back to Committee
(EU) EP/2002 BUDGET: Some MEPs disappointed at outcome of Council's first reading of draft budget in July
(EU) EP/JUSTICE: Cederschiöld Report on Cybercrime adopted
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Agenda of September Plenary Session - Romano Prodi and Göke Frerichs sign new ESC/Committee cooperation and partnership protocol
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Eurostat indicates 0.4% fall in production in Eurozone and fall of 0.3% throughout European Union
(EU) EU/UN/RACISM/ETUC: Emilio Gabaglio's appeal to the EU
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission refers oil products activities of BP/E.ON venture to Bundeskartellamt
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Conference on lifelong learning
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/FRANCE: French Socialist Party Bureau adopts ambitious programme for Europe, proposing European loan for infrastructures and macro-economic role for ECB
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS: Euro-demonstration in Liège in September
TIMETABLE
(EU) Main European activities from: 8 to 17 September 2001
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Building materials:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Public works and buildings:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Footwear:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 07/09/2001: