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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8047

14 September 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 45 / 50
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) electronics

In Belgium, PUNCH INTERNATIONAL (electronic components) has taken a 33.3% stake in the manufacturer of industrial boilers WANSON (9 million euro turnover in 2000 with 100 employees).

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Are Europeans finally discovering the real face of united Europe?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ATTACK ON UNITED STATES: MEPs call for greater cooperation to combat terrorism (and even an extraordinary EU/United States summit) - Appeal not to confuse terrorist fanaticism and Islam, and to keep calm
(EU) ATTACKS ON UNITED STATES/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT:
(EU) NATO/ATTACKS IN UNITED STATES: Allies express total solidarity on basis of Article 5 without deciding on concrete military action
(EU) EU/ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES: EU repatriates its humanitarian personnel in Afghanistan
(EU) EU/NEPAL: EU welcomes talks between government and CPN-M but calls for end to intimidation
(EU) ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES/TURKEY:
(EU) ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES/ACP:
(EU) EU/TERRORIST ATTACKS ON UNITED STATES/SOCIAL PARTNERS: Employers and trade unions call for solidarity
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Extraordinary meeting of Committee of Ministers to examine ways of stepping up fight against terrorism
(EU) EP/MACEDONIA: In Skopje, Ms Fontaine confirms EP's solidarity
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Extraordinary formal Council on Friday evening to coordinate air safety measures - a European text may be presented to the ICAO, announces Ms de Palacio
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/ENVIRONMENT: Informal Council to focus on aims and means of more environmentally-friendly transport policy
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/TRANSPORT: On eve of joint Council, European Environment Agency says transport pressures on environment are growing, in contradiction with EU's objectives
(EU) EU/FOOT AND MOUTH: Restrictions on UK extended to 30 November
(EU) EU/OPEC/TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB decides on Thursday to leave interest rates unchanged and to increase liquid assets by EUR 40 billion
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: Public hearing on Directive concerning investment services
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission gives more time to reply to consultation on barriers to free movement of industrial goods
(EU) EP/INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM: Goebbels report rejects Tobin Tax
(EU) EU/SPORT: Commission and IOC want to promote Olympic values in schools
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Mr Liikanen at Tokyo e-commerce conference
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) OECD/STEEL:
(EU) EU/CHILE: Chilean President announces that two sides intend technically concluding negotiations on free trade in December
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: European and Mercosur trade unions co-ordinate to ensure that future free trade agreement comprises a social chapter
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA:
(EU) EU/WTO/UNITED STATES: Three new WTO panels on American countervailing measures imposed on European steel producers
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Agreement on tomatoes for the next marketing year
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EMU/ENLARGEMENT: Budapest Conference on candidate countries and single currency
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Monti gives speech on the need to apply competition rules to certain sectors of the new economy
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2001/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) ER/SECOND SESSION IN SEPTEMBER: Focusing on the future of cohesion policy, women's rights, refugees' status, pollution, Galileo and e-commerce
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Mr Folias asks for information about irregularities in management of ISPA pre-accession instrument
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Stix-Hackl rules in two cases concerning foreigners' right to stay in the EU
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Cable sector concerned about compulsory measures in Electronic Communications Package
(EU) EP/DATA PROTECTION: Conference of Data Protection Officers (24-26 September, Paris)
(EU) EP/EURO:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investments:
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Cables:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Documents No. 2251: Transport White Paper: European Transport Policy for 2010: Time to Decide
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 13/09/2001: