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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8048

15 September 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 48 / 53
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) law firms

The Belgian law firm DE BANDT, VAN HECKE, LAGAE and LOESCH is to merge with LINKLATERS, one of the largest law firms in the world. The new company, which will take the name of LINKLATERS DE BANDT, will be comprised of 2,500 lawyers and collaborators in its 27 offices worldwide.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES: Sharing American mourning, EU undertakes to step-up fight against terrorism and develop Cfsp and Esdp
(EU) EU/ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES/JEF:
(EU) EU/ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/ATTACKS ON UNITED STATES: JHA Council meeting on 20 September
(EU) EU/UN/ATTACKS ON UNITED STATES: withdrawal of humanitarian staff from Afghanistan
(EU) NATO/DEFENCE MINISTERS: Pozzuoli meeting maintained
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EU deplores non-democratic nature of presidential elections of 9 September
(EU) EP/COUNCIL: Poos report proposes reforming General Affairs Council so that it meets every week
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE: Complete list of nominations
(EU) UNITED KINGDOM: Iain Duncan Smith is new Conservative leader
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/EUROPEAN IDENTITY:
(EU) GREECE/TURKEY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ATTACKS ON THE UNITED STATES: The Extraordinary Transport Council is to adopt declaration calling on ICAO for new safety norms
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/SPORT: Reding and Rogge underpin significance of sport as school of tolerance against all forms of fanaticism - Social, ethical and cultural values
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: GE and Honeywell appeal against Commission decision
(EU) EP/ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Milk producers will be levied an additional EUR 289 million for having exceeded their milk quotas
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Tendency for government deficit to fall confirmed in 2000 - UMTS licence sales accounted for 1.2% of GDP in EU15
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Mr Busquin meets Russian Industry Minister Dondukov to breathe life into EU/Russia scientific cooperation agreement - working group to meet each month
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Conference on stem cell research in December 2001
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Solbes recommends that candidates focus on economic reforms necessary for accession rather than on Maastricht criteria for single currency
(EU) EU/WTO/CHINA: Towards concluding accession negotiations, early next week
(EU) EU/MONEY LAUNDERING:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Ambassador Morningstar leaves Brussels confident in the development of EU/United States relationship
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE:
(EU) EU/MAD COW: EU's scientists say use of bovine materials in medicine is safe provided basic precautions are carried out
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/ITALY: Lega Pesca calls on Italy to reject Commission's reform ideas as vehemently as President Chirac
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Mr Piecyk praises Commissions White Paper
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Berès Report calls for national parliaments to take part in coordinating economic policies in euro zone
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Karla Peijs calls on Member States to keep their commitments made in the Stability Programmes
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: 1.7% European growth forecast for 2001
(EU) UNITED STATES/TERRORIST ATTACKS:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/PHARMACIES:
(EU) EU/GOVERNANCE/CURRENT EUROPEAN REALITIES/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT, GERMANY:
(EU) EU/YOUTH:
(EU) EU/EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: Ms. Onkelinx and Ms. Diamantopoulou underpin importance of new action programme
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: EAPN network proposes social inclusion indicators
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Electricity:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Law firms:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Automobiles:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 14/09/2001: