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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8052

21 September 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 38 / 44
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) telecommunications

The holding company BELL has agreed to downwardly review the terms of the purchase, by PIRELLI and EDIZIONE HOLDING, of its share in the control of OLIVETTI. The reduction would be 10%, deducted from the overall amount (initially 7 bn euro). See yesterday's EI.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Europe accelerates integration in most difficult fields and discards any idea of "civilisation clash" with Islam
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Friday's Extraordinary Summit is to send a powerful message on EU's "global and sustainable" fight against terrorism, and reassure the markets - Nicole Fontaine to present the EP's position - Discussion on Middle East after dinner
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Schröder suggests EU adopt development aid measures linked to fight against terrorism
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Joint Declaration against terrorism - Letter from Vitorino and Patten
(EU) EP/TERRORISM: Fontaine refuses to assimilate Islam and terrorism and is concerned at use of word "crusade"
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Fontaine backs the creation of a WAEMU Parliament
(EU) EP/TERRORISM:
(EU) PES/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Jacques Delors calls for European government - Will the "marriage contract" for 15 still hold for 27?
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Interparliamentary Green Forum
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/JEF: Mr Verhofstadt participates in European Youth Convention
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ATTACKS/COUNCIL/JHA: EU favours Commission proposals but agreement on European arrest warrant will be close-run
(EU) EU/TOBACCO: Japan Tobacco decides to attack directive on tobacco
(EU) EP/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/ECB: Terrorist attacks in US likely to weigh on confidence in Eurozone and on growth outlook, but no need to reinterpret Stability Pact, says ECB
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Didier Reynders proposes economic to counterbalance ECB
(EU) EU/ATTACKS IN US:
(EU) EU/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Compensation for European airlines not "a priority", Commission reaffirms after meeting Association of European Airlines
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Meeting with candidate countries on origin of goods rules
(EU) EU/MARITIME SAFETY: Council works out compromise on introduction of black boxes on ships to reach agreement with EP
(EU) EU/BANKING: Commission continues to combat excessive charges levied on cross-border transfers
(EU) EP/GREECE:
(EU) EU/MARITIME SAFETY: Commission warns France and Ireland about inadequate maritime safety inspections
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Commission adopts three INTERREG programmes
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate-General Mischo's opinion on lifting of French embargo on British beef
(EU) EU/GIBRALTAR:
(EU) EP/REFUGEES: Parliament hopes to guarantee effective, swift and fair examination of asylum requests
(EU) EP/JUSTICE: Parliament calls for asset-freeze procedure to be extended to all acts liable to prison sentence of more than six months
(EU) EP/SCHENGEN:
(EU) EP/COHESION: Barnier stresses political dimension of cohesion one of the safest Union values, and recognises with Annemie Neyts that less advantaged regions of current EU should be treated even-handedly
(EU) EP/VOTING: Reports on women's rights, the environment
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Meeting between Monti and his American counterparts
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro-zone inflation rate falls in August
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS/WTO: ETUC demands with view to Doha ministerial meeting
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CYBERCRIMINALITY: Approval of first international treaty to combat crime in cyberspace
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investments:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Brewing:
(EIU) Sport:
(EU) Engineering:
(EU) Computer technology:
(EU) Banking:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 20/09/2001: