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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8057

27 September 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 37 / 41
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) games

The Belgian company CARTA MUNDI (turnover up 60% in 2000 to EUR 90 million), the European playing card leader, has acquired the Swiss printing firm URANIA VERLAGS AG (annual turnover CHF 50 million) via its AGMULLER subsidiary.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Two or three things I've discovered in the "conclusions" of the latest European Summit
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/ATTACKS: Before leaving for Washington, Prodi condemns any assimilation between Islam and Terrorism
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Internal diplomatic ballet continues in Middle East
(EU) EU/BALKANS: NATO approves sending of new force to Macedonia
(EU) EU/NETHERLANDS: Messrs Prodi and Kok "on the same wavelength"
(EU) EU/ECUMENISM: Opening of Resurrectional Chapel to reinforce spiritual side of Europe
(EU) EP/COUNCIL: Jacques Poos accuses Council of often being "element of deadlock in decision-making process"
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO: EU calls on WTO to prevent usurpation of geographical names and to improve market access conditions
(EU) EU/GLOBALISATION: Open letter from Guy Verhofstadt to anti-globalisation activists - a plea for "ethical globalisation"
(EU) EU/TRADE: WTO ministerial meeting to take place in Doha as scheduled
(EU) EU/ATTACKS: Commission to examine series of measures on 10 October concerning air sector after attacks on United States
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Speaking on behalf of the EU, Ms Durant calls on ICAO to strengthen air safety measures
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission takes action against Belgium for failing to fully open up its electricity market
(EU) EU/AUTOMOBILES:
(EU) EU/EP/AFRICA: Panel of experts presses Union to strengthen controls on imports of "conflict diamonds" from African countries
(EU) EU/UN/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Margot Wallström welcomes outcome of UN-ECE Ministerial on sustainable development - agreement on priorities
(EU) EU/SPORT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional clearance for acquisition of joint control of Hidroelectrica de Cantabrico by group Villa Mir and by EnBW
(EU) EU/STRUCTURAL FUNDS: 43.7 million euro for Northern Ireland under "Leader +" rural development programme
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Commission calls on budgetary authorities to release 25 million euro for tackle inflow of Afghan refugees in the region
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Geelhoed rejects compensation of a Spanish woman, contaminated with hepatitis C virus during transfusion, basing himself on national law more favourable than the Community's
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Regional Conference in Bucharest on 25 and 26 October
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2002: Commission adopts correcting letter to meet needs of European data protection supervisor and SIS II
(EU) EU/G7/TERRORISM: Seven most industrialised countries decide to join forces to combat financing of terrorism
(EU) EU/SERVICES/CONSUMERS: Commission to adopt Regulation on 2 October on promotional sales and a Green Paper on consumer protection from certain sales conditions
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: European Language Day
(EU) EU/EIB: Italy's Sondrio bank awarded EUR 75 million loan
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 38 million loan for Leipzig Zoo in Germany
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Outcome of plenary session
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Multimedia:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Paper:
(EU) Games:
(EU) Steel:
(EU) Metals:
(EU) Coatings:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 26/09/2001: