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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8062

4 October 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 35
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) aluminium

The French company PECHINEY has announced the creation of a joint venture with German SKW METALLURGIE (German group DEGUSSA), to which it has sold the control of three factories of its electrometallurgy branch. The new entity called SKW STAHL HOLDING should be created end 2001. PECHINEY will hold a blocking minority (that is, 25.1% of the capital), the remainder being owned by SKW METALLURGIE that could thus increase its consolidated sales by around EUR 103 million to bring them to a total...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short chronicle of the debate on the future of Europe - Merits and significance of Poos Report on Council reform
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/BRUSSELS AND GENT SUMMITS: Michel announces fight against terrorism to be discussed in Gent - Barnier hopes for formal support for convention at General Affairs Council on 8 October and stresses reflection on future of Europe must be within the new international context
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: Messrs Patten and Nielson report to Parliament, which calls for greater humanitarian aid
(EU) EU/ERITREA: EU deplores expulsion of Italian Ambassador
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA: Javier Solana condemns assassination of Consuelo Araujo Noguera and calls on FARC to free German hostages
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: France proposes "action plan" for post-Taliban era
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Fifteen and Russia to intensify their security, defence and energy cooperation
(EU) EU/BALKANS: 10.2 million euro aid to Macedonia - Last slice of 45 million euro for Kosovo
(EU) ACP/EU: Participants in conference on development co-operation and conflict prevention come up with guidelines for implementing Cotonou Agreement - Council's operational conclusions expected on 8 November
(EU) EU/ACP: ACPs still have doubts about what they can gain from new WTO trade round
(EU) EU/WTO: No consensus reached in Geneva on agenda of Doha meeting
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission should examine Belgian aid to Sabena following its being placed into receivership from point of view of aid to companies in difficulty
(EU) EP/TERRORISM: Parliament agrees, as matter of urgency, to give opinion on proposal of regulation concerning freezing of assets - Liberal Group wants "sunset clause" and widening of Laeken debate to JHA issues
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: After Toulouse explosion, Parliament calls for amendment to Community legislation and national town and country planning policies
(EU) EP/ASYLUM/IMMIGRATION: Commission and Council stress need for new dynamism in EU activity in these areas
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: MEPs concerned about funding of new trans-European Network projects unveiled by Commission
(EU) EP/POLITICAL GROUPS: Nicole Fontaine says TDI Group will be disbanded - Mr Dell'Alba says they will appeal
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission adopts proposal of regulation for abolishing most obstacles to promotional activity
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission authorises state aid for German coal industry for 2002
(EU) EU/BSE: Commission authorises aid for Baden-Württemberg and Austria
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission to investigate proposed aid for Hamburger AG
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Agreement between Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Austria and Italy for enhanced regional co-operation to combat illegal immigration
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: First recommendation by Human Rights Commissioner covers foreigners' rights
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS: Second European Trade Union Confederation forum on social dimension of Balkans Stability Pact
(EU) EU/JAPAN:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Aluminium:
(EU) Electrical engineering:
(EU) Audit:
(EU) Airlines:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Piggyback (rail):
(EU) Press:
(EU) Advertising:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 03/10/2001: