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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8063

5 October 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 39
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Opening of enquiry into State aid provided for in Italian 2001 budget law

Brussels, 04/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the European Commission opened a formal investigation procedure into three State aid packages provided for by Italian legislation. In all three cases, the Commission expresses doubts as to the compatibility of this aid with Community legislation on State aid. The three aid packages targeted are as follows:

Additional financing: the first measures relate to additional financing of 119 million euro which comes on top of an already exceptional...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/NATO/RUSSIA: Allies respond favourably to US request for aid - Mr Putin has met Lord Robertson
(EU) EU/FYROM: Patten and Solana put pressure on Macedonian authorities to obtain compliance with Oridh Agreement
(EU) EP/ITALY: Polemic over new Italian law on judicial cooperation with Switzerland
(EU) EP/BRUSSELS AND GHENT SUMMIT: EP calls for security measures that are not an obstacle to freedoms
(EU) EP/RACISM: EP welcomes EU for having at least avoided complete failure of Durban Conference - Criticism of certain NGOs
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EP/JHA: Extra Justice Council on 16 October to try to make progress on European arrest warrant
(EU) EP/JHA: Graham Watson calls for genuine EP consultation on terrorism package
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Towards an EP/Council compromise on Money Laundering Directive, some difficulties remain
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: EU undertakes to speed-up work linked to Russia's membership of WTO
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Union and Russia strengthen their partnership in space
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Commission grants 23 million euro aid for return of refugees to their homes
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/MEXICO: During the first meeting of the joint committee, EU and Mexico note free trade and cooperation agreement is working well
(EU) EU/CHILE: 6th negotiating round over free-trade agreement clarifies stances on agriculture, fisheries and financial services
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: Fischler to go to Mercosur countries to try to guarantee success of trade negotiations
(EU) EP/STABILITY PACT: Left and right clash over interpretation of Stability Pact in low growth period - Ms Neyts insists on "reliable" cyclical corrections and use of high-performance calculation methods
(EU) EP/INNOVATION: Parliament supports EU's innovation policy
(EU) EP/TERRORISM/FROZEN ASSETS: EP approves Commission's draft regulation, but calls for it to expire end 2003 and for Council to modify annex in order to identify people exactly - Council not able to give decision next Monday
(EU) EP/TOULOUSE CATASTROPHE: Parliament calls for abandonment of risk-management rationale in favour of risk-prevention strategy
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission calls on Belgium to give notice of aid to Sabena - Preparation of national aid framework to companies
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Monti is opposed to Schneider/Legrand merger
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission prepares to condemn DaimlerChrysler
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) INTERNAL MARKET: Commission sends reasoned opinion to France for obstacle to free movement of precious metals
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Opening of enquiry into State aid provided for in Italian 2001 budget law
(EU) EU/STRUCTURAL FUNDS: 45 million euro for rural development in region of Valencia, in Spain
(EU) EU/EUROPOL: Signing of co-operation agreements between Europol and candidate countries
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary Assembly concerned at new risk of suffocation of European Court of Human Rights
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Work on removing asbestos and renovation of the Commission's building should be completed by end-2003
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Definitive antidumping duty for cigarette lighters from China and Taiwan
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EU and eurozone unemployment unchanged in August
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Pay rises slow down
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Conferences:
(EU) Agrifood:
(EU) Energy:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 04/10/2001: