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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8063

5 October 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 37 / 39
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) agrifood

Spain's SOS CUETARA has launched a surprise bid to take over Spain's oil manufacturer KOIPE (EUR 480.5 million turnover in 2000) that controls 30% of the Spanish market. SOS CUETARA is bidding 27 euro a share, or EUR 350 million for the whole of KOIPE, which is indirectly controlled by Italy's MONTEDISON through its subsidiary CEREOL which has a 51.2% stake. In order for it to be successful, the SOS will have to get at least a 15% stake in KOIPE. If SOS CUETARA succeeds, it will become one...

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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: