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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8064

6 October 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Despite pressure from Chirac and Fabius, Mario Monti continues to oppose Schneider/Legrand merger

Helsinki, 05/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - Commissioner Mario Monti said in Helsinki on Friday that he would be asking his colleagues to issue a negative opinion on 10 October on the Schneider/Legrand merger (see EUROPE of 5 October, p.14). This would have serious repercussions on Schneider, which acquired 98% of the Legrand in August through an exchange offer. It would be disastrous for Schneider to resell its stake since it would make it easy prey to a potential hostile takeover bid, and it...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short chronicle of the debate on the future of Europe - Governance, Parliament's concerns, Romano Prodi's explanations
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: On Monday, EU Foreign Ministers to take stock of efforts being made to combat terrorism - Radioscopy of situation in the Balkans, Middle East and Africa
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: EU discontentment at delays in adoption of reforms - postponement of donor conference
(EU) EP/CAUCASUS: EP calls for conference with EU to define regional co-operation strategy
(EU) EP/MACEDONIA: EP may, with some restrictions, agree to extending to Macedonia mandate of European Agency for Reconstruction
(EU) EP/VIETNAM: EP calls on Vietnam to respect freedoms and abolish death sentence
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: 1000 young people meet in Brussels demanding a European Federation
(EU) EU/ITALY: Berlusconi to visit Commission on Wednesday
(EU) EU/INDIA: Message from Patten following attacks in Kashmir
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Russell-Johnston welcomes Turkey's constitutional reform
(EU) EU/MEXICO:
(EU) EU/FRY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) SOCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Ministers to focus on status of European company, 2001 employment package and co-ordinating social security systems on 8 October
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: ICAO and EU ad hoc group prepare to increase aviation insurance ceiling and step up security
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission satisfied with progress in accession negotiations - Ghent Council to assess progress
(EU) EP/WEAPONS: According to a majority of parliamentarians, the code of conduct on arms "exports" must become law
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament approves emissions reduction from lawnmowers and other leisure machinery proposed by the Commission
(EU) EP/ECSC: EP amends Commission proposal on consequences of ECSC expiry, but postpones final vote until agreement with Commission and Council on strengthening its own role
(EU) EU/EP/TRANSPORT: EP expresses concern over Galileo financing - policy debate on 16 October at Council on creation of joint undertaking
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: With Green Paper on consumer protection, Commission calls for reflection on how to encourage equitable trade practices guaranteeing increased use of crossborder transactions
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission grants EUR 5 million extra emergency humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the occupied territories
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission grants EUR 2 million humanitarian aid to East Timor
(EU) EU/EBC: More small denomination notes
(EU) EU/G7: Action against risk of recession and funding of terrorism
(EU) EU/ACP/WTO:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Despite pressure from Chirac and Fabius, Mario Monti continues to oppose Schneider/Legrand merger
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for Tyco International's purchase of C.R. Bard
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears MIGway joint venture
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission postpones vote of management committee on scrapping grain import tax until Thursday
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Court of Auditors recommends Commission abolish milk quota system
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO: Agricultural organisations meet Fischler and Lamy
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Faced with more than 700 amendments, Parliament will not be able to give its opinion on FP6 before November session
(EU) OMBUDSMAN: Jacob Söderman continues his investigation into age limits
TIMETABLE
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 05/10/2001: