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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8076

22 October 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 44 / 46
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) do-it-yourself

French BRICORAMA has bought up the 16 GAMMA stores in Belgium from the JACQUES POLLET group. The move should allow it to increase its turnover from EUR 454.74 million in 2000 to 648 million this year.

 

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Africa on the right path? If they actually see the light of day, the new guidelines for Euro-Africa co-operation warrant a certain amount of optimism
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Enlarged European Conference confirms European continent's "total and unanimous support" for measures following 11 September
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Michel meets Annan and Brahimi, Solana has talks with former King Zaher Shah
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Visit by Solana and Moratinos - PAEAC declaration
(EU) EP/SESSION: Fontaine to write to Sharon to ask him to withdraw Israeli troops from Palestinian Territories
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(EU) EP/ALBANIA: Pack wants solution to refusal of Democratic party to take part in work of Albanian Parliament
(EU) EU/TOGO: EU again calls for organisation of free elections
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: Conferences of Green/EFA and GUE/NGL Groups on future of Afghanistan
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/AFGHANISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Michel says that Laeken will not lead to list of candidate countries ready to conclude negotiations end-2002, but an "in-depth analysis" of situation
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/FINANCIAL MARKETS: Bond issuance in euro suffers consequences of attacks
(EU) EU/MARITIME IMPOPRTS/ TERRORISM: European ship-owners alarmed at "abuses", following increase in insurance premiums
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission takes France, Germany, Italy and Portugal to court
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Improvement to labelling and traceability in legislation on marine and fish-farm fish products
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Commission adopts strategy for regional co-operation and sets out priorities for Cards aid programme for Balkans
(EU) EU/INFORMATION: Friction between Romano Prodi and Belgian Presidency over organisation of joint press conferences
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: New EU/China material sciences agreement
(EU) EU/WTO: European companies Call for "short cycle"
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/ENERGY: Safety is priority number one for energy and transport policy in 2001
(EU) EU/FRAUD: OLAF indicates in its Annual Report that despite recruitment problems, it will be stepping up its investigation of alleged internal corruption
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Tense exchange over GE/Honeywell between Commissioner Monti and his American counterpart at World Competition Forum
(EU) EP/REGIONS/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE/EP: Committee hopes to intensify relations with European Parliament and to modernise - Integration of ECSC Consultative Committee in future joint Committee?
(EU) EU/CULTURE: UEF calls for revival of European Cultural Centre
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Alber suggests that Court cancel Council regulation banning aircraft from EU skies that do not comply with EU noise legislation
(EU) EP/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/IMF:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Thorning-Schmidt Report calls for lower threshold for limit values of worker exposure to vibration
(EU) EU/Mediterranean: Forum of Civil Society hopes to organise assizes on immigration
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: European employers call on Member States to set necessary conditions in place for economic recovery in the EU
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for creation of electric power plant in Argentina
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for development of Tanzania's natural gas reserves
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: European Monitoring Centre on Change is launched
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Energy:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Do-it-yourself:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 478
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 22/10/2001: