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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8086

8 November 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 40
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banking

The three German banks DEUTSCHE BANK, DRESDNER BANK and COMMERZBANK have merged their building society subsidiaries, giving rise to EUROHYPO, the largest building society in Europe worth a total of 237 bn euro (based on figures for 2000). DEUTSCHE BANK and COMMERZBANK will each have a 35% stake and DRESDNER BANK the remaining 30%. The project will lead to 800 job-losses out of the current some 3000, in all, as well as the closure of 15 branches out of 25.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Two debates to avoid (for now); on the future funding of the Union and on the "politicisation" of the European Commission
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/MEDITERRANEAN: Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Forum to adopt declaration on terrorism, inter-cultural dialogue and Middle East
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Brussels Conference calls for resumption of negotiations in Middle East and joint effort against terrorism
(EU) EU/LAOS:
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/EEC: Walter Hallstein symposium in Frankfurt on 16 and 17 November
(EU) EU/FRY: Second meeting of Task Force between EU and FRY for preparing negotiation of association agreement
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: EU welcomes President Kostunica's appeal inviting Serbs from Kosovo to turn out for election on 17 November
(EU) EU/TERRORISM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Finally, Commission adopts "biofuels package"
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Infringement proceedings against Ireland, Italy, France and the Netherlands
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/BSE:
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Informal Brussels meeting confirms desire to relaunch Barcelona Process - Progress expected in justice and home affairs - Economic impact of 11 September attacks
(EU) ACP/WTO: ACP Trade Ministers resolve to defend their interests in Doha
(EU) EU/ACP: Joint Parliamentary Assembly takes stance on access to information society, impact of sanctions on populations and sources of renewable energy
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Guide prices for fish products in 2002
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Swiss makes opening of new negotiations on tax on savings dependent on ratification of agreements already concluded
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: EU and EFTA confirm their joint commitment to combating financing of terrorism and their confidence in solidity of European economy
(EU) EP/CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS: Parliament to adopt Peijs report on cross-border payments next week
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: First indication from Environment Committee of Parliament's attitude to sensitive water pricing issue
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurozone and EU15 unemployment stable in September
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/TRANSPORT: Anna Diamantopoulou discusses crisis with social partners in aviation industry
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Finnish government searching for replacement for Judge Sevon
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: IMF scales down eurozone growth forecasts for 2001 and 2002 to 1.6% and 1.5%
(EU) EU/INTERNET:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Training and resources, main concerns of towns and regions in candidate countries with a view to enlargement
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Associations opposed to main elements of proposal aimed at extending the programme for reducing fleet capacities by one year
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial producer prices up 0.1%
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Business:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Aluminium:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Electrical household goods:
(EU) Airlines:
SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Documents No. 2256: European parliament takes stock of progress on common foreign and security policy
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 07/11/2001: