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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8090

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

The French holding company WORMS & CIE has sold for "some $1 million" the American paper group APPLTON PAPER, held by its British subsidiary AWA - ARJO WIGGINS APPLETON, to a structure managed by the employees of APPLETON PAPER. The world's foremost manufacturer of copy and thermal paper, APPLETON PAPERS has an annual turnover of some $1.1 bn and employs 2,500 people.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short chronicle of the debate on the future of Europe: Jacques Delors' four criteria for the Brussels-Laeken Summit and the future "Convention"
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED NATIONS: Discussion on future of Afghanistan after Northern Alliance takes Kabul
(EU) EU/BURUNDI: EU concerned by upsurge in violence
(EU) EU/NICARAGUA: EU welcomes unfolding of elections
(EU) EP/LAOS: Returning among his colleagues, Dupuis calls for the "desaparecidos" of Laos not to be forgotten
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: EU deplores the murder of Theys Eluay
(EU) EU/CRASH IN NEW YORK:
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO: Contours of global agreement emerging Tuesday evening in Doha where the 142 tried throughout the night to give birth to a new negotiating round
(EU) EU/SPORT: European Sports Ministers decide to take joint action in fight against doping
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission feels big bang in 2004 (10 new Member States) is viable option - Candidates warned of importance of being able to implement "acquis"
(EU) EP/COURT OF AUDITORS/2000 REPORT: Jan Karlsson criticises volume of revenue surplus and shortcomings in Member States' audits of EU programmes
(EU) EP/ANIMAL HEALTH: Parliament calls for strengthened legislation on animal transport
(EU) EP/MONEY LAUNDERING: On third reading, Parliament approves compromise struck with Council on combating money laundering
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission about to grant EUR 15 million in additional aid for Mazar I Charif region
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission grants immediate initial aid of one million euro to victims of flooding in Algeria
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises acquisition by Flextronics of Xerox office equipment sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: AKB acquisition by Banco Santander is cleared
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Koch Industries to take over exclusive control of KoSa
(EU) EP/TERRORISM: EP's Committee on Civil Liberties backs Commission proposals - PES meeting before JHA Council
(EU) EU/EUROBAROMETER: According to second October survey, basic information on euro progresses substantially despite shortcomings of dual-circulation
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Green light for "Leader +" aid in Italy
(EU) EU/EIB: 40 million euro to support SMEs in United Kingdom
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Report on infringements committed by Member States in 2000
(EU) CORRECTION:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Wim Duisenberg and Spanish Presidency at the session on 14 and 15 November - opinion on reform of the institutions
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: AOL to intensify its lobbying in Brussels in favour of wholesale flat rate Internet access
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Brokering:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Cables:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Paper:
(EU) Airlines:
(EU) Airlines:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2259: Euro-mediterranean Ministerial Meeting
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 13/11/2001: