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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8092
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) energy

Italian ENEL, which has just announced net combined profits of EUR 2.11 billion for the third term 2001, has given up the idea of acquiring ACQUEDOTTO PUGLIESE, a major water service company in southern Italy. See EI of 8 May.

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU Troika starts visit of Egypt, Israel, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Occupied Territories on Saturday
(EU) EP/PARLIAMENT PRESIDENCY: Francis Wurtz candidate for GUE/NGL
(EU) EP/LAOS: Parliament calls for convening of joint committee to raise issue of abolition of crime of expression of convictions
(EU) EP/ANTHRAX: Parliament welcomes reversal of American stance on convention on biological weapons and calls for setting up of agency in Union
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Foreign Minister Abdullah gives assurances to Nicole Fontaine
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Speaking before Irish Senate, Byrne describes qualitative leap that institutional reforms should allow for to make Union genuine democracy resting on sovereignty of people
(EU) EP/FRAUD: The case of Spanish flax will not be discussed in plenary
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Political agreement of Council and safety of blood collection encourages but does not make free donations compulsory
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Council hopes to improve cooperation and coordination to provide effective response to bioterrorist threat
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission defines safety, information and surveillance requirements for breast implants
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Presidency compromise on arrest warrant and terrorism
(EU) EU/WTO: Europeans broadly satisfied with Doha agreement, but disappointed with social aspect
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission releases EUR 2 million for victims of 23 June 2001 earthquake in Peru
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: URBAN programme funding for Antwerp
(EU) EP/AIR TRANSPORT CRISIS: Ms Durant criticises United States and recommends "recomposition of European sky around several major alliances" - MEPs attack "inaction" of Community bodies
(EU) EP/ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS: Parliament chooses national option for authorising "e-spamming" and goes to war against "cookies"
(EU) EU/CROSSBORDER PAYMENTS: EP adopts regulation on cross-border payments (not including cheques) on first reading
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament radically amends proposal on opening public transport up to competition
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP excludes pilotage from directive on port services and calls for greater transparency in aid to ports
(EU) EP/SHIPYARDS/SOUTH KOREA: Parliament's go-ahead for extension of temporary defence mechanism to the end of 2003
(EU) EP/TOBACCO: Parliament rejects changes to excise duty
(EU) EU/AID: Commission calls on France to end tax discrimination in favour of French mutual aid
(EU) EU/AID: Commission rules that Italian measures to regulate black economy are do not involve state aid
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Launch of enquiry into planned agricultural aid scheme in Italy
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Final negative decision on aid to Sardinia
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Court can do nothing for young German who refuses to do his military service in name of gender equality
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Over 10,000 professors or lecturers and 120,000 students take part in Erasmus programme
(EU) EU/REGIONS/EURO: Duisenberg stresses "responsibilities" of local and regional authorities for healthy management of public finances
(EU) EP/ITALY: Indignation of group of European parliamentarians following ruling by Court in Venice on managers of Montedison-Enimont
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Final conference on lifelong education
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Conference on culture in information society
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Interim:
(EU) Recruitment:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Paper:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Sanitary installations:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Payment means:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 15/11/2001: