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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8098

24 November 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 42 / 43
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) logistics

Belgium ABX LOGISTICS (belonging to Belgian railways, SNCB) has taken over the Netherlands' WEGTRANSPORT BV (EUR 26.6 million turnover in 2000 for 315 members of staff).

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Concerning statements by Hubert Védrine over future accessions and geopolitical criteria - Disaster scenario concerning Cyprus
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Belgian Presidency welcomes Franco-German initiative
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM: Tony Blair and Jack Straw highlight need to pool sovereignty to strengthen it
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe's President rejects Troika's demands
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: COR explains what it expects from next round of institutional reform
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: 17th Quadripartite Meeting
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/BENTINCK PRIZE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/CONSUMERS: Council on 26 November will seek to reach compromise on Community patent
(EU) EU/NEPAL:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Informal ministerial meeting with candidate countries
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission to hold informal meeting with Danube and Black Sea region ministers for water
(EU) EU/ATTACKS ON 11 SEPTEMBER: Union takes action on several fronts - ECHO arm in Kabul - Nielson in Afghanistan early December
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Commission warns importers of its doubts about Israeli certificates of origin
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: No agreement yet on working time for lorry drivers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission settles Marathon case with Thyssengas
(EU) EU/ETHICS: In February Ethics group should issue its opinion on patentability of inventions using human stem cells
(EU) EU/EP/DEVELOPMENT/HEALTH: NGOs call on Union to demand that Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria in LDC finance access by AIDS patients to medicines and not just prevention
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Appeal from conference on prevention of accidents in the workplace
(EU) EU/POLAND:
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/INDIA: At New Delhi Summit, firm declaration against terrorism and commitment to double value of trade
(EU) EU/HONG KONG: First agreement on re-admission of persons in illegal situation
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: Despite becoming more entrepreneurial, EU loses out to United States in productivity growth
(EU) EU/COURT OF AUDITORS: Analysis of research programme
(EU) EP/ENERGY: MEPs rule on Green Paper and want inclusion of an "Energy" chapter in treaty during next IGC
(EU) EP/JUSTICE: EP approves extension of Europol competencies and formation of joint investigation teams
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament calls on Commission for proposal on packaging and packaging waste to enhance recycling effort
(EU) EU/CYBERCRIME: First international treaty is signed against cybercrime
(EU) EP/KANGAROO GROUP:
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2002/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investments:
(EU) Enterprise:
(EU) Leisure:
(EU) Hygiene:
(EU) Ophthalmology:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Luxury goods:
(EU) Logistics:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 23/11/2001: