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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8106

6 December 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 44
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) brewing

France's DANONE has sold EURO DONGXIHU (annual turnover of 45 million euro), one of its Chinese brewers, to CRE BEVERAGE LTD (groups SAB - SOUTH AFRICAN BREWERIES and CHINA RESOURCES ENTERPRISES LIMITED) for an undisclosed amount. DANONE still retains on brewery in China, which has a turnover of 20 million euro.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Illustration and defence of "Community method" and its inventors (and a few comments for those who neglect it)
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Prodi says Convention should adopt text by consensus and next IGC should be concluded end 2003-early 2004 - Barnier points out that, early 2002, Commission will mainly provide contributions on Commission itself and outside EU representation
(EU) EU/TURKEY/CONVENTION: Ankara to have same status as other candidates
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Patten and Solana welcome Bonn agreement
(EU) EU/LAEKEN EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Jacques Delors candidate for Convention Presidency
(EU) EU/MIDDLE-EAST: EU says destabilising the Palestinian Authority will not end the spiral of violence
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Jacob Söderman criticises Council for lack of transparency
(EU) EP/SOVEREIGNTY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Breakdown over defending shipyards
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/JHA/UNITED STATES: Colin Powell at signing of Europol/US cooperation agreement - EU mandate for agreement on information exchange
(EU) JHA COUNCIL: Final details before JHA Council
(EU) EU/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL: Council on 6 and 7 December is to continue to confirm divergence over Galileo and working hours of hauliers, but to make progress on air sector security
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Difficult debate over Telecoms package
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL/ENLARGEMENT: EU finance ministers urge candidate country counterparts to pursue economic reforms
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Council split over new scheme of State aid for coal industry
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Fine for citric acid cartel
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2002: Some Member States contribute more to budget than expected
(EU) ACP: Bananas, sugar, future trade negotiations with Union at heart of ACP Council
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Belgian postal service is fined for abuse of dominant position
(EU) EU/FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE: Further relaxation of embargo on British exports
(EU) EP/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: For Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer, an odour may not constitute a brand - Court deliberates
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Geelhoed proposes sentencing France for not having designated the Gulf of the Seine as "area polluted by nitrogen"
(EU) EMPLOYMENT/SOCIAL COUNCIL: Anna Diamantopoulou calls for realistic employment objectives at national level - Latest Council results
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Emilio Gabaglio regrets Employment Council has not fixed national employment objectives
(EU) UEF/BRUSSELS EUROPEAN CAPITAL:
(EU) EU/EUROPEANS OF THE YEAR:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: GEPE study into economic and financial impact of enlargement
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY:
(EU) EU/OCT:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Brewing:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Bank-insurance:
(EU) Environment:
(EU) Cosmetics:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Equipment:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 05/12/2001: