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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8126

11 January 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 38 / 42
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) aluminium

ALCO has raised its 39.5% stake in Norway's ELKEM to 40% and has launched a takeover bid for the remainder of the company valuing the company at 7.6 bn NOK (or 155 NOK a share).

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The institutional set-up which would make the Commission the "European government" by turning the Council into a second legislative chamber would sound the death knell of the Community method and the triumph of the directories
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Constituent session on 28 February - Parliament to receive Valéry Giscard d'Estaing on 6 February - Nicole Fontaine secures Parliament representation at Convention Secretariat
(EU) EP/EPP-ED: Pöttering confirms Inigo Mendez de Vigo will represent the group at Convention Presidium and proposes sending observers from candidate countries to EP
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY: Greens to vote for the candidate of a small group
(EU) CYPRUS/GREECE: Simitis/Annan meeting
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Appeal for account to be taken of Turkish view for EU membership
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TAKEOVER BIDS: report by expert group ordered by the Commission gives shareholders the power to accept a public offering and argues against golden shares - proposal of Directive in April
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission to include further thirty products under Community eco-label over next three years
(EU) EU/DANISH PRESIDENCY: Denmark to hold Informal Summit in Brussels
(EU) EU/LEBANON: Association agreement between EU is a "vote of confidence in the Lebanon" says Mr Hariri
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Rural development aid in Germany
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: EUR 65.7 million for Scotland under Leader +
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission sets up first European social patners consultation on "socially intelligent" handling of restructuring
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE/BSE: Court rules that under European Union rules countries must compensate farmers for slaughter of animals
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Parliament next week will discuss thresholds above which EU legislation will apply to public procurement
(EU) EU/JHA: Parliament on Wednesday to discuss mutual recognition of financial penalties
(EU) EU/ECONOMICS: Retail sales fall in eurozone and rise in EU in year to October 2001
(EU) EP/WTO: Harlem Désir welcomes Havana Club decision
(EU) EU/CONSTRUCTION:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission report lists obstacles to full competition on gas and electricity markets
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Opening of gas and electricity markets and interconnection are priorities for the Spanish Presidency
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Priorities of the Spanish Presidency
(EU) EU/BULGARIA/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/SPANISH PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/GREECE:
(EU) EU/ARGENTINA:
(EU) EU/EURO/DENMARK: Most Danes support Euro
(EU) EU/EURO: ECB says most transactions will be in Euros by Sunday
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro-zone labour costs rise in third quarter of 2001
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Distribution companies' position on liberalisation of gas and electricity markets
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EP/DRUGS:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Aluminium:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N. 2266: PES proposals on the future of Europe
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 10/01/2002: