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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8134

23 January 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 39 / 41
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) energy

Belgium's TRACTEBEL (French group SUEZ) has made a takeover bid for the 50% stake of the bankrupt American brokers' ENRON in SK-ENRON, joint-venture with the Korean firm SK which controls a quarter of the gas market in South Korea.

 

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ESDP: Current ESDP capabilities do not yet allow for consideration of military type operations, confirms President of Military Committee before Parliament
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: EU representative welcomes conclusion of political agreement on decentralisation legislation
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Solana to visit region at end of week
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary Assembly gives go-ahead to Bosnia-Herzegovina's membership
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Peter Schieder new President of Parliamentary Assembly
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: UEF says EP delegation must be driving force in the Convention
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: United Kingdom's alleged idea of setting up "super council" rejected by Commission and denied by London
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Finance ministers consider the German and Portuguese budgetary policies were "correct" - Resumption of growth expected in Europe in first quarter 2002
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Economics ministers welcome six countries' appropriate updated Stability and Convergence Programmes
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Finance ministers support broad outline of Spanish economic and financial priorities, but comment on electricity liberalisation plans
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Fifteen adopt declaration on crisis in Argentina and are convinced better solution can be found to contribute to development of Mediterranean region
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission to present proposal of framework directive on Wednesday to establish environmental liability regime based on polluter-pays principle
(EU) EU/BIOTECHNOLOGY: Commission to adopt biotechnology strategy and action plan on Wednesday
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Pledging around EUR 2.3 billion over five years, including 600 million for 2002, Union would be the largest contributor to the international reconstruction effort
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Patten hopes Euro-Japanese action plan will get off to good start
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: United States wants time to resolve the FSC issue
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Vienna will not oppose Czech Republic joining EU despite success of Temelin petition
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 17 million loan for port of Durres in Albania
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Committee on Constitutional Affairs wants EP's role in adoption of implementing measures to be assured
(EU) ACP/EU/ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe authorities reiterate in writing, in time, their verbal promises, but concrete actions lack to the appeal - sending of a troika on the ground in the coming days
(EU) EU/DATA PROTECTION: Commission sets standard contract clauses to facilitate personal data transfer to third countries for processing
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Italy to appeal EU ruling that state bank aid is illegal
(EU) EU/EURO: Most Swedes want to join the euro
(EU) EU/CITIES: Adoption of ten Urban programmes for cities in United Kingdom - 113.5 million euro for these ten cities
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Creation of a Joint Consultative Committee with local and regional authorities in the Czech Republic
(EU) EU/REGIONS:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Committee calls for new impetus for a plan for plant protein crops in the Community from 2002-2003
(EU) ESC/IMMIGRATION: Committee calls for temporary six-month entry and residence permit for the purpose of seeking employment
(EU) ESC/ASYLUM: Committee calls for asylum seeker hosting system to be made more effective by involving NGOs concerned and social partners
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EUR 5.5 billion external trade surplus for euro zone in November 2001 and deficit of EUR 0.6 billion in EU
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Cosmetics:
(EU) Energy:
SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Documents No. 2267/2268: Commission Communication for spring Council of Barcelona
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 22/01/2002: