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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8160

28 February 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 47
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) electronics

France's TMM - THOMSON MULTIMEDIA is to buy a US DVD subsidiary of Japan's MATSUSHITA ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIAL to add to its film development subsidiary business TECHNICOLOR. This will raise TMM's turnover to around $300 million.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Praesidium met on Wednesday afternoon to finalise timetable and Rules of Procedure ahead of the Convention's first meeting at 15: 00 hrs today
(EU) EP/COLOMBIA:
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: "Intergroup Constitution" at Convention (Jo Leinen says question of Union government must be taken on board)
(EU) EU/CYPRUS/MALTA: José Maria Aznar stresses "Mediterranean" dimension to enlargement
(EU) EP/CHECHNIA: Olivier Dupuis sends open letter to Pat Cox and suggests inviting President Mashkadov
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: The "Federalist Voice" Foundation, Contact group to the Convention on the Future of Europe
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Civil Society contact group says initial meeting with Jean-Luc Dehaene was constuctive
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: European Anti-Poverty Network calls on social services to be included in Treaty
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/WOMEN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Commission proposes to set up Euro-Mediterranean Bank as an EIB subsidiary
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission takes action against Court of Justice over Portuguese aid to pig sector
(EU) EP/COMMISSION'S POLITICAL PRIORITIES: Romano Prodi stresses Lisbon strategy, calls for extra staff to cope with enlargement and repeats his personal commitment to Convention on future of Europe
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY: Pasqua and Marchiani's immunity will not be lifted, McCormick repeats in plenary
(EU) EP/BARCELONA SUMMIT:
(EU) EU/CENTRAL AFRICA: 106.5 million for cooperation 2002-2007
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2002: Commission proposes changing calculation of Budget 2002 receipts to the advantage of "net contributors"
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2003: Commission tables on budget of over EUR 100 billion
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Germany agrees to unblock Galileo project
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Protocol signature on Danube Corridor
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Green light for transport State Aid to Irish and Dutch airlines
(EU) STATE AID: Commission's Final decisions
(EU) EU/COPYRIGHT:
(EU) EU/EP/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Jackson invites plenary to call on European Summit of Barcelona to give new sustainable development indicators
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Reports on liberalisation of gas and electricity markets give clear signal at Barcelona Summit
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Agriculture Committee is against creation of CMO for alcohol
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Unfavourable taxation applied by France to cigarettes of light tobacco ("blondes") fosters national production and runs counter to Community law
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Belgian government should find EUR 670 million for renovation of Berlaymont after withdrawal of private shareholder, Fortis
(EU) EP/REAL ESTATE:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Adoption of decision on freezing assets on Thursday depends on Italy - Final preparations for Council
(EU) EU/TAKEOVERS: Germany will defend Volkswagen against Takeover Directive
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Conciliation a success on management of ambient noise
(EU) EU/ESC/AGRICULTURE: Intense debate over future of tobacco subsidies in EU
(EU) EP/COUNCIL/EMPLOYMENT: Agreement on EU employment incentives
(EU) EU/COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Margot Wallström expects Barcelona Council to call on EU to take leading role at World Sustainable Development Summit - Candidate countries invited to dinner at 4 March Council
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 190 million to extend Denmark's electricity grid
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Compass can purchase SAirlines but has to wait for British regulators' decision on Rail Gourmet UK
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for Nestlé take-over of Schöller
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: green light for joint venture in minerals oils shipping sector
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Hotel and catering:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Consultancy:
(EU) Retail:
SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Documents No. 2270: Convention on the future of Europe
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 27/02/2002: