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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8165

7 March 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 54
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banks

The Dutch bank RABOBANK (net profits EUR 1.2 billion in 2000 with 58,000 employed, 9 million clients and 1,650 subsidiaries) is to enter the capital of the Swiss private bank, SARASIN (net profits CHF 70.1 million in 2001 with 850 employed). RABOBANK is thus to transfer its fortune management unit to the responsibility of SARASIN. In exchange, RABOBANK will acquire a 28% stake in SARASIN. Also, RABOBANK has an option for acquiring 100% of the capital of the holding company, EICHBAUM, which...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA: UN gives go-ahead for European police mission in Bosnia - Javier Solana calls for arrest of Radovan Karadzic
(EU) EP/CYPRUS: EU should offer six confidence-building measures and be guarantor of political settlement in Cyprus, says Sarah Ludford
(EU) EP/POLAND: Cox confirms his wish to see Polish observers in EP
(EU) EP/ITALY: The Presidents of four political groups denounce the "unacceptable positions of Umberto Bossi on Europe
(EU) EP/PPE/ROMA: Wilfried Martens supports proposal to create Centre for Gypsies in Brussels,
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Visit of MEPs
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: EPP associations call for Youth Convention
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/YOUTH:
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/LANGUAGES:
(EU) EU/MADARIAGA FOUNDATION:
(EU) EU/IRAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITE STATES/STEEL: Lamy replies to Americans and announces EU safeguards - Consultation between Member States on 12 March
(EU) EU/FRANCE: Chirac favours real tax harmonisation in Europe and a summit on defence
(EU) EU/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/EURO: Changeover to Euro largely successful
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission wants cadmium batteries in electric vehicles banned by the end of 2005
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/BALTIC STATES: Chris Patten proposes special meeting on Kaliningrad in May
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Deadlock in EcoFin Council on timetable for increasing public aid to development by Member states - Now up to General Affairs Council
(EU) EU/CHILE: Last round of free trade negotiations
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: No progress on aid for tobacco sector
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES/STEEL:
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2003: Council priorities for this year's budgetary procedure
(EU) EU/TAX: Commissioner Bolkestein write to Swiss to call for "immediate" opening of negotiations on tax on savings
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2000: Council calls on EP to discharge Commission for implementation of budget 2000
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Council adopts common position on collateral
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN PROSECUTOR:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Definitive adoption of "telecommunications package" scheduled for Thursday - trans-European networks and accessibility to public Web sites probably on the agenda of the 25 and 26 March Council
(EU) EU/EUROPOL: Signing of agreement with Czech Republic
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Investigation into Greek State aid to Olympic Airways
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: SAS is authorised to take over Spanair
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: EnerSys may acquire Invensys energy business
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition of VAW by Norsk Hydro is cleared
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Cofathec is authorised to acquire 50% of Climespace
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/BARCELONA SUMMIT: Scandinavian countries' letter to Mr Aznar - worries about energy liberalisation
(EU) BARCELONA SUMMIT: EEA/EFTA want to participate more in Lisbon Strategy
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: New appeal to industry for speedy launch of Galileo
(EU) EP/MARCH SESSION: Enlargement, transatlantic relations, broad economic policy guidelines, budget guidelines 2003
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Cunha's critical report on premiums in tobacco sector
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Tobacco:
(EU) Agri-foods:
(EU) Water:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Luxury goods:
(EU) Recycling:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 06/03/2002: