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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8184

4 April 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid
Opening of investigation procedure into proposed aid to BMW for new factory in Leipzig

Brussels, 03/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission decided to open formal investigation procedure against aid that the German authorities are proposing to grant to BMW for a new car plant.

Last December, the German authorities notified regional aid to investment granted to BMW AG in favour of a new car plant in Leipzig. The amount of the investment is around EUR 1.2 billion. Germany plans to grant aid of EUR 418.6 million, that is, aid intensity of 34.7%. The...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Brief column on the Convention on the Future of Europe - Toulemon project searches for third way for new executive
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Member States try to get Tsahal to withdraw from Palestinian territories - supported by Russia
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST/COMMISSION: Before attending emergency EU Council, Romano Prodi calls for Resolution 1402 to be respected and for new mediation between all interested parties
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Socialists request Association Agreement to be suspended and Israeli Labour Party to leave government
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST/FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: Elmar Brok supports joint Powel, Solana, Ivanov, Annan visit
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST/FORZA ITALIA:
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Wurtz considers EU should demand international force to protect civilian population
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/EPP-ED: Summit of Chairmen of EPP-ED Parliamentary Groups, with Prodi and Ramon de Miguel - Martens and Schäuble present document "A Constitution for a Europe that works" for next EPP Congress in Estoril
(EU) EU/FRANCE: Hubert Hédrine is perplexed about idea of "pioneer group"
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/GREECE:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Giuliano Amato and Jean-Luc Dehaene write open letter to the press
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Dutch army to take control of Amber Fox on 26 June
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Diez Gonzalez report calls for EU human rights and democracy agency to be set up
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Troika prepares Summit for 28 May
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Around ten Ministerial and civil society meetings prepare for the second EU/Latin American/Caribbean Summit in May
(EU) EU/BSE: France may provide aid to beef farmers
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission says No to Italian olive and olive oil aid scheme
(EU) EU/CHINA:
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission opens inquiry on aid that Portugal plans to grant to Opel factory in Azambuja
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Opening of investigation procedure into proposed aid to BMW for new factory in Leipzig
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Aid approved for Ilka Mafa Kältemaschinenbau
(EU) EU/COMPANIES: Commission gears up to presenting conclusions for small business support services
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial producer prices increase 0.1% in euro-zone in February - stability in the EU
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Five NGOs call for multilateral environmental agreements to not be subordinated to WTO
(EU) EU/LOBBIES: 14th session of EIPAL programme
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Slight rise in economic sentiment indicators
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment remains stable in February
(EU) OECD/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/JHA: Coelho report endorses combination of the five justice and police exchange programmes into a single programme
(EU) EP/REGIONS/ENLARGEMENT: Italian MEPs welcome Sommer report's definition of border Regions
(EU) EPP/EUTHANASIA:
(EU) EU/SPANISH PRESIDENCY: Notre Europe study analyses roots of Spain's European policy
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: After lawyers, non-Italian EU architects will now find it easier to work in Italy following Court ruling
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/SAN MARINO:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: Conferences in April and May
(EU) EU/ETUC: John Monks to seek to take over from Emiliio Gabaglio
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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