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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8190

12 April 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid
Commission green light for Infineon Technologies project

Brussels, 11/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the European Commission authorised proposed aid by Germany amounting to € 219 million in favour of Infineon Technologies SC 300 GmbH & Co. KG, Dresden (Germany). The aid level of the overall investment remains within the maximum allowable for the project. The beneficiary is a subsidiary of Infineon Technologies, München active in the semiconductor market. The project comprises the construction of a new plant producing DRAMs (Dynamic...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
Pascal Lamy teaches us two things:
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Romano Prodi says Chris Patten will propose on Monday an EU-Israel Association Council meeting but says he doesn't want to jump to premature decisions which could make matters worse - Prodi calls for humanitarian aid for Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem to be organised
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: French and Belgian Socialists oppose resolution adopted by plenary
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: EU withholds judgement on elections
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/USA: Speedy preparation of agenda in Madrid for 21 May Summit on Middle East, Terrorism, Afghanistan, ESDP, Trade etc.
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC: Verheugen and Zeman formally confirm that Benes Decrees are no longer legally valid and mustn't have any impact on accession negotiations
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Commission sketches out Community policy on return of persons unlawfully residing in EU
(EU) EU/VETERINARY: Presidency begins reflection on arrangements for financing health crises
(EU) EU/SPAIN/MOROCCO:
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Coreper fails to reach agreement on outstanding issues concerning recasting of Financial regulation
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2002:
(EU) EU/2000 BUDGET: Michaele Schreyer welcomes EP signing-off of 2000 Budget - Council to rapidly provide information on EDSP expenditure
(EU) EU/COMMUNITY LAW: Commission launches and pursues infringement proceedings
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission reviews growth forecasts slightly upwards
(EU) EU/JHA: Disagreements remain at Council level over idea of setting up network of contact points for use when searching for people responsible for genocide
(EU) EU/POLICE: Belgian proposal to encourage setting up of joint police stations and police and customs co-operation centres
(EU) EU/POLICE: Passport checking operation in EU airports - Rise in counterfeit passports
(EU) EP/TERRORISM: EP wants European Court of Justice to be able to take action on list of terrorist organisation s
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Ms Ayuso Gonzalez report on regulation on ethyl alcohol sent to Parliamentary commission
(EU) EP/ARMAMENTS: EP calls for creation of European Armaments Bureau
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament continues to call for restrictions in the use of diphenylether as a flame retardant
(EU) EP/BUDGET/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/MEPS' TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Legal Committee adopts Rothley report - Suggests salary should be 50% of basic salary of judge at European Court of Justice
(EU) EP/ASSISTANTS:
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission not concerned about tougher measures contemplated by United States for examining foreign investors
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission proposes new action programme
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Publication of 2002 report on internal market strategy
(EU) EU/DAPHNE:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission orders recovery of State Aid from SKL-M and MTU
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves venture capital funds for "Community Development Venture Fund"
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission green light for Infineon Technologies project
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission gives go-ahead to large-scale investment in STMicroelectronics in Sicily
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves three-quarters of proposed aid for paper company Hamburger AG
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EFTA: Enlargement and Lisbon Strategy the focus of EFTA concerns in 2001
(EU) EU/TRADE: Former Canadian Deputy Minister urges in favour of WTO reform
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Eurostat study confirms prioritising railways
(EU) EU/REGIONS/TRANSPORT: Workshop in Florence with Mr Caveri
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT:
(EU) EU/GERMANY/ADVERTISING:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 11/04/2002: