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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8198

24 April 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 39
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

23/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - Through the simplified procedure, the European Commission has authorised the acquisition of Southern Water, 100% subsidiary of Scottish Power UK and specialised in water management and drainage, by First Aqua Holdings. The operation raises no problems of competition

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short chronicle on the Convention on the future of Europe - Some preliminary conclusions resulting from the March and April plenary sessions - President Giscard d'Estaing's guideline
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Solana and Moratinos hope to meet Arafat on Monday -"Quartet" meeting on 2 May in Washington
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Overall feeling of great success with Valencia conference, not sent off course by bitterness of discussions on Middle East
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Six EP political groups in meetings at Knesset - Palestinian Legislative Council and EU representatives in place
(EU) EU/FRANCE/ELECTIONS: Defeat of Jean-Marie Le Pen is "vital for France and for Europe", says Robin Cook
(EU) EU/MADAGASCAR: EU welcomes Dakar Agreement
(EU) EP/FRANCE/FORZA ITALIA:
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/POLAND:
(EU) EU/SPAIN:
(EU) EU/LIBERALS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/USA: Communication from Lamy and Patten identifies a number of fields where EU and USA can draw nearer
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission proposes approximation of criminal law in EU countries to combat cyber-crime
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Loyola de Palacio announces Commission intention to present common norms on nuclear safety
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EU scientists confirm dangers to human health of growth hormone residue in meat
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: G8 ministerial conference to focus work on lifelong learning - Participation by Anna Diamantopoulou
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Adoption of reform proposals postponed several weeks
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: June Council to adopt common position on movements of pets
(EU) EU/BSE: Paris calls for more time before deciding to lift embargo on British beef
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/SEYCHELLES: Go-ahead to new three-year protocol
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: Comments from Bouteflika, Aznar and Patten - Signing of EU Association Agreement
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: EU ready to consolidate dialogue with private sector
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Bulgaria makes important breakthrough in negotiations - Other chapters closed
(EU) EP/ECB: Economic and Monetary Committee recommends Lucas Papademos as Vice President - plenary vote on 14 May
(EU) EP/ECB: Christian Noyer admits before MEPs that euro zone inflation rate in coming months will exceed forecasts end 2001
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/EP/FOOD SAFETY: Schnellhardt reports calls on plenary to give first reading approval for two regulations on food-stuff safety
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT/NUCLEAR: Greens demand moratorium on large radioactive discharges at Sellafield and La Hague
(EU) ESC/APRIL SESSION: Debate on enlargement with Commissioner Verheugen and co-chairs of joint Consultative Committees of candidate countries - other topics on the agenda
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: "Liberos" ruling "puts end to" single judge - A European Court running out of steam faced with situation regarded as worrying
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court should declare itself incompetent in a Belgian-Luxembourg case on banking secrecy, Advocate General Philippe Leger believes
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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