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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8207

8 May 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 50
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid
Commission unveils series of decisions

Brussels, 07/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has authorised the following deals:

QuinetiQ - the public-private partnership whereby the former Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) will operate does not constitute state aid.

Saarbergwerke/Preussag Anthrazit/RAG - a merger of these companies, noting in a separate decision that the deal did not involve state aid.

BahnTrans - aid for German freight company.

Seafarers - German aid to cut costs of training...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The political stir in France may have positive repercussions from a European point of view, in the country itself and in other Member States
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Several representatives of national governments and parliaments call for working groups not to be automatically chaired by Praesidium members
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: EU Special High Representative, Lord Ashdown, discusses his priorities with Javier Solana
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Reactions to the revision of the European list of terrorist organisations
(EU) EU/BALKANS/STABILITY PACT:
(EU) EU/NETHERLANDS: European institutions shocked by Pim Fortuyn's killing
(EU) EP/PES: Special meeting in Seville - European elections, extreme right, globalisation
(EU) EP/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/FRANCE:
(EU) EP/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/PAKISTAN:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Luxembourg Presidency's priorities
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Unofficial poll suggests 42% of Europeans want Commission to become the government of Europe
(EU) EU/INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT:
(EU) MIDDLE EAST/UNITED STATES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Ecofin Council decides to create new high level group on energy tax in order to reach political agreement in June
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Council adopts regulation and directive harmonising VAT on online services
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Savings tax, BEPG and Preliminary Draft Budget for 2003 on the negotiating table
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Political agreement in Council on "conglomerates" directive
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL REGULATION: No political agreement by Ecofin Council due to Italy's continued reserve
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Council adopts new directive on opening up postal services to competition
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Questions on Portugal's budgetary policy and discussion on salary negotiation in Germany
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA: Commission feels it would be premature to conclude that Seoul is involved in unfair competition with regard to LNG carriers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for Shell's acquisition of Enterprise Oil
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission unveils series of decisions
(EU) EU/ETHICS: The European Ethics Group in favour, under certain conditions, of patentability of stem cells and recommends the creation of European register of human stem cell lines - Prodi and Lenoir press conference
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: G10 sends its report to President Prodi
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: President Prodi says that good Community management of EU borders will move in direction of providing genuine protection for citizens
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission partially authorises aid in favour of Ford España
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/EMU: Round table "Confrontations" on where economic Union stands in ongoing reform
(EU) EU/LES DOSSIERS DE L'EUROPE:
(EU) EU/AUSTRALIA: Member States ask Commission to be firm in negotiations over agreement on wine
(EU) EU/ARGENTINA: Some countries call for guarantees before increasing import possibilities for high-quality Argentinean beef
(EU) OECD:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Tizzano considers highly charged issue of Spanish Basque close to ETA banned from going to French Basque Country
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court follows Court of First Instance in calling the allegations of sexual harassment by Maria Campogrande "no more than friendly remarks"
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Telecommunications:
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(EU) Airlines:
(EU) Tools:
(EU) Cement:
(EU) Banking:
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(EU) Agri-food:
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(EU) Oil:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 07/05/2002: