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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8230

12 June 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 44
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) btp

In Germany, BILFINGER BERGER has acquired 55% of the capital of RHEINHOLD UND MAHLA, a specialist in technical maintenance for industry, the building sector and shipbuilding, which makes a turnover of EUR 732 million annually. It will then launch a public takeover bid on the remaining share capital.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Two bad examples and one encouraging move in field of agricultural trade with third countries
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT: Federal Council in favour of a Union where decisions are taken through a double majority and where States not wanting to be associated in a "new political decision" need not participate "for a period yet to be determined"
(EU) EU/JORDAN:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/BAVARIA:
(EU) EP/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/G8: Piqué in Vancouver - Possible "Quartet" meeting
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Javier Solana welcomes appointment of Commission responsible for drafting the Constitutional Charter for future State of Serbia and Montenegro
(EU) EU/EQUATORIAL GUINEA: EU concerned at deterioration in situation
(EU) EU/PANEUROPA-UNION/CONVENTION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Candidates manage to tidy up negotiating table, patiently awaiting EU15 position on agriculture (including direct aid)
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Germany's report on the nitrofen affair satisfies Standing Food Chain Committee
(EU) EU/FISHERIES COUNCIL: Six countries form bloc against reform proposals
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission fines eight Austrian banks belonging to "Lombard Club"
(EU) EU/USA/STEEL: European sanctions will be automatic if WTO condemns USA measures
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Mr Fischler considers maintaining certain British dispensations on free access to resources until 2003
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Launch of first social partners' consultation phase on transferability of company pension rights
(EU) EP/JUSTICE/INTERNAL MARKET: Proposal of framework decision on prosecution of public procurement fraud is rejected
(EU) EP/MAGHREB: EP in favour of EU/Maghreb Joint Assembly - appeal for stronger regional cooperation
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EP/COSMETICS: Parliament continues to oppose testing of cosmetic products on animals
(EU) EP/RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/SESSIONS:
(EU) EU/JORDAN: First EU-Jordan Association Council - EU satisfied with changes within Palestinian Authority
(EU) EU/CHILE: Association and Free Trade Agreement initialled
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/CONVENTION:
(EU) EMU/UINITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Details of common position adopted Friday by Council on energy efficiency of buildings
(EU) EU/MARITIME TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Reactions to Green Paper on consumer protection are in favour of a framework-directive on fair trading practices - Commission would like to go further in depth on the issue
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUTICE: Kolpak case, in which a handball player disputes regulation of German federation limiting the number of foreign players, to be heard on 20 June
(EU) EU/CITIZENSHIP: ECAS proposes new EU Treaty Article on information for European citizens
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Commission selects 178 projects for encouraging inter-cultural dialogue and active citizenship
(EU) EU/AUDIO-VISUAL: Study on development of new advertising techniques and their regulatory implications
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Media:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Electricity:
(EU) Agri-foods:
(EU) Advertising:
(EU) Industrial maintenance:
(EU) Cables:
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 11/06/2002: