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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8241

26 June 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
STMicroelectonics can aquire Alcatel unit

Brussels, 25/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Commission has authorised the acquisition of the microelectronics division of France's Alcatel by STMicroelectronics. The Commission has assessed the impact of the operation on ADSL chipsets chipsets (which is a generic name for a group of digital communication protocols which allow high-speed data communication over twisted pair copper wires) and for ADSL chipsets. STMicroelectronics will become the market leader in Europe for ADSL chipsets. But it...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A few comments on the results of the Seville Council
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DANISH PRESIDENCY: Presidency prepares to implement several Council reforms agreed in Seville - 24 and 25 October maintained for European Council of Brussels - Pat Cox pleased with meeting between Rasmussen, Möller and Haarder
(EU) NATO/EU: Another meeting of the two permanent councils
(EU) EU/CFSP: Reception of Spanish Presidency' external relations and defence policy balance sheet rather mixed
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Giscard d'Estaing believes in Convention's ability to arrive at single draft Constitutional Treaty
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Eurosceptics denounce debate among friends
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Nagy wants second listening session
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Solana welcomes Bush's renewed engagement
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG: Europe pays tribute to Pierre Werner, deceased aged 88
(EU) EP/SEVILLE: Watson welcomes results on immigration and asylum
(EU) EP/INDIA/PAKISTAN: India does not want formal mediation
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: E15 agreement on amendments to packaging/packing waste directive and Seveso II
(EU) EU/SHIPYARDS/SOUTH KOREA: Qualified majority voting in Coreper on temporary defence mechanisms
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/BUDGET: Schreyer says all current Member States will contribute equally to funding enlargement
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission's final report, on Wednesday, on Green Paper on Energy Supply Security
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Renewal of block exemption for IATA passenger tariff conferences
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission initiates consultation to assess results of directive on protection of private data
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT:
(EU) EU/TAKE-OVERS: Commission continues reflection on take-overs directive that could be adopted before the end of July
(EU) EU/WTO/PATENTS: EU seeks to extend protection of geographical indications to products other than wines and spirits
(EU) EU/BSE: Commission may begin infringement proceedings against France which refuses to lift embargo on Portuguese beef
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: STMicroelectonics can aquire Alcatel unit
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Aerospace industries again ask for state aid to fund necessary security measures - Support of Loyola de Palacio
(EU) EU/USA/TRADE:
(EU) ACP: ACP countries intend maintaining their group's unity and solidarity in trade negotiations with Union - Negotiating mandate to be approved by Council on 27 June
(EU) EU/PAEAC: 22nd meeting of Euro-Arab dialogue, with Commission
(EU) EP/GEORGIA:
(EU) EU/AFRICA:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/ROMANIA:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission ready for post-ECSC
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB to grant first ever direct loan of EUR 100 million to Ferrara Province
(EU) EU/EIB: Loans in favour of urban renovation and social housing in Poland
(EU) EU/MUTUAL SOCIETIES/COOPERATIVES: Conference on 27 and 28 June
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: A traveller with 500 kilos of rice in his luggage is not necessarily smuggling - Another more legal issue interested Scandinavian courts
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 25/06/2002: