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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8244

29 June 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 45 / 47
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) distribution

The French group CARREFOUR intends to sell its 9.9% stake in the US company PETSMART, the leading animal products distributor in the United States, for around $220 million.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Why is Europe not more popular in public opinion? Two examples
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DANISH PRESIDENCY: Per Stig Moeller, who presented the Presidency programme "One Europe", will speak to Colin Powell on Wednesday on convening a peace conference for Middle East
(EU) EU/SECURITY: Solana at first annual ISS Conference
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Youssoufi meets Patten, Vitorino and Solana
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Jean-Claude Juncker calls for EU to join European Human Rights Convention and for a third pan-European Summit to be held
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONS: Peter Hain sets out British ideas on European president, a presidential team and the role of Commission and parliaments
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: European Court of Human Rights finds notion of offence to Head of State archaic
(EU) EP/PES GROUP: Now only 175 members in the Socialist Group
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: 100 young Europeans from 33 countries discuss Constitution
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Wuermeling gives his ideas on EU competences
(EU) EU/GREECE/BLACK SEA:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/DANISH PRESIDENCY: Thor Pedersen confident that agreement can be reached with non-EU countries on savings tax - Other priorities: energy taxes and better economic co-operation
(EU) EU/CAP REFORM: Commission outlines ambitious rural development strategy, separating payments from production - Cereal price to be cut and rye purchases to be scrapped
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission to recover EUR 209.6 million in aid misspent by Member States
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Persistent deadlock on ethyl alcohol issue and German concerns over GMOs
(EU) EU/MONEY LAUNDERING: Commission proposes to control cash movements in and out of the EU
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: 1.7% inflation in eurozone in June at lowest level since December 1999
(EU) EU/OFFICIALS: European Union to open single recruitment office for all European institutions
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission publishes brochure on road safety in tunnels
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/ENLARGEMENT: Margot Wallström visits Cyprus
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead to alliance between Ondeo and Thames Water
(EU) EU/MEDICAL DEVICES: Infringement proceedings against France
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EP/AGENDA: Commission to present its action plan on social responsibility of companies and to issue a statement on Somalia - Consequences of US attitude towards International Criminal Tribunal
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Regulation on cross-border payments takes effect on 1 July
(EU) EU/FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS: Commission continues infringement proceedings against Spain
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: France violates EU Directive on protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources - Seine Bay
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Viviane Reding highlights role of ECSC Treaty
(EU) EU/EIB: Loans for transport projects in the Czech Republic
(EU) EU/EIB: Loans for harnessing renewable energy sources in Scotland
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: European labour costs rise
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: No change in production in construction industry
(EU) EU/HERITAGE:
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