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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8261

24 July 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 40
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/commission
COMMISSION WILL AUTHORISE TWO MERGERS, FINE A DUTCH CARTEL AND RESOLVE THE CASE OF SERVICE COSTS ON TRADERS

Brussels, 23/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday the European Commission is expected to adopt several decisions on competition that will be presented to the press by Commissioner Mario Monti.

The first focuses on the costs lined to cross-border service Visa Card payments. These costs are set out in the context of the Visa system with banking partners and borne by traders and in some cases passed on to customers. The way of fixing commission costs has led the European Commission to...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The solution to starvation in the world lies neither in opening the EU's borders nor in the FAO - The first priority is helping undeveloped countries produce what is needed to feed their people
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Guy Verhofstadt proposes to include mutual security guarantee in new treaty and create European headquarters
(EU) EU/CAUCASUS: Cooperation Councils between EU and Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan call for more effort for freedom of press within the two Republics
(EU) EP/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Javier Solana addresses EP about Perejil Island and the Middle East
(EU) EU/WESTERN SAHARA: Report on Security Council meeting - Javier Solana believes that it is presently "impossible" to have a common EU position
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Giscard d'Estaing to propose creation of "People's Congress"
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/SUBSIDIARITY: Proposals by CDU/CSU Convention Members - Cushnahan criticises Hain
(EU) EP/PES:
(EP) EP/DANISH PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/GREECE: Mr Papandreou and Mr Prodi discuss Greek Presidency
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Mr Solana points out that the Israeli raid on Gaza took place just at the moment when efforts were being made to curb violence
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Meeting between Mr Moeller and Mr de Soto
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Council welcomes results of the Loya Jirga
(EU) EU/ANGOLA:
(EU) GIBRALTAR:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission to examine proposal of directive on Wednesday fixing single rate of excise on professional fuels and recommending convergent taxes on diesel fuel and petrol
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Commission proposes additional control measures for food of animal origin
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: EU to send United States its response to hushkits affair
(EU) EU/KAZAKHSTAN: New Steel Agreement signed
(EU) EU/ECSC: Marking the expiry of the ECSC Treaty Romano Prodi says "the Convention must draw on this success" - Max Kohnstamm reminds us that the Treaty's essential heritage is the need to "build the peace"
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Non-returned banknotes to have no impact on government deficits
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Trade surplus up by EUR 3.3 billion in May
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: "Amis de la Pêche" countries confirm their opposition to dismantling public aid and to large reduction of fishing capacity
(EU) EU/FISHING: Mr Fischler announces action plan on fishing in Mediterranean
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Mr Fischler seeks to reassure German Länder in the East that they won't lose out if ceiling is put on direct aid
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: COMMISSION WILL AUTHORISE TWO MERGERS, FINE A DUTCH CARTEL AND RESOLVE THE CASE OF SERVICE COSTS ON TRADERS
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of parts of Daewoo by General Motors
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY/GREECE: Commission gives a mainly favourable judgement of Greece's management of structural funds
(EU) EU/FRY: Reconstruction of Sloboda Bridge to begin
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Progress in negotiations on processed agricultural products
(EU) EU/CHILE: Embargo on Chilean exports of chicken for meat and eggs
(EU) EIB/APPOINTMENTS: New European investment funds director and new Secretary General
(EU) ESC/ENVIRONMENT: Committee requests Community initiative to complete international standards on environmental damage
(EU) ESC/SINGLE MARKET: Committee wants merger regulation to be part of world economic framework
(EU) ESC/TRANSPORT: ESC criticism of Commission's "Transport 2010" White Paper
(EU) ESC/ AFFAIRS: Conference on promoting integration of immigrants and refugees to focus on labour relations, social integration, citizenship and civic rights
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
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