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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8263

26 July 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 44 / 51
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) bankin g

The European bank, HSBC, is in discussions with the second biggest Chinese insurance company PING AN INSURANCE (profits of USD 351.3 million and 20 million customers) in order to acquire a minority stake.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Political and ethical significance of ECSC underlined by ESC symposium - Drive and eye-witness accounts
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Ben Fayot severely criticises Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's analysis and his proposal on "Congress of European peoples"
(EU) EU/NATO/MACEDONIA:
(EU) EU/EPP-ED:
(EU) EU/GIBRALTAR:
(EU) EU/CFSP: At Annual Conference of Italian Ambassadors, Solana insists on strengthening Union's international presence - "Simplistic and erroneous" to define the function of High Representative as purely "intergovernmental"
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: In Japan Mr Fischler meets USA, Canadian, Australian and Japanese Ministers to examine WTO negotiations
(EU) EU/POLAND: Warsaw may accept transition period of 3 years for direct aid but with a starting level that is higher than 25%
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Fischler tells Japan it is possible to protect EU farmers without protectionism
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Sharp contraction in M3 growth rate
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Denmark proposes that Council adopt conclusions on data retention
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Denmark proposes that police in the EU share information by e-mail
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Denmark proposes private sector corruption should be an offence liable to prison sentences of no less than 3 years
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Denmark proposes Member States should exchange information on persons disqualified
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION/HONG KONG:
(EU) EU/DRUGS:
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: MPA contamination seems to be coming to an end despite new alert in Netherlands
(EU) EU/FOOT AND MOUTH: Commission wants to strengthen rules concerning stopping places
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Fixing criteria for approving olive sector operator organisations and programmes eligible for Community aid
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission initiating infringement proceedings against Spain over a concession on the A6 motorway between Segovia and Ávila
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Infringement proceedings against France, Belgium and Austria
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: United Nations Population Fund and IPPF welcome new European contribution as United States confirms withdrawal
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA: Aid package of 3.8 million for return of displaced persons
(EU) EU/WTO:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Commission proposes six areas for action in the fight against rural poverty in developing countries
(EU) EU/EIB/ALGERIA: EUR 165 million will be used mainly for reconstruction after the floods
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Afghan Minister for Foreign Affairs welcomes prospect of additional aid of EUR 70 million
(EU) EU/NETHERLANDS/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/ECSC: During its last session, Consultative Committee expresses concern about bringing out value of ECSC heritage
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Aid to BAE Berliner Batterie Fabrik is approved
(EU) EU/ENERGY: French aid to the coal industry authorised from 1998 to 2001 - Charbonnages de France must reimburse aid received in 1999 and 2000
(EU) TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Positive situation for EU agricultural prices in 2001
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: EU15 real agricultural income up by 3.3% in 2001 - mixed results in candidate countries
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court re-affirms case law on citizens' direct access to EU courts
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: ECRI publishes four reports on racism
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Agri-foods:
(EU) Agri-foods:
(EU) Agri-foods:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Bankin g:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Engineering:
(EU) Technology:
(EU) Telecommunications:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 25/07/2002: