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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8267

1 August 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 34
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) privatisation

- France: the French government has given the go-ahead to the privatisation of the AIR France airlines, still 54.4% controlled by the State. The government intends to reduce this to "a little less than a 20% stake in the company" by the end of the year or at the beginning of next year by the latest. The company is currently valued at EUR 3 bn of which EUR 1.64 is owned by the State. - Italy: the Italian Minister for the Economy has published an appeal for tender for the sale of the...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FRANCO-GERMAN SUMMIT: Supporting rapid strengthening of means available to ESDP and EU's satellite reconnaissance ability - Working groups to speak with one voice in Copenhagen (on Convention, ESDP, CAP and Enlargement
(EU) EU/EGYPT: Concern about verdicts against Ibn Khaldoun Centre and League of Women Voters
(EU) EU/ASEAN: Mr Solana welcomes Regional Forum initiative on security
(EU) EU/BALKANS: EU worried about possible strengthening of control on media and electoral process in Montenegro
(EU) EP/ARMED FORCES:
(EU) EU/GULF:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Lisbon objectives will not be reached unless radical changes are made to the services market, notes the Commission
(EU) EU/BUDGET/JUSTICE: Convention on protection of community financial interests will enter into force on 17 October
(EU) EU/EURO: Europol says there are fewer forged euro notes than counterfeit notes in national currencies
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: EUR 9.5 million in additional humanitarian aid
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission awaits formal notification from Belgian authorities for understanding national decision to ban free sale of fluorine
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Fifteen to postpone funding of stem cell research
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission prosecutes all Member States for failing to transpose directive on ecological elimination of end-of-life vehicles
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Adoption of two Interreg programmes for cooperation with Albania
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Adoption of Interreg programme for the Caribbean
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/YOUTH:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Barnier on visit in Slovakia
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission entrusts management of Sapard aid to Romania which could therefore receive first payment for 2000
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission inquiry into "cybersquatting"
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Denmark blocks its poultry exports because of "Newcastle" disease
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: COPA and COGECA say final US proposals on trade constitutes "unprecedented HYPOCRISY"
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/AGRICULTURE: Council approves new liberalisation agreements of agricultural products from Lithuania and Latvia
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/KALINGRAD: Situation between EU and Russia still blocked on issue of transit between Kaliningrad and Russia - European contribution to Economic development of Russian enclave
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Railways:
(EU) Maps:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 31/07/2002: