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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8280

22 August 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid
Investigation into restructuring aid to SNCM

Brussels, 21/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday the Commission decided to open a formal investigation procedure into the proposed restructuring aid to Société Nationale Corse-Méditerranée (SNCM). The French Government plans to recapitalise the company (SNCM operates maritime services between Marseille, in the south of France, and the island of Corsica) with an injection of €76 million. So far the main points of France's restructuring plan consist of an 18% reduction in services, a...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) EU/TURKEY: Mr Rasmussen welcomes Turkey's recent efforts but insists on effective implementation of reforms
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: EU reaffirms its support for UNMIK
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA: EU welcomes progress in peace process
(EU) EU/NORWAY: Meeting with the Danish and Norwegian Prime Ministers
(EU) EU/NIGERIA: Confirmation of death sentence by stoning for Amina Lawal creates storm of protest
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Mr Haenel appeals for a European Congress
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: European Left appeals for full employment
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: SME want their own commissioner
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ANGOLA: Commission allocates additional humanitarian aid of EUR 2 million to Angola
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Investigation into restructuring aid to SNCM
(EU) EU/FLOODS: Mr Schroeder talks of biggest battle since second world war - Ms Ferrero-Waldner in Copenhagen Thursday
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Walter Schwimmer proposes exceptional aid to flood victims
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Mr Eichel re-asserts Germany's commitment to stability pact - Full-marks from Commissioner Solbes
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Italian ministers Martino, Bossi, Tremonti and Buttiglione call for extension of stability pact application deadline
(EU) EU/INFLATION: Annual increase in Euro-zone and E15 inflation rate
(EU) EU/STEEL:
(EU) EU/STEEL:
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING: Definitive duties on colour television imports from China, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING: Definitive duties on pipe imports from Croatia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Malaysia, Russia, Korea and Slovakia
(EU) EU/STATISTICS: 10.7 billion euro-zone surplus in June 2002
(EU) EU/INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: Steep fall in industrial production of consumer goods between June 2002 and previous year
(EU) EP/EURATOM: Working paper says EP must demonstrate that it has a contribution to make to sensitive issues in Euratom treaty
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