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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8283

26 August 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/telecommunications
Commission said to be about to authorise T-Mobile and MMO2 to share the cost of setting up UMTS infrastructure in the UK

London, 26/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Financial Times of Monday 26 August is reporting that the European Commission appears ready to authorise the German and British telecommunications operators, T-Mobile and MMO2, to share the cost of building third-generation (3G) mobile phone infrastructure in Britain. The British daily nonetheless adds that the Commission is not expected to announce the decision officially until it has granted a similar authorisation for the two firms for Germany. The...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary mission in Chechnya to assess prospects for a peaceful settlement to the conflict
(EU) EP/EPP-ED GROUP: European Ideas Network to be launched on 30 August at EPP/ED summer university at Oxford
(EU) EP/ASIA: Radicals take action on Vietnam and China
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Various organisations call for real emphasis on health in Europe, strengthened social dimension and more effective action against discrimination
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: EU is determined to ensure success of second World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg
(EU) EU/JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT: Gôran Persson to present position of European Socialists on sustainable development
(EU) EU/JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Overview of issues under discussion and proposals expected after the summer recess - Projections for first Council meetings
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission declares Biscaye tax system is illegal
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission notes Italian tax relief in favour of banking foundations is not State aid
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Slovenia to accelerate its privatisation process
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission said to be about to authorise T-Mobile and MMO2 to share the cost of setting up UMTS infrastructure in the UK
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of TRW ASG by Goodrich
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: European Commission urged to review merger between E.ON and Ruhrgas
(EU) EU/EURO: Italy would like one euro note to combat inflation
(EU) EU/IRELAND: Commission proposes making a contribution of EUR 30 million over two years to International Fund for Ireland
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA: President Alvaro Uribe calls on EU to help Colombia fight drugs
(EU) EU/TOURISM: Stability of tourism flows in the European Union
(EU) EU/ENERGY: 4% decline in greenhouse gases in the EU, where 6% of energy consumed comes from renewable sources
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Gas producers to meet in Algiers to discuss impact of "gas" directive
(EU) EU/POVERTY: Economic development impossible without secure affordable energy, says IEA Executive Director Robert Priddle
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Copa and Cogeca call for conclusions in Johannesburg to be compatible with Doha process
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