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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8286

30 August 2002
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) pharmaceuticals

The Swiss group NOVARTIS is to acquire the Slovenian laboratory LEK (turnover $198 million during the first half of 2002), specialised in the manufacture of generic medicines. The amount of the operation is expected to be EUR 765 million, according to LEK's current stock exchange capitalisation.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) EU/NORTHERN DIMENSION: Bertel Haarder trusts new action plan will be adopted in 2003
(EU) EU/UN/UNITED STATES: Rasmussen and Moeller to represent the EU at the UN General Assembly and at the 11 September commemoration ceremony
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: "Gymnich" to open on Friday in Elsinore will seek to reach guidelines for avoiding dispute with United States over International Criminal Court
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE: PES supports nomination of Morgan Tsvangirai
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/OSCE: Declaration by pre-electoral mission after visit to Macedonia
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL: Washington files complaint in Geneva regarding defensive mechanism deployed by Union against foreclosure of US steel market
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Talks with SEC on US accounting legislation (Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
(EU) EU/FLOODING: Coreper welcomes Commission strategy to assist regions affected by flooding - Germany and Austria revise estimation of damage upward
(EU) EP/FLOODS: Mr Wynn says the EP will support the emergency measures proposed by the Commission under the current budget
(EU) EU/EIB/FLOODS: EIB expected to issue a € 1 billion loan on 19 September to regions affected by floods
(EU) EU/ JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT: Union defends partnerships for action to give effect to governments' undertakings
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/CUSTOMS: initiative on security of containers
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission could put an end to its mandate mid-2004 to facilitate enlargement
(EU) EP/CYBER-CRIME: Marco Cappato presents his report on a proposal for a framework decision on attacks against information systems to parliamentary committee
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Andreasen is suspended
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: ECB could lower growth projections
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Oxfam says the common organisation of the market for sugar is extremely detrimental to the interests of the developing countries
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Growing use of lead-free petrol in EU confirmed in 2001
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Increase in natural gas consumption in the EU in 2001- Production falls and imports rise
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISES: New European Commission publications
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/CONSTRUCTION:
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 29/08/2002: