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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8297

14 September 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 40
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

13/09/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has approved by accelerated procedure, the joint take over of Activobank, a Portuguese company active in the on-line service provider sector for asset management for private customers, by Banco Sabadell (Spain) and Banco Comercial Portuguese (Portugal). Until now, the latter held exclusive control.

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Amato says that Convention will totally rewrite the constitutional part of the Treaty
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Mesut Yilmaz says a crisis along the lines of the one in late 1997 may arise if no date for negotiations is announced in Copenhagen
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/PES: Amato says time is not yet ripe for producing structured texts
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/WORKING GROUPS: Amato urges for EU's legal entity status, and Mendez de Vigo for alarm system on subsidiarity
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/TEAM:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ITALY:
(EU) EU/BALKANS: EU concerned about tension in Macedonia leading up to Sunday's general elections
(EU) EU/BURMA: Disappointment after Troika visit
(EU) EU/IRAQ: George Bush's speech to UN should help define common EU/US approach
(EU) EU/CORRIGENDUM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA: Commission presents proposals on Kaliningrad
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA: Agreement on definition of refugee status, comprising persecution by non-State agents - discussion on notion of alternative protection - idea of a list of safe or nearly safe countries
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA: Fifteen confirm determination to establish European returns policy but do not yet give details
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/FSC: Publication and launch of internal consultation over list of US products that could be subject to counter measures in the FSC case - No official deadlines for EU legislators
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL: Ruling expected in March 2003
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/FSC:
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: French Minister of Industry, Nicole Fontaine will oppose adoption of compromise on liberalisation of electricity and gas for private customers at Council on 4 October
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition by Wind of part of Blu's assets
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Conciliation agreement on animal bi-products leaves door open for dispensation over kitchen waste
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: David Byrne to meet management board of European Food Safety Authority during inaugural session
(EU) EU/HUMAN TISSUE ENGINEERED PRODUCTS:
(EU) EU/BSE: Food and Veterinary Office says there is room for improvement in UK meat export scheme
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Loyola de Palacio describes coordinated management of strategic oil and gas supplies in EU
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears gas supply contracts between German gas wholesaler WINGAS and EDF-Trading
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 100 million loan for water treatment in Flanders
(EU) EU/AUTOMOBILES: Fall in sales of new cars in EU
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Mr Fischler appeals to Poland to be realistic and meet its responsibilities - compromise possibilities in agriculture are slim
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Mr Fischler to visit Estonia and Latvia
(EU) EU/FLOODS/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: CEPS study on future of tax havens and the interest that weakening of off-shore financial centres holds for London and New York - Case of Switzerland
(EU) EU/EIB/FINLAND:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EP/DISCRIMINATION: Jorge Hernandez Mollar urges for more cooperation between justice and social affairs officials - Anna Diamantopoulou insists on close collaboration with candidate countries
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