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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8310
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Italy's GENERALI is to take control of EUROP ASSISTANCE by buying the 40% it still does not have from FIAT for 124 million euro.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: During opening of 53rd year of College of Europe, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing calls for Union of States to strictly co-ordinate their policies and manage (on a federal model) certain common competencies - getting to know the feelings of europeans on the new Union
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: French socialists call for re-examination of Union objectives and policies - Ms Beres supports annual appointment of executive European President by congress meeting up every five years
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Notre Europe suggests "session" president for European Council, Foreign Affairs Council presided by the high representative, General Affairs Council presided by the president of the Commission and semi-permanent presidencies for other Councils
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TAKEOVERS: MEPs welcome draft directive on takeovers, but with reservations over "multiple voting rights"
(EU) EU/BSE: France decides to lift embargo on British beef
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Geoffrey Podger nominated as executive director of European Food Safety Authority
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Liberalisation of gas and electricity markets once more at centre of 4 October Energy Council
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan to Greece for completion of Athens peripheral motorway
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission examines British aid project in favour of Shotton
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Investigation into subsidy for Clydeboyd
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Procedure is initiated for "energy" in Tuscany
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission opens detailed investigation into aid to BMW
(EU) EU/EMU: Italy's deficit in 2002 "source of concern" for Solbes
(EU) EU/BUDGET/AGRICULTURE: France receives by far most direct aid
(EU) EU/CAUCASUS: Co-operation Council with Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia
(EU) EU/ENERGY: International energy agency includes chapter on EU in its world energy outlook 2002 edition
(EU) EU/SPORTS: Positive balance sheet for "sport, schools and olympic values" pilot action, which will be launched throughout Union in 2003
(EU) EP/WTO: New WTO Director General places emphasis before MEPs on need to decide on controversial chapters of Doha before autumn 2004
(EU) EP/ARAB WORLD: What future? Author of report on "Human Development in the Arab World" heard by foreign affairs committee
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Slight improvement in economic confidence indicator
(EU) EP/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL AFFAIRS: Council backs Commission's action plan for using trade to improve development of developing countries
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Margot Wallström exposes illegal and mismanaged landfill sites in the EU
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Guidelines on financial information and company accounts -state of play on dangerous substances
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Code of conduct for housing loans in force but not in majority of Spanish, French and British establishments
(EU) EU/STATISTICS: Council adopts common position for adoption of decision on statistical programme 2003-2007
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