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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8317

12 October 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 46
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banks

The British group HSBC has acquired, through its subsidiary HSBC INSURANCE HOLDINGS, a 10% stake in the Chinese insurance firm PING AN for the sum of EUR 612 million. PING AN is the second largest life insurance company in the country with a 29% market share and a volume of annual premiums of $4.8 billion.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Peter Sutherland warns against idea of long-term Council President - Antonio Vitorino says majority vote is the key issue
(EU) EP/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS: Prime Minister Rasmussen at COSAC in Copenhagen - divergences on ways for strengthening COSAC - should it be renamed?
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: Delegation visit arranged by Socialist group
(EU) EP/DEATH PENALTY: Radicals support appeal against boycott of Miss World competition in Nigeria
(EU) EP/ALGERIA: MEPs and representatives of human rights organisations would have wanted greater severity on part of Parliament
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Debate continues on agricultural, fisheries and food safety reform
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: New Council formation finds its bearings during its informal session in Nyborg
(EU) EU/JUSTICE COUNCIL: Presidency hopes to reach many political agreements - For that, Member states will have to drop their reservations
(EU) EU/COUNCIL JHA/AGENDA:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission justifies its proposal on "special" safeguard clause, which will have to be discussed with applicant countries
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/BENES DECREES: According to Stoiber, the decrees are obstacle to Czech Republic's accession
(EU) EU/WTO/BRAZIL: A WTO report calls on EU to amend its anti-dumping measures on steel products from Brazil
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Australian Agriculture Minister replies to Lamy over sugar
(EU) EU/WTO/BRAZIL: Brazil disputes EU's customs and sanitary provisions for poultry
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Success of EP/Council conciliation on two electric equipment and electronic waste directives
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of Burger King
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission gives downward revision for end of year growth
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Lamfalussy Monitoring Group to submit first report in spring 2003
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Parliament votes in favour of strengthened rules on energy efficiency for new and existing buildings, and avoids conciliation procedure
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: EP calls for possibility of establishing "European worker status"
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Chairman of Basle Committee reassures parliamentarians over flexibility of future banking rules for SMEs
(EU) EP/INSURANCE: EP to the rescue of "Names" of Lloyd's of London
(EU) EP/DRUGS: Anti-prohibitionist conference organised by Radical Party
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/BIOTECHNOLOGY: Commission is to create group of experts on patenting stem cells and gene sequences - Six States transpose directive on protecting biotechnological innovations
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Osman Öcalan, on behalf of PKK, challenges description of terrorist given by the EU to Kurdish independent movement
TIMETABLE
(EU) Main European activities from 14 to 21 October 2002:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Steel:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Information Technology:
(EU) Freight:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 11/10/2002: