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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8320

17 October 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 49 / 52
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) television

CARLTON COMMUNICATIONS and GRANADA are in advanced negotiations over a merger that, if successful, would lead to the creation of the only independent television broadcaster in the United Kingdom. The agreement provides for GRENADA shareholders having a 68% stake in the future group and receiving £200 million from CARLTON whose shareholders would own the rest. The new group would be worth some £2.5 to 3 bn. The two groups made a first stab at a rapprochement last February but it failed.

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ESDP: Javier Solana tells Dehaene group that High Representative should be permanent president of external relations council and majority voting should be used more in CFSP - security and defence should be discussed with Washington from "EU position" and more "productive format" for third country relations should be found
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: British draft Constitution favours a "President of Europe"
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Troika in Moscow - aid to victims of Chechnya conflict
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Solana reproaches Kiev for not complying with rules of democracy and non-proliferation
(EU) EU/IRELAND:
(EU) EU/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/NETHERLANDS:
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: "European Constitution" Intergroup calls for Commission president to be elected by Parliament - Germany not in favour of European Council "with executive power", stresses Jo Leinen - Carlos Carnero Gonzalez on separation of powers
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/CIVIL SOCIETY: Constitution should be able to be adopted even without unanimity, says Permanent Forum
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission confirms existence of excessive public deficit in Portugal - Mr Solbes acknowledges situation is "critical" in three other countries
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission calls on France to abolish advantages it grants EDF and initiates proceedings on tax concessions
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Opening of infringement proceedings against Italian and Spanish decrees aimed at limiting entry of EDF in energy sector
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission hauls Germany before Court for not having fully transposed directive on gas liberalisation
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Investigation into aid to German grain brandy producers
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission authorises some of aid for Austria in wake of 11 September attacks
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Action against Germany for failing to fully transpose Community legislation on opening up on-the-ground-services to the market in Community airports
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Greece must increase its oil stocks
(EU) EU/CHINA: Pascal Lamy to speak in Beijing on Doha Agenda and problems of import restraints on food and farm products
(EU) EP/OMBUDSMAN:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: EFPIA calls on Parliament to safeguard economic interests of pharmaceutical industry
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Presidency hopes to reach agreements on asylum and immigration in November - debate on cooperation financing
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Two years after adoption of negotiation mandates by the fifteen, re-admission agreement negotiations have still not begun with Morocco, Russia and Pakistan
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/IMMIGRATION: Conclusion on integration of immigrants
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/OTHER DECISIONS:
(EU) EP/REAL ESTATE: Colom I Naval presents agreement with Brussels authorities on architectural project and urban integration of future EP buildings in Brussels
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: First European exercise for protecting citizens in the event of terrorist attacks involving radiological and chemical substances
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Loan of EUR 300 million to Italian TGV
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/ENERGY: Conference on energy and transport infrastructures
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: CIVITAS forum is launched
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: People's Mujahidin of Iran wants its name taking off EU list of terrorist organisations
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Officials at the EU's Food and Veterinary Office have not proven a rise in cost of living in Dublin
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: First round table on poverty and social exclusion
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Session result - joint committee with counterparts from three candidate countries
(EU) EP/CHILDREN/ENLARGEMENT: PES conference on situation of children in Central and Eastern Europe
(EU) EU/TRADE/ENLARGEMENT: While welcoming Commission report, Mr Leitl urges Member States to make own adjustments
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Brewing:
(EU) Dispatching:
(EU) Automobile:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Animal health:
(EU) Television:
(EU) Computer technology:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2288/89: EU Enlargement: National Reports for Hungary, Latvia and Lithuania
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 16/10/2002: