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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8330

30 October 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 47 / 51
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) shipping

After a year of negotiations, the leading cruise liner company CARNIVAL was selected by the UK's P&O PRINCESS for merger, rather than P&O's initial choice ROYAL CARIBBEAN. The CARNIVAL deal values P&O at £ 3.5 bn. If they accept the bid, CARNIVAL's shareholders will hold 74% of the merged company, which will be worth around $20 billion.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Negotiations on EU Financial Framework for 2007-2013 open in generally favourable conditions, but the going will be tough
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: First draft structure of future Constitutional Treaty welcomed by Convention members - Plenty of doubt about utility of stable Presidency, a Congress and the need to rebrand - VGE feels encouraged
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS: majority of Convention members remain opposed to creation of a congress
(EU) EU/NATO: Meeting of Cops and NATO Council
(EU) EP/CHECHNYA: MEPs call for end to war
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/IEM: Gil-Robles against European Congress
(EU) WEU/EU/CONVENTION: WEU Assembly sends Barnier working group a report calling for elaboration of European strategic concept, majority decision-taking for ESDP too, a formal Council of Defence Ministers and an autonomous command chain
(EU) EU/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EP/JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/MADAGASCAR: Union to send observers to Madagascar for 15 December legislative elections
(EU) EU/RDC: EU concern at renewed tensions
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Agreements are signed on including candidate countries in 6th Framework Programme - Enlargement becomes a reality for research, stresses Philippe Busquin
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission to propose mechanism, on Wednesday, to prevent medicinal products exported to poor countries at affordable prices from being imported back into the Union
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/WTO: Progress in EU/Russia negotiations
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission welcomes agreement announcing convergence of American and international norms
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE: United States could take matter of A380 to WTO
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT:
(EU) EU/ROMANIA:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/FRANCE/UNITED KINGDOM: Heated discussion between Blair and Chirac at European Council in Brussels
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: COPA-COGECA partially pleased with the agreement of European Council in Brussels - EFC's negative response
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorities KLM/Northwest and Lufthansa/SAS/United Airlines alliances
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: CVC and PAI may purchase Edison's stake in Provimi
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Nintendo to be fined by Commission - No decision on Bankgesellschaft Berlin yet
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/HEALTH: NGO approaches President Prodi to urge Commission to present its new legislation on chemical products
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission takes Austria, Greece, Portugal and Finland to court over recognition of professional qualifications
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission suggests temporary use of vitamins in organic farming
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Austria taken to Court of Justice over killing of wild birds in Lower Austria
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue in Washington
(EU) EU/CAP/ITALY:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: EP calls on Commission to make progress in health and safety legislation and regrets that no multiannual SME health and safety programme has been launched yet
(EU) EP/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Parliament calls for measures for employees to be extended to freelance workers
(EU) EP/TRADE: Parliament questions Commission on data processing method
(EU) EP/BUDGET:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Söderman criticises Commission for not paying invoice of EUR 48,000 for work carried out via one of its help desks
(EU) EU/EURO/SWEDEN:
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: A Member State cannot challenge an EU decision in court, even indirectly, after two months have gone by - France and the mad cow affair
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Japan Tobacco loses legal battle in Court
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Mergers:
(EU) Agri-food:
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(EU) Shipping:
(EU) Industry:
(EU) Electricity:
(EU) Real estate:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 29/10/2002: