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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8363
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

16/12/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has approved the purchase of Edscha, a German car parts manufacturer by US investment company Carlyle. The Commission found that no overlap in the two parties activities and therefore decided not to oppose the operation.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: One or two things I think I know about the enlarged Europe
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ESDP/NATO: EU/NATO exchange letters on Copenhagen agreement on "Berlin Plus" arrangements
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF COPENHAGEN:
(EU) EU/GREEK Presidency: Aristide Agathocles outlines next Council Presidency programme
(EU) EU/CHARLEMAGNE PRIZE: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing wins 2003 prize
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/LIBERAL GROUP:
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Lamassoure proposals on reform of Parliament
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/UEF: Commission's contribution and draft constitution are welcomed
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/CANADA: Non-proliferation conference
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/DEFENCE: Two-stage plan by Kangaroo Group
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE: Oswaldo Paya may receive his award in Strasbourg
(EU) EU/FRIENDS OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Lamy and Fischler present agricultural proposals for Doha Development Agenda - Account taken of interests of developing countries
(EU) EP/EMU:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Two cartels to be sanctioned
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Leroy Merlin/Brico dossier sent back for further examination
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission takes number of decisions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead for Bravida's purchase of Obel
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL/FOOD SAFETY: Yes to ban by 2006 on antibiotics in animal feed - Political agreement on new hygiene rules and ban on oestradiol 17 beta hormone
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Mitigated reception for Presidency's first attempt at compromise on reform of common fisheries policy
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission launches debate on industrial policy in enlarged Europe - Potential offered by enlargement - Publication of 2002 innovation scoreboard
(EU) EU/TAX: Germany announces retention at source for revenue on savings of its residents
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan to three banana plantations in Cameroon
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: New practical guide for citizens
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/EURATOM:
(EU) EU/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/COPENHAGEN EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Enlargement will cost current EU citizens 12 euros a year - Modest gains for ten new Member States
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ESC/FISHERIES: Mitigated opinion on reform of Common Fisheries Policy
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: ECHO grants EUR 2 million to Sri Lanka
(EU) EU/EIB/ETHIOPIA:
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Trieste tax scheme does not comply with European rules
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Go-ahead for tax aid scheme in Madeira
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/CONSTRUCTION:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: In support of a Health Europe
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/SME: Action group in favour of SMEs calls on Convention to take SME demands into account
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/TRADE UNIONS: Public services trade union calls on Convention to include European public services in Constitution
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Agri-foods:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Transport:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 532
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