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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8374

9 January 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 36
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banks

In the United States, BANK OF NEW YORK is to acquire the clearing activities of CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON for the cash amount of $2 billion.

 

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Lessons to be drawn from the Convention's debate on foreign and defence policy - Accepting "differentiation" between Member States for safeguarding institutional unity
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Pöttering urges governments to assume their responsibilities - Turkey must not "necessarily" be a member of the EU
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Bruton urges for Commission President to be elected by direct universal suffrage
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN CONVENTION/POLAND:
(EU) EU/NORTH KOREA: EU backs requests of International Atomic Energy Agency of Pyongyang
(EU) EU/CFSP: Overview of Community measures against spread of light and small calibre weapons and illegal trafficking in conventional weapons in 2001
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Commission adopts recommendations on updated stability programmes of Germany, France, Italy, Greece and Finland and on Sweden's convergence programme - Commission calls on Council to note Berlin's situation of "excessive deficit"
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission aims to begin formal proceedings against France telecom
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Several Member States taken to court for failing to transpose public service undertakings
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: aid for victims of conflict in Chechnya
(EU) EU/GREEK PRESIDENCY/ECOFIN:
(EU) ACP/EU: Non-allocated funds from 8th EDF will be re-allocated to certain posts to ensure continuation of ACP/EU co-operation once Cotonou agreement is ratified
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for expanding Warsaw airport
(EU) EU/MOLDAVIA:
(EU) EU/OSCE:
(EU) EU/USA:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: European social sector NGO platform's priorities for Greek presidency
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Promotion of equal rights and full participation of disabled in society will be at centre of action for the disabled in 2003
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission grants 9 million euro in emergency aid to most vulnerable people of North Korea
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court President said to have announced his intention not to request renewal of his mandate
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Dutch sea rescue companies dispute the fact that aid they benefit from should be termed illegal
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Italy prosecuted for not decently managing two rubbish dumps (Milan and Frosinone)
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Photography:
(EU) Heating:
(EU) Metallurgy:
(EU) Steel:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Banks:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N. 2309/2310: Foot and mouth disease: lessons to learn and measures to take
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