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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8423

19 March 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 39
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Green light for Stream/Telepiù merger?

Brussels, 18/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - Businessman Rupert Murdoch's News Corp group and Telecom Italia should receive the go-ahead from European competition authorities to conclude their planned acquisition of the Italian pay-TV channel Telepiù, according to Reuters sources. The operation will nonetheless be subject to strict conditions. This will mean that the new company born of the merger between Stream, a subsidiary of News Corp, Telecom Italia and Telepiù, will face time limits on...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Although overshadowed by international events, the Spring Summit should endorse guidelines and a few deadlines for relaunching Lisbon Strategy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Papandreou and Patten on the lessons of the Iraq crisis - Discussion of Convention to be replaced by discussions on Iraq
(EU) EU/FYROM: Council decides takeover from NATO in FYROM on 31 March
(EU) EP/IRAQ: Mr Baron appeals to the European Council - Mr Wurtz asks for emergency meeting of EP
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/PES: PES Summit with Costas Simitis
(EU) EU/EPP: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing not to take part in EPP summit
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Broad consensus on draft articles on subsidiarity instruments and protocols and role of national parliaments, subject to a few changes
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Mr Mendez de Vigo speaks out again for referendum on constitution
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/CAP: Graefe zu Baringdorf calls for EP codecision on Common Agricultural Policy
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN PARTIES: Jo Leinen calls for European Party Statutes and adequate funding with the greatest possible transparency
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Italy, Spain and Belgium may block agreement on energy and savings taxes at Wednesday's ECOFIN Council
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: College meeting on Wednesday to discuss European prosecutor idea
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Progress in implementation of partnership and association agreement- co-operation on energy- "mitigated" Ukrainian reaction to Commission's "new neighbours" communication
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA: Moldova insists on joint border control with Ukraine to resolve conflict with Transnitria
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO: Franz Fischler acknowledges it will be difficult to agree on trade liberalisation measures before 31 March deadline - He says 75 members of WTO oppose Harbinson's document
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Presidency notes progress in work on CAP reform but hardest yet to come- Fischler ready to make concessions on rural development
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Agreement on banning "aldicarb" in 2007 - situation of latest developments in food safety
(EU) EU/ARGENTINA: EU authorises Argentina to market wines containing malic acid
(EU) EU/ASEAN: Consultation on strategy paper for EU/ASEAN relations
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Successful Donors' Conference in Brussels
(EU) EU/ECB/SPRING SUMMIT:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: EP Committee on Foreign Affairs is to approve Accession Treaty on Wednesday, but there is still the threat that the final plenary vote will be postponed due to budgetary problems - Verheugen defends candidate countries over Iraq
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: Details of physical damage caused by Israeli army on EU financed Palestinian projects
(EU) EP/EQUALITY: Parliament calls on Commission to make equality more horizontal
(EU) EP/EQUALITY: Action plan for integrated approach to equality within EP services
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Hearing of Rapporteur Fodé Sylla
(EU) EP/SOUTH EAST EUROPE: Doris Pack insists on four priorities
(EU) EP/IRAQ/OIL:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: ECHO allocates nearly EUR 7 million to Serbia
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission and Germany find a compromise on State guarantees to shipyards
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Monti is to propose opening formal procedure against EDF
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Rate of inflation reaches 2.4% in February in euro area
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS:
(EU) EU/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: green light for Stream/Telepiù merger?
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(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: Programme of seminars and other European events for the end of March and April
(EU) EU/EURO/SWEDEN:
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