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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8434

2 April 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 42 / 43
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) telecommunications

Finnish group NOKIA is to bolster its position in China by merging four of its joint ventures into one entity. This will be 60% owned by NOKIA, the remainder in the hands of its Chinese partners. NOKIA currently holds a 20% market share in China, versus 30% by its rival MOTOROLA, currently market leader with its 30% share.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/USA: Colin Powell visits Brussels on Thursday FOR meetings with EU and Nato
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Italy requests expanding EU summit on 29 April
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: French and Dutch suggestions for strengthening European Commission's role
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Sixteen Convention members (of which ten from candidate countries) insist on joint contribution for enhancement of Community method and equality between Member States
(EU) EU/MADARIAGA FONDATION:
(EU) EU/FYROM/DEFENCE: Javier Solana welcomes launch of Concordia mission
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU condemns unprecedented crackdown on opposition
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Council and Parliament do not manage to reach agreement on enlargement-related financial needs - nonetheless, threat of postponing assent is more remote
(EU) EU/KALININGRAD: Discussions on implementation of agreement on transit to and from Kaliningrad prove more difficult than expected
(EU) ACP/EU: Cotonou Agreement enters fully into force
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for Stream/Telepiù merger?
(EU) EU/1 APRIL:
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Taking stock of agricultural negotiations
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU to challenge Australia's protectionist food import regime at WTO
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Agreement with view to regulating ethyl alcohol market - Berlin may continue to help distilleries until 2010
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Fifteen agree on new rules for protection of geographical descriptions and names of origin of farm products
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/FLOODING:
(EU) EUL/ALGERIA: Mr Prodi calls for rapid ratification of association agreement and new reports between Mediterranean "neighbours" and refers to Euro-Mediterranean Bank
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/ACP: Joint Assembly holds minute of silence for victims of war in Iraq - President Sassou Nguesso calls for strengthening of ACP-EU political dialogue
(EU) EU/BUDGET/DEVELOPMENT: regulation for correct EDF management
(EU) EU/ACP: Nielson asks Member States to accept Cuba's application - Specifics on implementation of 9th EDF
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: First Community designs and models are registered from 1 April
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: European Regulators' Group agrees on common definition of "significant market power"
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Commission goes to Court of Justice for prison sentences to be applied in breaches of Community law covered by first pillar
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA:
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA:
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Strengthening of international agreement to protect dolphins
(EU) EP/BUDGET/AGENCIES:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Liese report recommends significant amendments to the draft proposal on human cells and tissues
(EU) ESC/CONVENTION: 7th information and dialogue meeting with civil society and Jean-Luc Dehaene- main results from March plenary
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Dublin's European Foundation's report on notion of corporate social responsibility
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/CHILDREN:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investments:
(EU) Agri-foods:
(EU) Real Estate:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Aluminium:
(EU) Materials:
(EU) Telecommunications:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 01/04/2003: