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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8444

16 April 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 48 / 53
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) record labels

US company APPLE is negotiating with VIVENDI UNIVERSAL over the possible acquisition of this number one music publicist UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (turnover EUR 6.27 million in 2002) for a figure of between USD 5 and 6 bn.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Signing of Accession Treaty for new Member States already has operational implications - some "generally accepted ideas" are to be rejected
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Turkey determined to speed up implementation of necessary reforms for EU accession - adoption of revised partnership for Turkey's accession to EU
(EU) EU/EEA: Accession negotiations for future ten EU Member States to European Economic Area were not finalised on Tuesday
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Sixth EU/Russia Cooperation Council
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Assurances from Valéry Giscard d'Estaing to Mr Ciampi about concluding IGC under Italian Presidency
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Kofi Annan to participate at European conference
(EU) EU/SYRIA/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Council invites Commission to give its opinion on Croatia's candidature to EU - Fifteen to adopt common position to take sanctions against individuals aiding and abetting ICTY indictees - Javier Solana suggests ways to provide Serbia and Montenegro with economic and political assistance
(EU) EU/NORTH KOREA: Council notes signs of opening from Pyongyang
(EU) EU/LIBYA: A working group is to assess illegal immigration in Libya
(EU) EU/CUBA: Council condemns executions of three leaders who hijacked ferry and expresses concern over deterioration in human rights situation in Cuba
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Commission supports peace process in Congo-Brazzaville
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Mr Papantoniou highlights Greece's interest in initiative of the four
(EU) EU/CYPRUS/UN: Security Council resolution critical of Rauf Denktash
(EU) EU/IRAQ/USA:
(EU) EU/USA:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/LIBERIA/IVORY COAST: In joint declaration eu and Washington call for end to forced drafting of refugees and other civilians
(EU) EU/DRC: Condemnation of recent massacres
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO: Council invites 133 Committee to present solutions for WTO negotiations on services
(EU) EU/SGP: Council should approve, 12 May, exemption to tiered system for countries in economic crisis
(EU) EU/ECB: COuncil recomends naming Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell to ECB executive board
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/BUDGET/ENLARGEMENT: Council adopts decisions on adjusting financial framework for 2004-2006
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Formal adoption of new temporary cod restocking measures in North Sea
(EU) EU/SPACE: Jacques Chirac belives Europe should maintain its space access autonomy
(EU) EU/PACIFIC: Commission Patten in Australia and New Zealand
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) UE/FRAUD: OLAF investigates accounts of the Committee of the regions
(EU) UE/FRAUD: OLAF and Eurojust see eye to eye on their future co-operation
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission takes action against four Member States for failure to provide information needed to judge whether complaints are founded
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: WWF urges Union of 25 to take every environmental advantage possible from enlargement while avoiding repetition of past mistakes
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves Interbrew distribution agreements
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: AEIP calls for social partners to be involved in retirement strategies
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Jöns report calls on UNion to prioritise fight against breast cancer
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan to Fort-de-France university hospital
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Attribution of new Erasmus university charters - During plenary session in Strasbourg, Parliament approves creation of "Erasmus Mundus" programme
(EU) EP/SOCIAL/ENTERPRISE: EPP-ED call for strict respect of ethics by political world and by economic players
(EU) EU/EMPLOYERS/ENLARGEMENT: Eurochambres requests full and immediate participation of future members in Lisbon process and work of Convention
(EU) EU/ESC/HUNGARY: Roger Briesch welcomes Hungarian referendum result for joining EU
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Six new reports on racism in EUROPE
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Brewing:
(EU) Real estate:
(EU) Record labels:
(EU) Luxury goods:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Chemicals:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 15/04/2003: