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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8456
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) agro-foods

The Anglo-Dutch group for mass consummation UNILEVER has sold its "Banania", "Benco" and "Yabon" brands to French holding, NUTRIAL . The brands will account for a turnover of EUR 77 million in 2003 for a volume of 23,000 tonnes.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Attempt to clarify attitudes of Spain, Italy, central and eastern European countries on EUROPE of security and defence
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Benelux suggests half-yearly rotating European Council and Council should be kept (except for General Affairs and Foreign Affairs Councils) and accepts the idea of delegate Commissioners
(EU) EU/DEFENCE:
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: EP Convention Members form working groups and will be drafting amendments in Strasbourg next week - Andrew Duff's amendments
(EU) EP/GREENS: European Greens decide to launch joint campaign for 2004 European elections
(EU) EU/DEFENCE/CONVENTION: Andrew Duff says defence summit was "perfectly timed" - Enrique Baron approves of initiative
(EU) EU/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: first independent experts' group report worried about situation by Gypsis - other criticism
(EU) EP/TURKEY: MEPs still divided on Turkey's accession to EU
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: New plan for recovery of cod stocks is first concrete application of reformed Common Fisheries Policy
(EU) EU/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS:
(EU) EU/POSTAL SERVICES: Commission proposes applying reduced level of VAT to postal services to eliminate competitive distortion between public and private post companies
(EU) EU/USA: Green light expected on Wednesday for European sanctions against FSC system
(EU) EU/WTO/TEXTILES: Consultation over end of tariff system in 2005
(EU) EU/WTO: Pretoria opposes European system on geographical indications
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Health ministers call on Commission to closely monitor Sars cases in Europe
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Gro Harlem Brundtland meets Commissioners Byrne, Busquin and Lamy - WHO and Commission to cooperate
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Mr Florenz wants health to be competence shared by EU and Member States
(EU) EU/YOUTH COUNCIL: Viviane Reding to propose new Youth programme at end of year, which ministers hope will be autonomous, stronger, and exclusively for youth
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL: Commission Communication on role of universities in knowledge-based Europe should be less technocratic and more humanist, according to future EU Member States
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Viviane Reding outlines results of Eurobarometer poll on lifelong learning
(EU) EU/CULTURE COUNCIL: Declaration on destruction of cultural goods in Iraq - Patras, European capital 2006
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL COUNCIL: Council makes progress along road to review of Broadcasting Directive
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Poul Nielson visits Baghdad - First EU humanitarian airlift
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Preparations for Crete summit and Civil Forum
(EU) EP/PALESTINE:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission assesses electronic tagging techniques for livestock
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Ms Haigneré wants single European bid for ITER
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/ITALY: Romano Prodi clarifies SME issue, after being put on the spot by Silvio Berlusconi
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Fraudulent use of Commission's name for commercial aims
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/COHESION: Appeal from cities and regions in Europe for ambitious cohesion policy - Germany, however, wants limited budget
(EU) EU/UNIONS: Romano Prodi and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing at Congress of Prague - participation of UNICE's Georges Jacobs - John Monks expected to be confirmed as Secretary General of ETUC
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Improved access to private means of transport for people with disabilities
(EU) OECD:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Agro-foods:
(EU) Brewing:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Real estate:
(EU) Environment:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Mining:
(EU) Banking:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 06/05/2003: