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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8468

23 May 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 40
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

22/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Commission decided to grant clearance under the Merger Regulation to the acquisition of full control of MIM Holdings Limited by Switzerland's Xstrata plc, controlled by Glencore International AG. MIM Holdings is an Australian-based mining and mineral processing company, which produces copper, coal, lead, zinc, silver and gold in Australia, the UK and Argentina. The operation was examined under the simplified merger review procedure.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Developments confirm different european goals of Member States and could make "differentiation" or "two-speed" Europe indispensable
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES: Leinen report proposes funding mechanism including Community subsidies and possible donation ceiling of 15,000 Euros per year
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Mr Duff proposes abolition of reinforced co-operation except for CFSP
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/FINLAND: Finnish Prime Minister insists on rotation of Presidencies, but could accept Presidency teams - Support for development of CFSP - no time-limit to conclude IGC
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: William Abitbol's counter-proposal
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: XVIth interparliamentary conference calls for strengthened links and trade negotiations between EU, Central America and the Andean Pact to be opened in 2005
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) eu/transport: Commission seeks us guarantees on passanger data protection in next few days
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/DEVELOPMENT: Commission adopts Action Plan to combat illegal logging and the trade in illegal timber
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Union expects an agreement on priorities of future cooperation and signature of three protocols to result from 5th pan-European ministerial conference in Kiev
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Ministerial conference of energy ministers adopts programme for priority actions - role of Mediterranean countries on EU gas and electricity markets of the future
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Euro-Mediterranean dialogue concerns whole of Europe, Norway's Prime Minister says
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS: Mitigated Commission twice yearly report - progress there is but also much time lost
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2003:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture nails colours to Council mast in CAP reform negotiations, by recommending partial decoupling and rejecting sectorial modifications proposed
(EU) EP/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS: Conference in Athens
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Wim Kok presents Employment Task Force's action priorities - Maria Joao Rodrigues believes Task Force adds value to work of European Institutions
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EU Industrial production down in March
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro-zone external trade surplus 1.6 bn euro in March 2003
(EU) EP/SWEDEN:
(EU) EP/TAKE-OVERS:
(EU) EP/SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: France, Spain and Portugal call for maintaining provisions specific to ultraperipheral regions within Treaty
(EU) EP/CONVENTION/EQUALTY: Coalition for equality denounces threat of back track of EU competences
(EU) EU/COHESION/REGION: Communes and regions of Europe are opposed to re-nationalisation of cohesion policy
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/ENLARGEMENT: Conference on recruiting new officials and administrative reform of the Commission
(EU) EU/ON-LINE ADMINISTRATION:
(EU) EU/ALGERIA:
(EU) EP/COHESION:
(EU) EU/CITIES:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Success of strike will allow Unionists to adopt offensive strategy when consultation starts on Staff Regulations reform
(EU) EU/DATA: Committee of Liberties nominates four candidates for posts of European Data Protection Supervisor and Deputy
(EU) EU/ESC/AGRICULTURE: Committee says "we need to adapt Common Agricultural Policy to new requirements"
(EU) EU/ESC/ENLARGEMENT: Roger Briesch wants debate on future of Europe with future Member States
(EU) EU/ESC/CITIZENSHIP: Future Constitution should grant European citizenship to nationals of third countries residing in a stable manner within EU
(EU) EU/HEALTH: First conference on internet and new technologies at service of health
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