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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8485

19 June 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 35
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

18/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has authorised two operations using the accelerated procedure. Firstly, the acquisition of insurance company Toro by De Agnostini, subsidiary of the Fiat group (Italy), and secondly, the take-over of insurance company Canada Life Financial Corporation by the financial services group Great-West Lifeco (Canada).

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: How to prevent the results of the Convention being brought into question - Conditions and risks, the responsibility of this weekend's summit
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF THESSALONIKI: Costas Simitis' letter of invitation to Heads of State and Government focuses on immigration and asylum dossier
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: EPP and Liberal party chiefs' customary meeting prior to European Council of Thessaloniki
(EU) EU/THESSALONIKI SUMMIT/COMMISSION: Romano Prodi, to announce Commission's proposals for IGC on improving Convention text, pleads against veto - progress needed on common integration policy - Balkan States must "work" to get more funding out of us
(EU) EU/NATO:
(EU) EP/CONVENTION: Mr Cox to ask Thessaloniki Summit for EP involvement in IGC (which he feels should not unravel Convention text) - MEPs call for referendums - pro-Europe MEPs call for improvement of result, Eurosceptics for change in other direction
(EU) EP/CFSP: Javier Solana and Chris Patten restate their request for implementation of the roadmap
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST/ITALY: Silvio Berlusconi attacks France
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: MEPs call on EU for initiatives in favour of democratisation in Iran
(EU) EP/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ITALY:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/CITIZENS:
(EU) EU/EUROBAROMETER: EU citizens for European Constitution, but know little about Convention's work
(EU) EP/ELECTION/WOMEN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Several Member States express reserve about new compromise on CAP reform - first night negotiating session
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/GMO/WTO:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission proposes general ban on unfari trade practices in Union so consumers can take full advantage of internal market
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Verheugen calls for EEA membership for Israel
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRANSPORT: Opinion of working group on protection of personal data on guarantees proposed by US Administration for protecting personal data of air passengers
(EU) EU/MAGHREB/MOROCCO: Moroccan Prime minister visits Brussels and calls for strengthening of relations to help attain “advanced status”
(EU) EU/NORDIC DIMENSION: Second action plan for Nordic dimension
(EU) EU/CHECHNYA: EUR 16.5 million for victims of conflict -Poul Nielson appeals once again to russian authorities
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Commission grants EUR 7.3 million for the water sector in Southern Africa
(EU) EP/IRAN: Mr Mirdami invites MEPs to vist nuclear sites and underlines that reforms should be gradual - MiRdami and Brok focus on cooperation in fighting drugs
(EU) EP/FRAUD: Following "Eurostat" scandal, members of budgetary control committee inist on need for time to inform Commissioners in cases of suspected fraud- Neil Kinnock and Michaele Schryer deny being informed by Yves Franchet
(EU) EP/AUDIOVISUAL: Committee on Culture demands complete revision of "Television without borders" directive - and regulation on media ownership to guarantee pluralism
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to acquisition of Remi Claeys Aluminium by Sapa
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Access to information on environment guaranteed by EC directive does not allow the name of companies in breach of EU rules to be put on GMO labelling
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: France is found guilty of imperfect policy for reducing pollution by lead, zinc, copper and nickel in the aquatic environment
(EU) EU/UN/FRAUD:
(EU) EP/ISLAM:
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