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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8514

30 July 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 28
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) pharmaceuticals

Switzerland's ROCHE has bought up US company IGEN for $47.25 a share, making a total of around $1.3 bn. Alongside their $47.25 for each share, IGEN's shareholders will receive one share in the brand new company holding the ORIGEN brand.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DRC: Javier Solana welcomes UN Security Council's decision to strengthen mandate for MONUC mission in Democratic Republic of Congo
(EU) NATO/BALKANS: EU and NATO publish their “concerted approach” for Balkans
(EU) EU/AFRICA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission Settles Marathon Case with German Gas Company BEB on facilitating access to its gas networks
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Franz Fischler urges other WTO players to play the game rather than arguing extreme positions
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO: Before considering other reforms, the EU may decide to cut sugar production quotas in September
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: End of systematic controls of all poultry imports from Thailand
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: 36 new research projects to improve food quality
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) ENVIRONMENT: Commission acts against ten Member States for non-compliance with EU water laws
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission reduces regulation on provision of leased lines in EU
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Entry into force of new regulatory package - Commission threatens proceedings against latecomers
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves aid for newsprint producer Shotton
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves capital injection into Belgian Post Office
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: 2003 employment package formally adopted
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 29/07/2003: