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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8528

27 August 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) investment

- China: A United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report notes that China is becoming the part of the world that attracts the most foreign investment. The United States still tops the league, with $1351 bn fdi between 1980 and 2002, but China is catching up with total foreign investment of $448 bn in 2002 compared with a mere $25 bn in 1990. Adding fdi in Hong Kong ($433 bn), China is in second place. Cheap labour, strong growth and a deregulated market led China to...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/FINLAND: Valhanen announces Government White Paper on Constitution after meeting with Romano Prodi
(EU) EU/IGC: European Parliament prepares report on Convention and IGC - reporters suggest giving firm support to Convention compromise while making criticism and suggestions
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/RELIGION:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN ELECTIONS/ITALY:
(EU) EU/ROMANIA:
(EU) EU/LIBERIA: EU decides to support peace process
(EU) EP/RWANDA: Nelly Maes gives her First assessment of elections
(EU) EU/GUATEMALA: l'UE salue l'énvoi d'une mission d'observation électorale
(EU) EU/MAURITANIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINLAND: Fischler to tackle problems specific to Finland with Finland's Agriculture Minister, Prodi states after meeting Vanhanen
(EU) EU/WTO: Mitigated European and American reactions to draft final declaration by Carlos Perez del Castillo
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Potential agreement over list of protected geographical indications
(EU) EU/FOREST FIRES: 31.6 million euros for Portugal
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Germany to introduce new lorry tax on 2 November - Commission continues to investigate aid scheme
(EU) EU/EURO/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/WOMEN/DEVELOPMENT: New regulation to promote equal opportunities in development cooperation
(EU) EU/EMPLOYERS/WTO: New brochure on employers' priorities for Cancun
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Two acquisitions get the go-ahead
(EU) EU/LATVIA:
(EU) EP/EPP-ED: Seminar on EU budget priorities for 2004
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: EP rapporteur detects “serious faults” in new Basel II proposal
(EU) EU/FRAUD/EUROSTAT:
(EU) EP/CIVIL PROTECTION:
(EU) EP/COMMITTEES:
(EU) EU/BUDGET:
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Electrical equipment:
(EU) Electrical installations:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Medical equipment:
(EU) Telecoms:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Construction:
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