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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8538

10 September 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 40 / 44
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) cement

French LAFARGE is to sell in coming weeks around 20% of its former subsidiary MATERIS (speciality material) to the investment company LBO FRANCE for the sum of around EUR 200 million. LAFARGE will keep 10% of this subsidiary.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Cancun summit is more than just a business or trade event - Further considerations
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Putting Hamas on EU terrorist list could take several days
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Silvio Berlusconi assures Ahmed Koreï that he'll get EU's support
(EU) EU/SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: Chris Patten arrives in Serbia and Montenegro on Wednesday
(EU) EU/CFSP/DRC: Artemis leaves Democratic Republic of Congo
(EU) EU/IGC/ENLARGEMENT: Four Visegrad countries meet up before IGC - Bucharest happy with draft Treaty
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Berlusconi meets Erdogan - Italian prime ministers supports Turkey's bid to join EU
(EU) EU/DENMARK: Poll suggests most Danes want Denmark to join euro and Common European Security and Defence Policy
(EU) EP/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament criticises Greek ban preventing women from going to Mount Athos
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Commission has given itself until Christmas to strike agreement on protecting airline passengers' privacy and striking a balance between civil liberties, airline interests and transatlantic relations
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2004/EUROSTAT: COCOBU hopes to freeze 50% of Eurostat funds
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: With a decline of 0.1% GDP in the second quarter, the euro zone is on the brink of recession
(EU) EU/WTO: Strong message for trade at Cancun
(EU) EU/COTTON: EU officially backs African cotton producers
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Judges specify notion of working and rest hours for doctors on-call
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Workshop on protection of minors in audiovisual services (Brussels, 10 September)
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Call for tenders this month for operation of Galileo system - call for proposal of EUR 20 million for developing applications
(EU) EU/PRODI/ITALY:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission gives go-ahead on 23 September for negotiations on sugar and Mediterranean product reforms
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Intensive discussions between Messrs Monti and Mer on aid to Alstom
(EU) EU/ESTONIA:
(EU) EU/FOREST FIRES: France lodges aid request with European Solidarity Fund, believing EUR 80 million of expenditure to be eligible
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Proposal to allow Member States to join new compensation fund for victims of oil pollution
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: EUR 140 million in funding for nearly 200 projects under 2003 Life Programmes
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament demands trade to be another tool for development and not a substitute for development aid
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Parliament calls for greater European value in cultural industries
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Parliament criticises lack of legislative provisions at European level concerning regional and minority languages
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament support for proposed directive on minimum level of training for third country seafarers
(EU) EP/JUSTICE: EP supports principle of framework decision on 'non bis in idem', but calls for modifications
(EU) OECD/CORRUPTION:
(EU) EU/WTO: ICFTU calls on negotiators in Cancun to respect workers' rights
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Agri-foods:
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 09/09/2003: