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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8543
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) gold

The Finnish OUTOKUMPU has sold its 49% of ARCTIC PLATINUM PARTNERSHIP to GOLD FIELDS for 23 million dollars and 564,841 shares in the gold company.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Let's put an end to hypocrisy, demagogy and ignorance concerning agriculture and trade at WTO
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Commission to invite IGC to "improve, clarify and finalise draft Constitution" - It will insist on extension of qualified majority - in favour of formula to avoid coexistence of first and second category Commissioners
(EU) EU/Syria: Chris Patten and Head of Syrian diplomacy plead for central role of United Nations in Middle East and IRAQ
(EU) EU/IRAN: FIDH laments postponement of third session of human rights dialogue between EU and Iran
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: China to participate in Galileo project - agreement to be initialled on Thursday in Peking
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: on WednesdayCoreper expected to throw out EP positition on ecopoints and arrange for conciliation
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Mr Nastase wants "good" report regularly including the stus of a functioning market economy
(EU) EU/EMU: Netherlands chooses austerity to comply with Pact
(EU) EU/EMU: Portugal confirms its resolve to reduce public deficit
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Spain asks to be able to pay national aid of EUR 67 million to its nut and locust bean producers
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/COTTON: Commission to propose decoupling of aid in cotton sector, to go some way to addressing African problem
(EU) EU/WTO: Although he continues to believe in it, Pascal Lamy intends discussing whether to"keep our priority on multilateralism" with constituents
(EU) EU/KENYA: Co-operation strategy to focus on economic and social development, with 225 million EUR for 2003-2007
(EU) EU/LIBERIA: Commission makes 8 million EUR available to support peace process in Liberia
(EU) EP/2nd SEPTEMBER SESSION: Opinion on work of IGC on draft constitution, return to failure of Cancun and appointment of Trichet to ECB, agenda for second September session
(EU) EU/ANTIDUMPING: New 25% duty on some American stainless steels
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Alcan hopes for speedy authorisation for its merger with Pechiney
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission hopes to reach compromise on Alstom which is acceptable to all
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission launches consultation on legal problems blocking development of "e-business"
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Commission happy with new Japanese law getting rid of obstacles to collaboration between Japanese and foreign lawyers
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro zone deficit rises to 2.2% of GDP in 2002
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Slight increase in industrial production
(EU) EU/ACCOUNTING STANDARDS:
(EU) EU/TRAINING:
(EU) CORRIENGENDUM:
(EU) EU/EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: Anna Diamantopoulou hopes next EP will be composed of at least 30% women members
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Revision of directive on working hours is not foreseen for immediate future
(EU) EU/CHILDREN: Conference on ill-treatment on 20 November in Paris
(EU) EU/INDEPENDENT TRADE UNIONS: Opinion on draft Constitution for Europe and review of equal opportunities directive
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Ministerial meeting to assess progress made in establishing European higher education area
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Ministers in Syracuse hope new advertising techniques on television will be regulated
(EU) EP/ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS: Cashman report places emphasis on failings
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Investments:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Nuclear:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Gold:
(EU) Aluminium:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Brewing:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 16/09/2003: