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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8602

10 December 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 50 / 55
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) beds

Investment group INVESTCORP, based in Bahrain, has concluded a contract for the purchase of HILDING ANDERS (turnover of around USD 496 million in 2002), a European bed and mattress company.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Two reasons why absence of a constitution is preferable to a bad constitution
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IGC: Double majority of States and citizens remains on table despite renewed opposition from Spain - Poland could show proof of flexibility - One Commissioner per Member State until 2014
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Franco-German couple ready for Summit
(EU) EP/IGC: Negotiation must be concluded this weekend, say Elmar Brok and Klaus Hänsch, warning: otherwise, some Member States will take the initiative between them - "fundamentalists" on both sides must not sacrifice preamble to Constitution
(EU) EU/CFSP:
(EU) EU/IRAN: Council calls on Javier Solana to go to Tehran to deepen EU/Iran dialogue
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Message of solidarity from Council for victims of attacks in Iraq
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Council conclusions on Balkans
(EU) EU/CFSP: Council approves Mr Solana's European security strategy
(EU) EU/RELEX: Prodi/Solana/Patten proposal to reinforce EU's relations with Arab world: strategy for "enlarged Middle East"
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS:
(EU) EU/ELDR: Liberals summit at Val Duchess on Thursday
(EU) EU/PES: Socialists meet at European Parliament
(EU) EP/IGC: MEPs and Convention members call for IGC to tackle issue of EP's seat, to be reduced to one
(EU) EP/IGC:
(EU) EU/SUDAN:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: In negotiations Romania confirms "January 2007" as date for accession and "political guarantee", underlines Geoana
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Macedonia will present candidacy for accession at end of February 2004
(EU) EU/WTO/MERCOSUR: Bilateral and multilateral agricultural negotiations at centre of talks this week between Commissioner Lamy, G20 and Mercosur
(EU) EU/THREE WAY SOCIAL SUMMIT: Report on employment by Kok Task Force and European growth initiative at heart of talks during extraordinary summit - Joint declaration from European social partners
(EU) EU/UEAPME/EUROPEAN SUMMIT: SMEs call on Heads of State and Government to act immediately and implement structural reforms required for achieving Lisbon targets
(EU) EU/EUROBAROMETER: Europeans have become more pessimistic - Romano Prodi hopes Heads of State and Government will take account of how ordinary people feel
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Four consortium candidates for Galileo concession
(EU) EU/UNIONS/EUROPEAN SUMMIT: Unions request that IGC provides Union with necessary instruments for better governance
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commitments proposed by Air France and Alitalia subject to recommendations by third parties
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Facilitating cross-border healthcare
(EU) EU/WTO/INDIA: In Geneva, EU attacks Indian anti-dumping practice - Hopefully matter will be settled amicably
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Go-ahead to State aid of EUR 76 million in favour of Spanish nut producers
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission fails to reduce anchovy TAC in Gulf of Gascony this year
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: France and Denmark find "brutal" Commission proposals on fishing possibilities in 2004 "unacceptable"
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Oil tanker Geroi Sevastopolya heading for Singapore
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN GOVERNANCE: Parliament asks for conclusion of inter-institutional agreement and pleads for "parliamentary democracy" rather than "democracy of experts"
(EU) EP/IGC/ISLAND REGIONS:
(EU) EP/GREENS/FTA:
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY: No immunity for Capato and Dupuis
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY: Parliament refuses to lift immunity for Marchiani
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY: No lifting of immunity for Korakas
(EU) EP/GMO:
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY:
(EU) EP/PES:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) White goods:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Beds:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Drinks:
(EU) Public works and buildings:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 09/12/2003: