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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8611

20 December 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 53 / 56
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) energy

Italian ENEL (electricity) has made a 35% bid for SNET-SOCIETE NATIONALE D'ENERGIE THERMIQUE, the subsidiary of CHARBONNAGES DE FRANCE.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Removing the uncertainty between reinforced co-operation and vanguards
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/CHINA: EP in favour of keeping arms embargo in place
(EU) EP/GEORGIA: EP calls for new resources for EU Special Representative for Transcaucasia
(EU) EP/MOLDOVA: EP calls upon Romania, Ukraine and Russia not to meddle in Moldova's internal affairs
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: EU welcomes renewal of national reconciliation process
(EU) EU/IGC/LOCAL AUTHORITIES: Disappointment of the regions and cities at failure of the IGC Summit in Brussels
(EU) EU/IGC/BERTELSMANN STIFTUNG:
(EU) EU/IGC/YOUNG SOCIALISTS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council adopts long-term recovery plans for threatened cod and hake stocks and fishing rights for 2004
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Political agreement expected on bathing quality water - Kyoto Protocol, clinical products
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission calls on 18 airline companies to sell their tickets at same price throughout EUROPE
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Annual report on trade obstacles for Europeans mainly notes multiplication of national security measures with trade distorting impact
(EU) EU/CHINA: supporting strengthened cooperation between European Commission and China in culture, audiovisual, education, training, youth and sports
(EU) EU/WTO: Cairns countries place emphasis on responsibilities of the EU and United States
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Structural Fund priorities in ten future new members in 2004-2006 - Successful enlargement will depend on success of cohesion policy, Barnier says
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: France taken to court for discriminating against tourist guides from other Member States
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS: Green Paper on preferential rules of origin
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Thuringia sausages to get PGI
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Philippe Busquin in Washington on Saturday to negociate installation of ITER international experimental reactor in Cadarache
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: EP suppports conclusions of European Council but makes some criticism
(EU) EP/GMO: Parliament calls for Community provisions on GMO and traditional crop co-existence
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament amends proposal of directive on electronic pricing
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament supports compulsory use of safety belts in all vehicles from 2004
(EU) EU/EP/MEDICINES: Liikanen welcomes agreement on review of pharmaceutical legislation
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Berliner Bank to be sold by 2007
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: GREEN light to aid for extremely remote areas of France
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission proposes measures to reinforce maritime safety
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EP/ITALY:
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: ETUC opposes liberalisation of railways and destruction of jobs
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISES: UEAPME deplores failure of negotiations on European code of conduct for banks and SMEs
(EU) EU/EIB: Financial support for Fiat supplies in Italy
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: In favour of European Research Council
(EU) EP/CULTURE:
(EU) EP/UKRAINE:
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Pharmaceutical sector:
(EU) Pharmacy:
(EU) Hygiene:
(EU) Agri-foods:
(EU) Medical imagery:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Air:
(EU) Wireworks:
(EU) Cement:
(EU) Steel:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Railway:
SUPPLEMENT
“EUROPE”/Documents No. 2344: European Parliament gives its positition on Commission's programme for 2004
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 19/12/2003: