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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8622

14 January 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 41 / 46
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) transport

DANZAS CHEMICALS, subsidiary of the DHL courier company (German DEUTSCHE POST group) specialised in the transport of chemical products, has been sold to the Dutch group DE RIJKE (1500 employees). Financial details of the deal remain undisclosed.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: From Giorgio Napolitano's departure to the misunderstandings between the European Commission and Jewish organisations
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Visit by Romano Prodi and Günter Verheugen Thursday and Friday
(EU) EP/IRAN: Visit by Socialist Group delegation
(EU) EP/SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: President Marovic hopes his country will make progress on road to full European integration
(EU) EP/IRISH PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EP/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/COMPOSITION:
(EU) EU/IGC: EPC insists on concluding negotiations based on draft Convention as soon as possible - France to offer to share UN seat with Germany
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Another explosive device sent to Flavia and Romano Prodi
(EU) EU/FINLAND: Tribute paid to former Permanent Representative Antti Satuli
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Commission to refer "procedural aspects" of Council's decision on excessive deficit by France and Germany to the Court
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT/UNIONS: John Monks against taking France and Germany to Court of Justice
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT/SME: Hans-Werner Müller warns Commission against going to Court of Justice against Germany
(EU) EU COURT OF JUSTICE/STABILITY PACT: Accelerated procedure is seldom used by Court
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/SERVICES: Commission adopts proposal to remove many obstacles to genuine single market of services
(EU) EU/GOVERNANCE: Commission foresees annual meetings with regional and local authorities
(EU) EU/IRISH PRESIDENCY/TRADE UNIONS: Ahern-Monks meeting
(EU) EU/ECB: For very first time, ECB expresses "concern" about euro's surge compared to dollar
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Tuesday's trilogue on second rail package
(EU) EU/COHESION/CEMR:
(EU) EP/AIRLINE SECURITY: Ms de Palacio counts on compelling tour operators to inform their customers about airlines they use - most MEPs think agreement with USA on air passenger data tranfer does not provide sufficient guarantees
(EU) EP/SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST: Plenary debate on Herzog report confirms Parliament's deep divisions on framework directive - Commission to present "political conclusions" by end of term, promises Pascal Lamy
(EU) EP/NUCLEAR ENERGY: Anger from rapporteur at EP vote on Euratom loans - Ms Breyer withdraws her name from resolution
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Green light for punishing maritime polluters
(EU) EU/EP/FOOD: Proposal of regulation on nutritional and health claims of foodstuffs is warmly welcomed in public hearing, mainly by consumers - Controversy over nutritional make-up of food
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission proposes EU join Convention on Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in Western and Central Pacific Ocean
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Commission intends to reassure on consumption of farmed salmon
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/PARMALAT SCANDAL: EFC asks for review of European dairy policy - How many European credits for Parmalat
(EU) EU/EESC: Conference on participatory democracy (Brussels, 8-9 March)
(EU) EU/SSOCIAL: Eurocadres union calls on Commission to amend provisions in directive on working hours that excludes managerial grades
(EU) EU/BIOINDUSTRIES:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Defence:
(EU) Technology:
(EU) Equipment goods:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Publishing:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Agri-foods:
(EU) Transport:
(EU) Tourism:
(EU) Aluminium:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Oil:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 13/01/2004: