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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8638

5 February 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 51 / 56
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) construction

VINCI ENERGIE (French VINCI group; turnover of EUR 3 bn in 2003) has acquired GFA (annual turnover EUR 20 million) a fire protection company in Germany, for an undisclosed amount. This deal will enable VINCI ENERGIE to become the number two in this sector in Germany with two subsidiaries CALANBRAU and GFA.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: WEU's priorities and concerns about Defence Europe
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EPP/CDU: Angela Merkel's suggestion to break deadlock on double majority in Council - Turkey's accession will not be "the" theme of European electoral campaignin Germany
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/ITALY: President Ciampi encourages all Parliament initiatives to speed agreement before elections
(EU) EU/EPP: EPP Congress may call for choice of future Commission president to reflect June elections and agreement on Constitution by May - EPP Summit on 19 February in Athens - Strong points of EPP action programme
(EU) EU/EPP: EPP Congress takes stance in favour of excluding former Communist leaders
(EU) EU/EPP/TURKEY: Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul is to argue in favour of Turkey joining the EU at EPP Congress
(EU) EU/EPP CONGRESS/UNITED KINGDOM: Denis McShane asks Michael Howard if British Conservatives are to remain in EPP group (who he attacks for his "federalist convictions" and the anti-Turkish rhetoric" of the CEDU/CSU)
(EU) EP/PES/ITALY: Renzo Imbeni calls on centre left to speak up over incompatibility of national and European parliamentary mandate
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EP/IRELAND:
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES: Andrew Duff shocked by opposition of British Conservatives to statute
(EU) EU/WEU: Assembly conference on proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism with Ana Palacio
(EU) EP/NOBEL PEACE PRIZE:
(EU) EP/REGIONS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/ROMANIA: Emma Nicholson calls for suspension of accession negotiations - Guy Verhofstadt says "no reason to suspend talks"
(EU) EU/2004 BUDGET/ENLARGEMENT: Increase of budget by 11.8 billion EUR due to accession of ten new Member States - Budget to rise to 1.09% of GDP in 2005
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission to enforce Community law on French and Italian public procurement
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/TRADE/RUSSIA: Commission considers enlargement will have beneficial effect on trade with third countries - No "legal base" for Russian demands
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Salva-Calcio decree is not in line with European law
(EU) ACP/EU: Commission submits Council negotiation mandate for five-yearly revision of Cotonou agreement
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Trialogue on second railway package 18 February
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/ENERGY: 30 million EUR for nuclear research
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/RYANAIR: Reactions to Ryanair decision - Assembly of European Regions to hold meeting of national transport ministers in Brussels on 12 February
(EU) EU/INFLATION:
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL:
(EU) EP/AIR TRANSPORT/STATE AID: On the whole, MEPs welcome Commission's decision on Ryanair
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/STATE AID: State aid approved for first time to facilitate agricultural SMEs' access to risk capital funds
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Irregular agricultural spending is reimbursed
(EU) EP/WOMEN:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/ACCOUNTING: Ambitious programme to modernise accounting system is "largely respected", Schreyer says
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE: Aznar suggests creation of high level bilateral economic committee - Commission says dialogue structures are already in place
(EU) EP/PARMALAT AFFAIR:
(EU) EU/TAXATION/FSC: "Fiscal ruling" regime for American FSCs in Belgium is illegal State aid, which Commission rules must end
(EU) OECD/TECHNOLOGY: Poor use of information and communication technology in upper secondary education
(EU) EU/MEDICINE:
(EU) EU/MARITIME TRANSPORT: Commission decides to send a letter of formal notice to Greece
(EU) EU/STATE AID: UK to reduce excise duty in favour of bioethanol
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves aid in favour of AMD Fab 36 LLC & Co. KG in Dresden
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/EESC: Lisbon strategy must be implemented with support of European citizens, Council President Dick Roche states
(EU) EU/EESC/AGRICULTURE: Committee considers competitive and sustainable agriculture is essential for safeguarding jobs and social development
(EU) EU/POVERTY:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Optics:
(EU) Security:
(EU) Maritime:
(EU) Car parts:
(EU) Construction:
(EU) Cable:
(EU) Pubs:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Electronics:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 04/02/2004: