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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8663

11 March 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 42
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) telecommunications

Spanish company TELEFONICA has reached an agreement with US company BELSOUTH for buying the latter's operations in around ten wireless-based companies in Latin America. The total value of USD 5.85 bn is being discussed for a price of the assets, including debt. One this deal is concluded, TELEFONICA MOVILES, subsidiary of TELEFONICA's mobile phone business, will have a total of 62.5 million customers including 41 million in Latin America, where the company will become the main mobile phone...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Could the 1984 "Spinelli Treaty" help get the "Giscard Constitution" off the blocks?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/IGC: Dick Roche gives assurances that Irish presidency will immediately move if there's a chance for progress - European Commission supports double majority based on 50% states and 55% population, says Kinnock - large majority of MEPs seeks swift agreement on constitution
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Brok underlines effort made by ten future members - Romania and Bulgaria will be treated according to their merits - Verheugen says Member States should have explained enlargement better
(EU) EU/NeIGHBOURHOOD: Report on all consultation
(EU) EP/COMMISSION:
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Giscard d'Estaing tables on compromise at end of Irish Presidency playing on transition to double majority vote rather than on voting mechanism itself
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Five MEPs launch initiative so EP may vote on Convention's draft Constitution if there is no agreement in May
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Anna Diamantopoulou leaves Commission to be replaced by Stavros Dimas
(EU) EU/GREECE: Caramanlis forms his government
(EU) EP/SRI LANKA: Third EU election observation mission once more headed by John Cushnahan
(EU) EP/POLAND:
(EU) EU/ROMANIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: No agreement on pricing of road infrastructure - Member States not happy with latest American proposals on aviation agreement
(EU) EU/TAXATION: French "non-paper" on application of reduced VAT rates for recorded music
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: European International Economy Centre could see light of day in 2005
(EU) EU/EP/FOOD SAFETY: EP gives green light to swift adoption of strict rules on animal feed and foodstuffs - greater transparency but no sanctions
(EU) EP/FREE MOVEMENT: Establishment of permanent right to stay after 5 years' residence - Abolition of residency permit
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament confirms critical position on Mediterranean product reform
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Applicants for Galileo management seek industrial and financial partners
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Viviane Reding wants budget for future programmes to be tripled - For "cinema" Erasmus
(EU) EU/EESC: Jacques Delors says "we should be talking about the hygiene of participative democracy"
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: 28th interparliamentary session in Jerusalem
(EU) EP/DEMOCRACY: Mr McMillan-Scott criticises Commission
(EU) EU/UN/AFRICA: Agreement in Geneva setting up international work group for voluntary repatriation and re-integration in Africa of 2 million African refugees - European Commission signs up to it
(EU) MIDDLE EAST/SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Luxembourg guilty of failing to transpose EC Directive on transparency of financial relations between Member States and public undertakings
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Geelhoed believes European law is opposed to free movement of homeless persons
(EU) EU/IGC/ELEC:
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