login
login
Image header Agence Europe
Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8680
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 49
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) doors

Belgian company THEUMA (interior doors and door blocks; turnover EUR 40 million in 2003 with 320 employed) has resumed the activities of its Dutch competitor KDB (turnover EUR 10 million in 2003 with 90 employed). The amount of the operation was not revealed.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: EU's growing influence in foreign policy, but…
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Wolfgang Schüssel denies being approached by the Irish Presidency - Jean-Claude Juncker repeats that he is not a candidate to succeed Romano Prodi
(EU) EU/FRANCE: Michel Barnier stresses political dimension for EU to take on - Jacques Chirac: France's foreign policy will not change
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/ITALY:
(EU) EU/CHINA/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EP/KOSOVO: Council to think seriously about Kosovo's definitive status, and send Special Representative to region, says EP
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Parliament wants agreement on Constitution before elections
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Parliament fails to adopt annual report on human rights in the Union
(EU) EU/TOGO: Political consultations under article 96 of Cotonou agreement to begin soon
(EU) EU/GUINEA: Political consultations under article 96 of Cotonou agreement to begin soon
(EU) EU/AFRICA: EU confirms to AU EUR 250 million are now available for African peacekeeping force support facility
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN/ARAB WORLD: Security and defence meeting comes to sudden end - Euromed ad hoc meeting on combating terrorism on 21 April
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Presidency hopes to close list of IMF candidates during Informal Council in Punchestown
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission proposes to simplify and liberalise rules for alcohol
(EU) EU/STRUCTURAL FUNDS: Commission allocates over EUR 8 billion to successful programmes
(EU) EU/EESC/EIB: Philippe Maystadt says the Lisbon Strategy is the only viable solution for the EU and its Member States and innovation is the only way to increase growth potential
(EU) EU/ECB: European Central Bank leaves rates unchanged but doubts persists about future policy
(EU) EU/ECBC:
(EU) EP/GALILEO: European Parliament wants greater transparency
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP approves agreement with Council on safety of third country aircraft
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP approves Council's common position on airslots
(EU) EP/SWITZERLAND:
(EU) EP/TAXATION:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT/SCHENGEN: EP slightly amends proposal of regulation on combating stolen vehicle fraud
(EU) EP/EQUALITY/INSURANCE: Criticism of insurance sector on new directive on gender equality
(EU) EP/ALBANIA:
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission proposes plan to align national rules on collective investment fund depositaries
(EU) EU/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/GREECE:
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Commission requests that 6 Member States company with EU legislation
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Infringement proceedings against Germany and Austria for violating freedom to provide services legislation
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission takes Italy to court to prevent hydroelectric plant from damaging river habitats
(EU) EP/MEDIA/ITALY:
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: First Stabilisation and Association Agreement with a Western Balkans country comes into force
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan to Slovakia for co-financing projects supported by EU funds
(EU) EU/WTO/POVERTY: Trade and Poverty Forum calls for relaunch of Doha negotiations
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: The Corner House and The Kurdish Human Right Project question Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline project and call on judges to suspend pre-accession aid to Turkey
(EU) EU/TIMETABLE: Main European activities from 5 to 8 April 2004
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Finance:
(EU) Doors:
(EU) Material:
(EU) Tyres:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Biotechnology:
(EU) Agri-foods:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 02/04/2004: