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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8696

30 April 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 48 / 50
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) real estate

GE REAL ESTATE, GE - GENERAL ELECTRIC subsidiary has announced the acquisition of 98% of the capital of Dutch group for EUR 301.7 million. The group is specialised in real estate in the United Kingdom.

 

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Strengths and opportunities for the development of Union industry
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Regulation to facilitate movement of goods, services and persons between Turkish and Greek parts of island enters into force on Saturday
(EU) EU/MOROCCO:
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/EUROPEAN ELECTIONS:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Heads of State and Government of enlarged EU meet in Dublin on Saturday to celebrate enlargement and reunification of European continent - Festivities all over Europe
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/PES:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Chirac says referndum would be premature - referendum on constitution in Luxembourg - Prodi and Delors worried about United Kingdom - Zapatero confident about agreement and Germany ready to include it in trilateral meetings
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Principle of acceding to EuroMed process is attained according to Libyan ambassador but agreement will not be formalised immediately
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: Agreement on asylum procedures, last pillar of adoption of rules common minimum rules on asylum
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: No agreement on Europol
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Number of cases referred to Eurojust is up but many Member States still make inadequate use of office
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Agreement on execution of confiscation orders
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Decisions on victims of crime, data on passengers in Europe, security at football matches…
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Modest proposal on rights of accused: rights reiterated and reaffirmed in "declaration of rights"
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE/STABILITY PACT: Council and Commission Directors General speak out on French and German deficits
(EU) EP/PAKISTAN/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Council grants mandate to Commission for negotiating revision of Cotonou agreement and lays foundation for active EU contribution in next UN conferences
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: European food safety agency gets permanent home in Parma
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Commission new regulation aimed at total untying of development aid financed by Community budget
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: COPA is critical of any further agricultural concessions to Brazil and Argentina, mainly for sugar and poultry
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Viviane redind requests 40% rise in Media budget for 2007
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: At Informal Council in Dromoland Castle, Irish Presidency urges for lighter regulation and faster decision-making within EU
(EU) EU/RECRUITMENT:
(EU) EP/MAY SESSION S: olemn session of first enlarged Parliament - memory of Spinelli and Monnet - European Constitution - future enlarged Union - vote for motion of censure against Commission
(EU) EP/EDUCATION: Europass should be available to all
(EU) EP/PES/STABILITY PACT: Pact is criticised again at Socialist round table
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/EURO-MEDITERRANEAN: CoR recommends creation of forum representing regional and local authorities of enlarged EU and their Mediterranean partners
(EU) EP/AUDIOVISUAL:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/REGIONAL POLICY: Conference on rural development policy after 2006
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF REGIONS/ENVIRONMENT: Move toward near-total ban on use of mercury, lead and cadmium in household batteries
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF REGIONS/TOURISM: Supporting review of tourist policies
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/CULTURE/EDUCATION/YOUTH:
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS/ENLARGEMENT: John Monks regrets nationalist paranoia about free movement of workers and warmly welcomes arrival of ten new Member States
(EU) EP/FREE TRADE UNIONS/SOCIAL/OLYMPIC GAMES: Guy Ryder believes Parliament gives undeniable support to trade union campaign "Play Fair at the Olympics"
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Electro-mechanics:
(EU) Electricity:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Real estate:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2369: Economic and social cohesion: European Parliament
approves Commission proposals for after 2006
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 29/04/2004: