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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8729

19 June 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 48 / 52
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) textiles

The Balcaen family, the owner of the Belgian carpet manufacturer BALTA INDUSTRIES (turnover in excess of 460 million EUR in 2003 with 3,500 staff, including 3,200 in Belgium), has sold the business to investment company DOUGHTY HANSON for 600 million EUR.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/IGC: 25 ready to agree on Constitution
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL/COMMISSION: 25 thrash out agreement on who is to be Commission president - A tense atmosphere
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/FRANCE/GERMANY:
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/CHARTER:
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/ITALY:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/LISBON: European Council urges Member States to step up implementation of Lisbon Strategy - Community Patent plans give pause for thought
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE-EAST: European Council approves strategic partnership report - Summit with the United States on 26 June
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/TERRORISM: European Council undertakes to pursue fight against terrorism but closes its eyes to continuing delays - Counter-Terrorist Task Force is strengthened
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/JHA: 25 are to launch second stage of European justice and home affairs policies end 2004
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST-ESDP:
(EU) EUROPEAN COUNCIL/BALKANS:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/CROATIA: Launch of negotiations for joining EU in 2005
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/ENLARGEMENT: Accession timetable for Bulgaria and Romania
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/TURKEY: Summits confirms negotiations will be launched in December if Turkey respects the Copenhagen criteria - Turkey take optimistic line
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/GOOD NEIGHBOUR POLICIES: EU supports Good Neighbours Policy and calls on Commission to unveil the first action plans
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/ SECURITY STRATEGY: Developing the European Security Strategy and stepping up conflict prevention
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/SUDAN:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/RDC:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/WMD: EU wants to combat proliferation of weapons of mass destruction more effectively
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/ASIA: EU will continue to work with strategic Asian partners
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/IRAN:
(EU) EU/PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION/CHAMBER OF COMMONS:
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: We are spoilt for choice for Commission Presidency, says a "relaxed" Pat Cox - He thinks EP President will be firstly a "non-EPP", with EPP MEP for second half
(EU) PE/ELECTIONS: Results in Poland and Slovenia
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/CHARTER/COURT: President Skouris takes stance in favour of legally binding Charter
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) ACP: Fourth ACP summit "Together Shaping our Future" focuses on Millennium Development Goals, peace and security, trade negotiations at WTO and with EU
(EU) EU/UNCTAD: Poul Nielson urges for global plan in favour of poor countries that are highly dependent on farm commodities, and for abolition of all forms of WTO trade distorting support
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Pascal Lamy welcomes adoption by Chamber of Representatives of bill to abolish FCS/ETI
(EU) EU/JAPAN: 13th EU-Japan Summit in Tokyo on 22 June
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission prepares to launch infringement proceedings on delay in liberalisation of gas and electricity markets
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission decides not to raise any objections to the Finnish legislation covering the Finnish Municipal Guarantee Board
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises aid for the distribution of cultural and social journals in Denmark
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/COHESION: Commissioner Barrot says Commission will adopt Cohesion Policy legislation on 14 July
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Annual conference of the European audiovisual monitoring centre focuses on combating pirating
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 18/06/2004: