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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8742
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) telecommunications

US mobile telephone operator VERIZON WIRELESS has bought out QWEST WIRELESS, the mobile telecommunications unit of QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL for USD 418 million.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A few observations on the Union's foreign policy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/Commission: Mario Monti wants another mandate
(EU) EP/SOCIALIST GROUP: Josep Borrell from Spain is Socialist candidate for parliament presidency
(EU) EP/EPP: Pöttering asserts that EPP-ED will be driving force in new parliament
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: New Quartet meeting on Israeli withdrawal
(EU) EU/KENYA: EU concerned about lack of progress in fight against corruption
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: EU welcomes peaceful holding of Presidential elections
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: priorities of EU in Bosnia-Herzegovina and development of EU military capability
(EU) EU/CFSP/MACEDONIA:
(EU) EP/GREENS:
(EU) EU/CHINA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2005: Divergence between Council and Parliament on financing method for aid to Iraq and CFSP
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/VISAS: Commission wants to make mechanism more flexible for imposing visas on third countries that have a visa requirement for certain EU Member States
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Ecofin Council recognises it is urgent to step up fight against terrorist funding
(EU) EU/JHA: G5 wants Europol to fight more against funding of terrorism
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Commission to propose on Wednesday to open trade between EU and Northern Cyprus - Reservations from Greek and Cypriot Commissioners
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission presents two "non-papers" on company taxation, in preparation of Scheveningen informal Ecofin
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Commission could open infringement proceedings this Wednesday against six old Member States
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Agreement in sight at Council for negotiating new banana imports system
(EU) EU/WTO: Ten net agricultural countries including Japan want to maintain protection of their sensitive products
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Democratic situation, European neighbourhood policy and economic status on agenda of Thursday's Summit
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: New technological platform for chemicals
(EU) EU/AFRICA/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Reasoned opinion on PEP in France
(EU) EU/PERSONAL DATA: Deferral for Bolzano Report
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: This week's informal Council is to focus on development of competitive European air industry
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: SMEs call on Commission to use flexibility when interpreting Basel II agreements on solvency
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Supporting more rigorous implementation of VAT Directive
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council awaits Dutch proposals to facilitate future talks on financial perspectives
(EU) EU/ESDP:
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Air hostess dismissed by Ryanair learns to her cost complexity of international private law rules on competence of European courts in case of conflict
(EU) EU/OECD:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Environment Bureau submits priorities to Dutch Presidency
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: EUROCOOP calls on Presidency to prioritise sustainable development and consumer protection
(EU) EU/EESC/AGRICULTURE: Committee relaunches debate on coexistence of GMOs and conventional and organic crops
(EU) EU/PATENTS: European Patent Office reviews 1992 GM mouse patent
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCY/EMPLOYERS: Jürgen Strube transmits employers' priorities to Jan Peter Balkenende on Wednesday in The Hague
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Netherlands and European Commission conclude agreement on Dutch manure policy
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Aeronautics:
(EU) Agri-foods:
(EU) Real estate:
(EU) Finance:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Electrical construction:
(EU) Hairdressing:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Telecommunications:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 06/07/2004: