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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8743

8 July 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taxation
Commission invites States that want corporate tax harmonisation to come forward

Brussels, 07/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Commission "noted" but did not really discuss two working papers on corporate taxation prepared by Commissioner Frits Bolkestein for the informal Ecofin Council of 11 September (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.9).

The first paper concerns the creation of a common tax base for companies. At this stage, the Commission is not seeking an agreement or support in detail but needs an indication of the number of Member States that are prepared to support the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: ACP sugar and "global governance" according to Pascal Lamy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Europeans pay tribute to European convictions of Austrian President Thomas Klestil, deceased
(EU) EU/ANTISEMITISM: Telephone conversation between Romano Prodi and President of European Jewish Congress
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY: Liberals and Centrists support Bronislaw Geremek for Presidency of European Parliament
(EU) EP/GREEN/ALE: Greens/ALE support Geremeck-Borrell ticket
(EU) EP/PES: Martin Schulz thinks Manuel Barroso's candidacy interesting
(EU) EU/POLICE: EU expected to have European police force in first six months of 2005
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Iyad Allauwi in Brussels next Monday
(EU) USA/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/KOSOVO:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission proposes simplification of GSP, reducing number of regimes and concentrating on poorest countries - Mr Lamy wants political support of 25 before adding details
(EU) EU/WTO: Mr Lamy says mood is right for mid-term agreement by end of July on Doha cycle
(EU) EU/WTO: EU joins WTO panel on Mexican soft drink tax
(EU) EU/WTO: ACP States hopes to promote Mauritius-based common G90 platform to help multilateral negotiations along
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: Technical discussions ahead of 19 July negotiations
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES: Sugar, fruit and vegetables, wine, bird flu, laying hens, fish stock replenishment plans and access to resources on agenda for work under Dutch Presidency
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTICS: 419 cases of BSE in first six months of year
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission calls on France to authorise television advertising for publishing and film sectors
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: France is called upon to end discrimination against PEP taken out in EEA (Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway)
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: United Kingdom cannot confiscate vehicles of nationals bringing alcohol into country over legal limits
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission may partially adopt IAS 39
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission again tackles Salva Calcio decree protecting major Italian football clubs from bankruptcy
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission invites States that want corporate tax harmonisation to come forward
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Aid to northern Cyprus and trade measures are recognition of needs of northern part of island but not of a State
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: 8 national emission quota plans approved - Infringement proceedings against Greece and ITALY
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Towards a fairer system of budgetary adjustment?
(EU) EU/STATE AID: New guidelines outline Commission approach to saving companies in difficulty
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Aid for Alstom approved, subject to conditions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: commission fines Tetra Laval EUR 90000
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Dutch presidency thinks EU should highlight areas for knowledge and innovation
(EU) EU/EMU: Lamy and Sarkosy call for greater transparency in debates on European economic policy
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Pat Cox, Romano Prodi and Peter Straub call on local and regional representatives to present and explain Constitution to citizens - 1000 debates on eUROPE
(EU) EU/SOCIAL TROIKA: Rainer Plassmann believes it is a priority to manage change for a more dynamic social eUROPE
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Zero tolerance for domestic slavery
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