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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8750

17 July 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 39 / 51
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) finance

The British bank HSBC has bought MSRF, the financial arm of MARKS & SPENCER, for 763 million pounds sterling. MSRF provides financial services to some 11 million clients. It has around 439 million pounds sterling of deposits and around 1 billion in externally managed portfolios.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The true stakes of the Bolkestein plan on corporate taxation
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU hopes to « sweeten » draft Palestinian resolution on Israeli security wall
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Gerhard Schröder no longer wants division between EU Member States nor between EU and US during international crises
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Bernard Bot and Chris Patten visit Western Balkans
(EU) EP/LUXEMBOURG:
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: EU mission to include eight international experts to help Georgia's reform of criminal legal system
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Javier Solana calls for elections in October
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: John Bruton to represent Commission in Washington
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Mr Balkenende and Mr Cox support José Manuel Barroso
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2005: Council approves strict budget plan at first reading - EUR 200 million for Iraq agreed and discussions to continue on aid to northern part of Cyprus
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE-FISHERIES COUNCIL: Monday's meeting has marketing approval for GMO NK603, sugar reform and rural development on agenda
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Twelve Member States are to pay back a total of EUR 143 million in unlawful farm spending
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Monday's debate to be on future of asylum and immigration policies - three Commission communications
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Commission could ask for "Open Skies" agreements to be scrapped and launch infringement proceedings
(EU) EU/RAIL TRANSPORT: Finn to head European Railway Agency
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Netherlands decide threatening letter to European institutions is fake - Alert level remains "white"
(EU) ACP/WTO: G90 common statement and positive talks with EU augur well for relaunch of negotiations
(EU) EU/TRADE: Brazil happy at news that EU may cut sugar subsidies
(EU) EU/CHINA/TRADE: EU restarts imports of Chinese animal products, except poultry
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM/TRADE: London attacks EU's trade policy and calls for openness and liberalisation of markets "for benefit of consumers, tax-payers and economic growth"
(EU) EU/HEALTH: David Byrne launches reflection on public health
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commissioner Philippe Busquin encourages SMEs in new Member States to invest in innovation
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission continues to pursue legal action against Member States for failing to respect environmental rules
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Germany found guilty of failing to transpose GMO directive
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Agenda of 19-20 July meeting
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission investigation into state aid for digital terrestrial TV in Sweden
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Investigation into state funding of digital TV project in Germany
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light for MobilCom restructuring, but with strings attached
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Investigation into state aid for Czech bank Agrobanka
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light to regional aid for Infineon Portugal
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission may decide to force France-Telecom to reimburse EUR 1.1 billion
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Ombudsman urges Commission to scrap age limit for trainees
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Ombudsman suggests the Commission pay interest on late payment of small company's invoice
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission may decide on Monday to take Cresson to Court of Justice
(EU) EU/EUROPOL/JHA COUNCIL:
(EU) EP/SESSION: Inaugural session of 20 - 22 July
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Finance:
(EU) Pleasure boats:
(EU) Automotive:
(EU) Bank:
(EU) Bank:
(EU) Gaming:
(EU) Publishing:
(EU) Brewing:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Chemicals:
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