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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8750

17 July 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 44 / 51
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) gaming

The American casino group HARRAH'S has bought its competitor CAESAR'S (28 casinos, including the famous Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas) for 9.44 billion dollars, including 4.2 billion in debts. The merger of the two establishments will create the world's largest gaming group with 56 casinos, an annual turnover of 8.8 billion dollars and some 96,000 employees.

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
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