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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8757

29 July 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 25
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

28/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has just given the green light to the acquisition of NRW.BANK (Germany) by the German federal State Nordrhein-Westfalen. NRW.BANK is a public bank active in development projects in the region and controls WestLB AG, a commercial bank with international activities. The operation is part of the restructuring of publicly owned banks in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: EU foreign policy has to become more transparent, coherent and efficient, affirms Landaburu
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA: EU condemns closure of several schools in Moldova by separatists in Transnistria
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Austria appoints Benita Ferrero-Waldner Commissioner
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Solana/Karzai talks on electoral process
(EU) EU/ESDP/GEORGIA:
(EU) EU/CFSP/FYROM:
(EU) EU/CFSP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE: Negotiation in small groups (mainly within G5) to prepare new draft agreement to be presented by WTO Wednesday evening or Thursday morning - Extraordinary meeting of EU Council on Thursday - Lamy finds mood quite positive
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID/ASIA: Commission provides 4.35 million EUR in emergency aid for flood victims in Bangladesh and Tajikistan
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND:
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION: Several Member States provide Portugal with means to fight forest fires - also fires in France
(EU) EP/SPORT: Josep Borell calls for Olympic Truce to be respected
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: New tradition-quality-viticulture Intergroup
(EU) EP/ECONOMIC AND MONETARY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Mediterranean sediment to help understanding of climate change
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: New Commission initiative for better geographic information
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission supports agri-pharmaceutical research
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE:
(EU) EU/EMU/OECD: OECD describes results of Stability Pact as mitigated
(EU) EU/OECD/PENSIONS: Member countries agree on pension fund Regulation
(EU) EU/PUBLIC SERVICES: Association for public service network operations, ISUPE, judges green paper on public private partnerships too legalistic and not political enough
(EU) EU/TAXATION: SMEs call for simplification of cross-border taxation
(EU) EU/OECD/TAXATION: OECD publishes new model agreement for fighting tax fraud and limiting use of "secret banking"
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