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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8798

2 October 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 42
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) publishing

Dutch company VNU has sold off its directory business to investors APAX PARNERS and CINVEN for EUR 2.1 bn. This division represents 13% of the group's turnover and employs 2200 workers.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: EU action for culture starts to win recognition
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION/CONSTITUTION/COMMUNICATION: Margot Wallström confirms Commission will conduct broad information drive on Constitution but without campaigning for ratification
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Ankara cancels EU/OIC due to EU boycott caused by Turkish-Cypriot State invitation
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Rapporteurs Inigo Mendez de Vigo and Richard Corbett reject "unfounded" criticism about Constitution
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA: Agreement on principle of developing asylum policy overseas, but vague and problems for implementation - European Commission's pilot projects
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA/TURKEY: Turkish Justice Minister assures there are no longer any obstacles to accession talks
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL/SOCIAL: Political agreement anticipated on gender equality outside workplace - Public debate on social service of general interest
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/ENERGY:
(EU) EP/BAROSSO COMMISSION/ENERGY: László Kovács much better in written than oral - Turmes says his performance was "offensive" to parliament
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION/RESEARCH: Although he has not yet mastered his subject, Janez Potocnik has proved his good faith - future boss of research want to promote balance between gender, companies and countries
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/CLIMATE: Javier Solana welcomes prospect opened by President Putin for ratification of Kyoto Protocol
(EU) EU/USA: A US complaint to WTO over aid to Airbus appears unavoidable but will lead to counter complaint against Boeing - optimism over FSC
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission will present a proposal on a revision of the SPG at end of month
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Commission to allocate 34 million EUR to new annual reconstruction programme
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commissioner Bolkestein prepared to take Germany's Volkswagen law to Court before end of mandate
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Accounting Regulatory Committee votes on IAS39
(EU) EU/WTO/KOREA:
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 200 million EIB support for Bosphorus Railway Tunnel
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION/TRADE:
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION/SME:
(EU) EP/BARROSO COMMISSION/EUROCHAMBRES:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/LISBON STRATEGY: Europe can be competitive if there is true political resolve and achievement at Member State level, Jan Figel says
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Jacques Delors and José Manuel Barroso at anniversary plenary session of Committee in November - Committee to be held henceforth as political assembly
(EU) EU/BAVARIA:
(EU) EP/GENDER EQUALITY:
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