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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8808

16 October 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 41 / 46
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) oil

According to The Financial Times, investment fund GOLDMAN SACHS CAPITAL PARTNERS and KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS have made a bid for SHELL's butane and propane business, estimated at more than 1 billion pounds sterling.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Latest efforts to make rejecting the Constitution look pro-European fail
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Parliament recommends 5-9 May 2005 as period for referenda and parliamentary ratification
(EU) EP/GEORGIA: Parliament calls for negotiated solution to conflicts in Ossetia and Abkhazia - Solana says EU is doing what it can to help Georgia
(EU) EU/GOOD NEIGHBOURS/ISRAEL: First seven action plans to be unveiled later this month - Semantic quibbles
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS/CONSTITUTION: ETUC decides in favour of Constitution
(EU) EU/BARROSO COMM ISSION/MEMBER STATES:
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Parliamentary support for Althea operation
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Javier Solana appoints four directors to Defence Agency
(EU) WEU/ASSEMBLY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES COUNCIL: Monday's meeting will discuss fruit and vegetables, organic farming and fish stocks
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Buoyed up by positive signal from Russians, Environment Council defines EU's position for international conference (COP 10)
(EU) EU/WTO/SUGAR: EU appeals WTO ruling
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/POLICE: Project for European legal and police cooperation policy in coming years - Security takes priority
(EU) EU/JHA: Photos and fingerprints for European passports
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Robert Zoellick urges EU to withdraw FSC trade sanctions
(EU) EU/COMMON MARKET: Closure of infringement proceedings against BAA golden shares
(EU) EU/COMPETITiON: Car manufacturers must improve access to technical information
(EU) EP/SPORT: Union strategy against drugs in sport
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Interim committee on financial perspectives is ready to set to work
(EU) EU/EMU: Analysis of monetary signs of inflation was challenge for ECB in uncertain global economy
(EU) EU/APICULTURE: Imports of American bees are suspended
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTICS: Measures in Spain to combat bluetongue
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA: During Summit, Europeans and Koreans discuss relations with North Korea and their own economic cooperation
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Financing decisions in context of Euro-Mediterranean partnership
(EU) EU/EP/SRI LANKA:
(EU) EP/BALKANS/PRIVATISATION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: GDP up 0.5% in eurozone and 0.6% in EU25
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Greece ordered to allow Internet cafes to install electronic games
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves Italian tax breaks to SMEs investing in information technology
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Roger Briesch (EESC) and Christoph Leitl (Eurochambres) to work together on Lisbon Strategy
(EU) EU/ULB:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/EP: Valladolid conference supports funding of EU's Cohesion Policy
(EU) EU/URBAN AREAS: City Summit 2004 to focus on urban policy in Europe
(EU) EU/SCIENCE: Official launch of new earth observation system in 2005
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Retail:
(EU) Agrifood:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Metallurgy:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 15/10/2004: