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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8825

11 November 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 40 / 45
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) finance

MARKS & SPENCER has announced that it is to sell its financial services arm, M&S MONEY to the bank HSBC for 762 million pounds sterling.

Contents

: Our offices will be closed on 11 November, Remembrance Day bank holiday in Belgium. Issue 8826 of the EUROPE newsletter will be dated Saturday 13 November 2004.
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS, BY FERDINANDO RICCARDI: HEALTH OF LISBON STRATEGY REMAINS WORRYING
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Luxembourg referendum 10 July 2005 - Belgium wants to ratify in May at the latest
(EU) EU/FYROM: Javier Solana believes Macedonia is on way to European integration
(EU) Eu/TURkey: Czech republic supports opening negotiations
(EU) EU/palestinian autority: EU money not been embezzled
(EU) UE/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/CÔTE D'IVOIRE: Proposed opening of negotiations between EU and Côte d'Ivoire still on table, notes Commission - Ball is in Member States' court
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Poland takes over Presidency of Council of Europe until May 2005
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: 49% of Danes will vote for Constitution
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: Independent, high level Indonesian delegation to Europe discuss EU-Indonesia relations and bilateral cooperation
(EU) EU/ASIA/LIBERALS:
(EU) WEU/ASSEMBLY: Mr Bot, Mr Frieden and Mr Solana attend November session - Election of President
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: After referendum in Macedonia, Terry Davis stresses need to pursue implementation of Ohrid Agreement
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission calls upon future Euro zone Member States to start preparing now
(EU) EU/INTERNATIONAL TRADE: Commission adopts strategy to boost fight against piracy and counterfeiting beyond borders of EU
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: In a climate that has apparently finally calmed down, negotiators will soon find ITER solution
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission allocates EUR 3.5 million to Cambodia to help fight against high rate of infant mortality
(EU) EU/AUDIO-VISUAL: Ms Reding promises close collaboration with Media
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: Presidency highlights importance of integrating immigrants in Europe
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE: "As long as he is Commissioner, Mr Lamy will not comment" on possible WTO candidacy
(EU) EU/BIODIVERSITY: EU and NGOs agree to step up fight to save wild birds - Recommendations for forthcoming Environment COuncil
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: In 2003 EU unemployment rates varied widely between 2% and 31.8%
(EU) EU/SERVICES/SGI: UNICE, CEEP and EPSU differ over proposed "Bolkestein" Directive
(EU) EU/REGIONS/SGI: Regions summit in Vienna to discuss future of services of general interest in Europe
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: CCBE objects to draft money laundering directive
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Denmark argues that TV2 has not received state aid
(EU) EU/EIB/FINLAND:
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCY/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Aart Jan de Geus urges EU to make work pay
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY/THE EPC: European Policy Centre's Growth Task Force, chaired by Nick Clegg, rejects pessimism, listing ten do's and don'ts for sustainable growth in Europe
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/SOCIAL COHESION: Social Forum calls for Council of Europe action on ethical economy
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: 10th anniversary of COR - Jacques Delors taking part - Giacomo Filibeck to present president Delors with point of view of young people on European constitution
(EU) EU/COR/NOVEMBER SESSION: European constitution, youth, public procurement, European trans-border grouping at centre of committee's work
(EU) EU/EIB/SYRIA:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisations- France:
(EU) Steel:
(EU) Coal:
(EU) Materials:
(EU) Finance:
(EU) Finance:
(EU) Shoes:
(EU) Postal services:
(EU) Publishing:
(EU) Telecommunications:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 10/11/2004: