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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8839

2 December 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 33
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

01/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Commission has authorised the take-over by Mannesmannröhren-Werke AG (MRW) of German company, Fuchs. MRW is particularly active in the manufacture and distribution of tubes and its parent company, Salzgitter, is involved in the production and distribution of steel products. Fuchs makes tubes from welded steel. The operation was given the go-ahead following examination by simplified procedure.

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ROMANIA: Encouraging signals from Foreign Affairs Committee - Joost Langendijk says report is over-optimistic - Corruption still a key issue
(EU) EP/BULGARIA: Support for accession timetable as expected, but Sofia must do more to fight corruption and human trafficking
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Committee on Foreign Affairs says "yes" to immediate opening of negotiations - "Open-ended process", but with aim of Turkish accession - Recognition of Cyprus
(EU) EP/ZIMBABWE: Development Committee supports request by Zimbabwe's opposition leader - EU to keep pressure on Mugabe for organising free and democratic elections
(EU) EP/EPP-ED:
(EU) EP/UKRAINE: Mr Nicolaï and Mr Ferrero-Waldner hope that second election round will resolve crisis - Appeal for Ukraine's territorial integrity - EP mission to Kiev from Wednesday - Talks with president of Ukrainian parliament's committee for European affairs
(EU) WEU/ASSEMBLY: Luxembourg presidency to work on internal and external security strategies, announces Luc Frieden, who agrees on keeping amended Brussels treaty as long as European constitution is not in force
(EU) EP/DEFENCE:
(EU) PE/DEFENSE:
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Everything ready for transfer of authority from NATO to EU in Bosnia-Herzegovina
(EU) EU/TERRORISM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Counter terrorist strategies at Thursday's council
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: At Rotterdam informal, ministers of enlarged EU commit to promote agenda for urban policy, and support European knowledge-exchange network
(EU) EU/TRADE/MERCOSUR: Europeans and South Americans meet in Rio at coordinator level to discuss resumption of talks
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Formal inquiry is opened on UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Investigation into parafiscal tax to promote wine in Portugal
(EU) EU/BSE: Commission authorises State aid paid to Italy in 2001
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission launches public consultation on new air quality programme
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission decides to allow Fortum to increase its shareholding in Finnish natural gas company Gasum
(EU) EP/EMU: Despite inflationary pressures, ECB expected to keep rates unchanged
(EU) EP/TAX: two of the new Member States already applying reduced vat rates but without any European-level legal foundation
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Italian delegation of PES calls for setting up of southern front to deal with iron front
(EU) EU/GLOBALISATION/JEAN MONNET: President Barroso raises EU's role in globalisation
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Barroso says Cultural dimension crucial to European project
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 1.66 billion funding contracts signed for Italy as part of “European initiative for growth
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(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY/CHURCHES:
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