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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8859

5 January 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 20 / 28
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banking

N 1 January CITIBANK BELGIQUE (US CITIBANK group) took over the DINERS CLUB BENELUX credit card group. This deal is part of a European-wide trend that sees CITIBANK taking over DINERS CLUB activities.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Negotiation results with Turkey entirely open-ended
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CUBA: Cuba restores official diplomatic relations with some EU Member States
(EU) EU/EP/CONSTITUTION: Dominque Perben says French referendum may be held before 1 July - Markus Ferber says CSU will campaign for a yes vote and expects yes vote from the Bundestag and Bundesrat in the first six months of 2005
(EU) EU/AFRICA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ASIA/EARTHQUAKES: Foreign affairs ministers take part on Friday in special council - Ms Ferrero-Waldner proposes EU rapid response group able to act in civil crises
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES/EMU: Juncker says "setbacks" such as the British "cheque" should not become generalised - Supporting dialogue between euro zone's economic and monetary poles
(EU) EU/ECB: Timetable of ECB meetings on euro zone rates
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/EMU:
(EU) EU/EMU:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE: Commission expresses concern about some aspects of US trade policy such as security-based protectionism, unilateralism and failure to comply with WTO decisions
(EU) EU/STEEL/TRADE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: End of first phase of negotiations over sugar reform - UK calls for action plan for ACP sugar producers
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY/SOCIAL: Social Agenda 2006-2010, adjustment of working hours, social security systems, creation of Gender Institute, ministerial "Beijing + 10" meeting
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY/ENERGY: Priority is on progress for directive on renewable energies and adoption of directive on end-use energy efficiency
(EU) EU/SPACE:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Foreign investment:
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking-insurance:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Fibre-optics:
(EU) Construction:
(EU) Brewing:
(EU) Food:
(EU) Telecommunications:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 04/01/2005: