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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8867

15 January 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 40 / 44
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) services

AIR FRANCE, IBERIA and LUFTHANSA, the main shareholders of AMADEUS, the world's leading tour reservation company, have opted to launch a joint takeover bid with UK investment funds CINVEN and BC PARTNERS of 7.35 euros a share to buy up the group. The companies in question set up a new joint venture for their joint takeover bid.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Council of the Union: the ambitions and opportunities of a Presidency
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Sharon explains to Solana that withdrawal from Gaza Strip may revive Roadmap
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU condemns suicide attack in Gaza
(EU) EP/IRAN: Parliament demands ban on torture and trusts creation of EP/Iran interparliamentary delegation will strengthen dialogue
(EU) EP/CAMBODIA: Parliament calls on Commission to support organisations that protect victims of sexual exploitation and trade
(EU) EP/TIBET: EP calls on China to commute Lama Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's death penalty and respect minority rights
(EU) EU/SENEGAL: EU welcomes peace accord between government and Casamance rebels
(EU) EU/CFDP:
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: ALDE group voted most coherently, followed by Socialists and Greens
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Greece hopes to be one of first to ratify
(EU) EP/PRESS: "Press-Communication-Freedom" intergroup and new support measures for Florence Aubenas
(EU) EU/ESDP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Ministers to seek common assessment criteria under Stability Pact - Follow-up to excessive deficit proceedings against nine Member States
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Evelyne Gebhardt considers indepth reworking of proposal for services directive is necessary
(EU) EU/WTO/UNITED STATES: Washington takes EU customs dispute to WTO
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Trade sanctions on FSCs soon to be lifted - Imminent threat of sanctions over Byrd amendment
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: EU assures small island developing states of greater support for combating poverty
(EU) EUROMED: Investors in Euro-Mediterranean region wish to rekindle partnership between companies and improve framework for investment
(EU) EP/THIRD WORLD DEBT: European Parliament stresses priority should go to least developed countries actively attempting to made poverty history
(EU) EP/CLIMATE CHANGE: Controversy surrounding Italy's role at Buenos Aire summit
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: European Commission reassures ALDE Group that Parliament maintains its interest in sales promotion regulation
(EU) EP/LANGUAGE TEACHERS: MEPs show solidarity with language teachers dismissed by Commission last June
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Belgian regulations on reimbursement of wheelchairs by social security is no longer applicable
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: French magistrate calls for damages with interest from Court of Justice over post of lecteur d'arrêt
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Translation and interpreting costs explode
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission takes the Netherlands to European Court of Justice for continued violations of EU regulations
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Commission takes legal action against several Member States
(EU) EP/LISBON STRATEGY: Philippe Herzog, Pierre Jonckheer and Elisa Ferreira set up 'Lisbon Club'
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Luxembourg Presidency priorities
(EU) EU/ECB:
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2394: Constitutional Treaty - The European Parliament says "yes"
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 14/01/2005: