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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8867

15 January 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 41 / 44
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) cement

Swiss cement manufacturer HOLCIM, the world's second biggest cement group after LAFARGE, is poised to buy British company AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES (turnover of 1.5 bn pounds sterling in 2003, workforce of 8600 and 650 production sites) for EUR 2.57 bn (138p a share). AGGREGATE's board said it was minded to accept a cash offer at 138 p a share and HOLCIM said it was considering.

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:
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Wire:
(EU) Petrochemicals:
(EU) Perfumes:
(EU) Retail:
(EU) Photography:
(EU) Services:
(EU) Cement:
(EU) Glass:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2394: Constitutional Treaty - The European Parliament says "yes"
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 14/01/2005: