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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8881

4 February 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) chemicals

The German company MERCK has sold its worldwide electro-chemicals activities to BASF for 270 million EUR. This sector achieved a turnover of 155 million EUR over the first nine months of 2004 and employs 600 people, who will all be transferred to BASF.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: A few asides on the Lisbon Strategy - For a reflection
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Ungureanu explains new government's goal of fighting corruption and preparing for EU accession
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENDCY: Juncker to meet Blair and Chirac
(EU) EU/CFSP: Council extends mandates for special representatives (Great Lakes, Afghanistan, Middle East, southern Caucasus, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina)
(EU) EU/SECURITY/COMMISSION: Günter Verheugen says he will ensure best possible cooperation between Commission and European Defence Agency - Franco Frattini sees no excuse for terrorism
(EU) EU/NEPAL:
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EP/TURKEY/WOMEN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/TRADE: Mandelson urges for WTO talks to speed up on Doha Round - EU will “defend its rights” and those of Airbus in negotiations with USA - Peter Mandelson in Washington next week
(EU) EU/ECB: Euro zone interest rates unchanged for twentieth consecutive month - ECB supports Commission's strategy for growth and employment
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB to support relaunch of Lisbon strategy in 2005 and strengthen its business in new Member States in regional development
(EU) EU/EMU:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Exempting Netherlands from waste tax on dredging sludge is not State aid
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY/ROAD SAFETY: Automatic emergency call system, eCall, could be in use in 2009, Commission announces
(EU) EP/STATE AID/GERMANY: Christoph Konrad backs Neelie Kroes in Landesbanken affair
(EU) EU/ESB: Member States support Commission proposal for increased testing
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL PARTNERS/LISBON STRATEGY: John Monks calls on Commission to clarify its social policy intentions - Jürgen Strube says true success of Lisbon strategy lies in commitment of national governments to reform
(EU) EP/LISBON AGENDA: Reactions to Barroso-Verheugen proposals
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/LISBON STRATEGY: Janez Potocnik reasserts importance of doubling research funds - moves to increase support for SMEs
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: December 2004 industrial production prices fall compared to November but year on rise
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises state aid for “stranded costs” in Slovenian electricity sector but opens formal investigation into preferential dispatching of electricity
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commissioner Verheugen says Rules on state aids will never ignore element of “solidarity”
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES/TEN: Greens oppose transport committee's proposal on temporary commission
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET/PATENTS: Legal committee takes position on sending back directive on patentability of software to first reading
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Hearing at Parliament confirms need for changes to fruit and vegetable sector rules
(EU) EP/FEBRUARY SESSION: Broad Economic Policy Guidelines, steel, textiles - Euro-Mediterranean relations, UN Committee on Human Rights, Bulgarian prisoners in Libya, World Social Forum and World Economic Forum - Driving licences, penalties for pollution
(EU) EP/COHESION POLICY: “Notre Europe” recommendations to allow cohesion policy to adjust to new post-2007 geographic, economic and political criteria
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 03/02/2005: