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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8912

19 March 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 50 / 51
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) services

LA POSTE of France is to sell 70% of the capital of its parcels offshoot TAT EXPRESS (1300 employees) to a French buyer whose name has not been revealed.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: work starts on planning cell for EU civil and military operations in April
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: EU plans to reduce mission in Bosnia
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: European Parliament hopes to remain involved in monitoring procedure for accession of Bulgaria and Romania
(EU) EU/ESDP: Speaking before WEU Assembly, Ambassador Paul Duhr stresses EU's priority interest in Africa
(EU) EU/OSCE: EU accepts idea of rebalancing OSCE missions as long as human dimension is safeguarded
(EU) EU/ESDP:
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/LEBANON:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: With or without list of relevant factors, Commissioner Almunia trusts finance ministers will reach agreement on Pact, on Sunday
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT: Public deficit in 2004 falls in euro zone and EU25 but public debt rises in both zones
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT/SOCIAL: Commission proposal on adjustment of working hours is neither realistic nor practical, says Carola Fischbach-Pytell (EPSU) and MEPs Alejandro Cercas and Stephen Hugues before major demonstrations on Saturday
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/MICROSOFT: Commission has doubts on Microsoft's conformity with obligation to keep rivals informed about interoperability
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/DEVELOPMENT: Louis Michel invites Paul Wolfowitz to speak - American candidacy raises furore in EU
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Visits of Commissioners Ferrero-Waldner and Mandelson
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission proposes single value-added method for determining origin of goods
(EU) DEVELOPMENT/TRADE: Peter Mandelson tells Development Committee that free trade should no longer be viewed as mutual opening of markets
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: 2005 growth prospects not yet high enough to improve employment, says UNICE
(EU) EU/TRANSPORTS: European Commission and rail industry combine to boost interoperability of European railways
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2003: Cocobu calls on Member States to establish new financial control instruments
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2003: Good implementation of European Parliament budget - Considerations on Statute of officials, seat of EP in Brussels and smoking
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission takes action against Member States with air agreements with USA
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Infringement proceeding against Germany, Greece, Luxembourg and United Kingdom
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Nearly 3.3 million EUR for SNCM
(EU) EU/ENERGY: European Commission notifies nine Member States over delays in implementing biofuel legislation
(EU) EU/ENERGY/STATE AID: Green light for EUR 350,000 aid for Slovak mining company Hornonitrainske Bane Prievidza S.A.
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light to aid for mercury-free chlorine production in Italy
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light to 3.8 million EUR to ACEA group, conditional upon repayment of previous aid ruled illegal
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Proposal on conservation of resources in Baltic Sea
(EU) EU/ETHICS: European Group on Ethics calls for caution in electronic implants in human body
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/ENERGY: Hydrogen platform outlines its strategy
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: True integration cannot fail to be multilingual, says Jan Figel
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/LISBON STRATEGY: Committee advocates “decentralised” Lisbon strategy
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: UEAPME calls on Member States
(EU) EU/INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for Lukoil to buy Teboil and de Suomen
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB approves appointment of Lorenzo Bini Smaghi
(EU) EU/CALENDAR: Main European activities from 21 to 24 march 2005
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