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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8918

1 April 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 46
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) energy

Spanish group REPSOL YPF has concluded an agreement with the Venezuelan oil group PDVSA to create a joint venture in which REPSOL will hold 49%.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial perspectives 2007-2013: two or three things we know about them
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Action plan will allow sound and effective partnership between EU and Ukraine, Asselborn says during Troika's visit to Kiev - Visa negotiations to begin by October
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: EP will follow Bulgaria and Romania's accession preparations “very closely”, says Mr Brok
(EU) EP/EPP-EE: Summit of Parliamentary group Presidents
(EU) EU/CHINA: Beijing demands “clarifications” from Luxembourg Presidency on lifting arms embargo
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EP/TUNISIA: Borrell welcomes remarkable achievements in economic and social development in Tunisia but stresses need for more progress when it comes to good governance
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE: Commission suggests sanctions in Byrd amendment affair
(EU) EU/TRADE: arbitration procedure at WTO on bananas
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Little hope of agreement on Airbus/Boeing by 11 April says Zoellick
(EU) EU/TRADE/SERBIA:
(EU) EU/TRADE/VIETNAM:
(EU) EU/TRADE/ANTIDUMPING:
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Rapporteur Böge recommends slight reduction in funding proposed by European Commission
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission gives green light to acquisition of MGM by Sony
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Honeywell to acquire Novar subject to relinquishing part of latter's Italian operation
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurostat estimates stable inflation for march at 2.1%
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) INTERNAL MARKET/BANKS: Commission looks favourably on creation of single market in banking sector
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: COST launches 17 new research projects
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: COST acts on neurone vulnerability
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission proposes dozen measures to avoid company restructuring resulting in human and social drama - Launch of second consultation phase with social partners on company restructuring and European Works Councils
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Social troika and informal Labour and Employment Council focus on industrial restructuring (7-8 April)
(EU) EU/EESC/SOCIAL: Minister François Biltgen and Henri Malosse are pleased with results of Spring Summit
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Mitigated reaction from European economic players after Spring European Council
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2405: Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly: Plenary session in Cairo
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 31/03/2005: