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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8934

23 April 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 47
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) spirits

The French PERNOD RICARD (turnover of 3.57 billion EUR in 2004), which is associated with FORTUNE BRANDS of America, has launched a friendly takeover bid of 10.7 billion EUR for the British ALLIED DOMECQ (turnover of 4.74 billion EUR in 2004), which would make it the second largest group in the global spirits industry, behind DIAGEO. The price equates to 670 pence per share.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: For anyone thinking of leaving the Union, the door's open
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Council to attempt to give final push needed on Monday for negotiations with Russia on “four spaces” - Signature of accession treaty with Bulgaria and Romania - Important meetings with Turkey and Croatia (and with Ms del Ponte)
(EU) EU/EP/CONSTITUTION: No question of interrupting ratification process if French vote “no”, says Jo Leinen
(EU) ACP/EU/TOGO: Differences of opinion within Joint Parliamentary Assembly on eve of Sunday's presidential elections in Togo
(EU) EU/ACP/GREAT LAKES: JPA concerned by constant breaches of sustainable peace of region and calls for correct implementation of Dar Es Salam agreement
(EU) EU/ACP: Joint parliamentary assembly resolves to boost partnership to fight poverty - Greater convergence on hypothesis of EDF budgetisation
(EU) EU/ECUADOR:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Split over future of cohesion policy is confirmed
(EU) EU/TRADE/TEXTILE: Commission to open inquiry next week into textile imports from China - Informal meeting of trade ministers on Sunday evening in Luxembourg
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Partial Council agreement on Marco Polo II programme
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council agreement to enhance information for air passengers on unsafe airlines
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Things look bleak for third railway package at Council
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES/UNITED STATES: Agreement on road map towards convergence of accounting standards
(EU) EU/STATE AID/R&D: Let's concentrate aid on pure research, says Neelie Kroes
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Inauguration of Anna Lindh Foundation
(EU) EP/DRUGS: Mars Di Bartolomeo demands that results of anti-drug action plan be “measurable and sustainable”
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Young European Greens launch “Forest Week”
(EU) EU/DRUGS:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: MEPs reject compensation system under third railway package and vote for increased liberalisation of rail passenger transport
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Draft report in favour of extending quotas on potato starch till 2009
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE/CARIBBEAN:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Bogdan Klich hopes to get billion euros per annum for security research
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Inaugural meeting of EDA Steering Committee on research
(EU) EP/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/MERGERS: Commission consults stakeholders on obstacles to cross-border mergers in financial sector
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY/REACH: Construction sector demands amendment to Commission proposals with a view to providing more information for users
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/COHESION: Committee calls on Commission to encourage Member States to conclude tripartite agreements involving regional authorities
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/TRANSPORT: Committee challenges “excessive” proposed regulations for port services market
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/NEIGHBOURHOOD:
(EU) EU/REGIONS/CPMR:
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Spirits:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Healthcare:
(EU) Environment:
(EU) Construction:
(EU) Market enterprise:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents No. 2408/2409: European Parliament states what it expects of CFSP and of European Security Strategy
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 21/04/2005: