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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8934

23 April 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 38 / 47
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banks

The governor of the Bank of Italy has authorised ABN AMRO to increase its stake to 20% in the capital of BANCA ANTONVENETA, for which it hopes to launch a takeover bid of 6.3 billion EUR. Taking over will not be plain sailing: the Italian bank BPL- BANCA POPOLARE DI LODI held 27.05% in BANCA ANTONVENETA on Thursday and is planning to up its stake to 29.9% (as the 30% threshold would oblige it to launch a takeover bid).

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:
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(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:
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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: