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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8942

5 May 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 39 / 45
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) equipment

LAFUMA (rambling materials and clothes; turnover of EUR 179.9 million in 2004) is in negotiations for the purchase of OXBOW (mountain sports; turnover of EUR 603 million in 2004).

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU-China: New developments increase urgency of global dialogue
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) Eu/ASEM: ASEM foreign affairs ministers meeting 6-7 May in Kyoto - Troika/Burmah and Troika/Japan meetings
(EU) EU/SUDAN: EU wants to strengthen its role in Darfur
(EU) EU/ACEH: EU to closely follow peace negotiations in Aceh
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA:
(EU) EU/COMMUNICATION: Commission sets up “Europe Direct” information network (with almost 400 local centres) as “single service” for all European citizens' views on EU
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Informal meeting devoted to future of young farmers
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Presidency tries to break deadlock on reduced VAT rates in catering
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB decides to leave rates unchanged
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE: Progress made in negotiations on conversion of agricultural customs duty, according to Mandelson and Portman
(EU) EU/CHEMICALS: Hartmut Nassauer's report recommending registration and evaluation of chemicals based on risk rather than tonnage is finished
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission allocates some €15 million to nine projects of common interest in trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead for acquisition of Creo by Kodak
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Authorisation for joint venture between Finnish companies Rautaruukki and Wärtsilä, and SKF of Sweden
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Aviva allowed to take over RAC
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Data protection supervisor's reservations on proposed exchanges between criminal records
(EU) EU/HEALTH/DEVELOPMENT: Commission makes women's and children's health major priority of development policy
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Simplification in 7th FPRD
(EU) EU/IEA/EU/ENERGY: IEA wants to ensure safe and sustainable energy for future - “EU must speak with one voice to markets and to OPEC”, says Mr Krecké
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Several aid regimes in UK, France, Germany and Netherlands authorised
(EU) EU/STATE AID/TRANSPORT: Green light to aid to Cyprus, Czech Republic and Corsica
(EU) Eu/may SESSION: Future of Europe 60 years after end of second world war - speech by Grand-Duke Henri de Luxembourg and Afghan president Afghan Karzai - Sudan, Kirghizistan - Northern ireland - appointment at ECB - World Bank - WTO and China- 2006 Budget -communication strategy
(EU) EP/EEA/STATE AID: Joint Parliamentary Committee calls for review of rules on State aid to be used to combat depopulation
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro zone unemployment rate rises to 8.9% in March
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Europe is not reduced to a market Europe, Juncker says - Integration means Europe of culture, Barroso adds
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/ANTI-DISCRIMINATION: First prize for EU Journalist "For Diversity. Against Discrimination“ award won by French journalists
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/UNIONS: Creation of European trade union research, training and safety institute
(EU) EU/ANTI-DISCRIMINATION:
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Assembly of the Regions of Europe starts working on White Paper on regional input
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: In her draft opinion on the new European social Agenda for 2006-2010, Linetta Serri calls for 'immediately noticeable improvements in living and working conditions'
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Heating:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Textiles:
(EU) Agro-foods:
(EU) Electrical goods:
(EU) Games:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N. 2407: Spring European Summit: position of European Parliament
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 04/05/2005: