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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8982

2 July 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 38
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banks

BANK OF AMERICA is to acquire the American MBNA (turnover $9.56 billion in 2004), the leading independent world group specialised in credit cards, in a transaction estimated at $35 billion. MBNA shareholders will receive $27.50 per share of which $4.125 will be in cash.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Confusion and inconsistency in EU's attitude towards Turkey
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BRITISH PRESIDENCY: Informal autumn summit on future of European social model - Negotiation with Turkey to begin on 3 October, Blair says
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Commission welcomes ratification by Cyprus
(EU) EU/AFRICA: José Manuel Barroso and Louis Michel take part in AU summit in Sirte, on eve of G8 summit
(EU) EU/OSCE: Panel makes recommendations for OSCE reform
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Serbia hopes negotiations will open in autumn on stabilisation and association agreement
(EU) EP/EPP/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/TORTURE: Presidency calls for ratification of Protocol to Convention against Torture establishing prison visit mechanism
(EU) EU/BULGARIA/ELDR:
(EU) EU/EP/TERRORISM: International summit on terrorism is requested during Parliament roundtable
(EU) EP/ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES: Parliament calls for zero tolerance and takes stance in favour of total ban
(EU) EP/TURKEY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: Calendar of UK Presidency for second half of 2005
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE: UK Presidency promises to “do its best” to gain agreement on dossier in spite of difficulties
(EU) EU/CRIMINALITY:
(EU) EP/SESSION: Rocard report to be debated on Tuesday morning
(EU) EP/PATENTS: Greens/EFA group calls for changes to "patentability of software" directive and forges political allegiances
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: According to Eurobaromètre survey, Europeans find it easy to travel within EU, but still largely unaware of their rights
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Fischer Boel says breakdown of meetings in July would endanger agreement in Hong Kong at end of year
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Emergency measures to protect anchovy stocks
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Commission publishes results of public consultation on new draft general political declaration to guide and revive EU development policy
(EU) EU/G8: Scope of G8 results on Africa and climate change still largely uncertain
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan of 200 million euros for second tram line in Montpellier, France
(EU) EU/ENERGY: EWEA and Greenpeace call on G8 countries to promote wind energy to tackle climate change
(EU) IEA/OIL: More supply, more investment and more energy efficiency are urgently-needed responses to volatility of oil prices, says Claude Mandill
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/PLENARY: Volatile debate expected on Romanian, Bulgarian and Turkish progress on path to accession
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Douglas Alexander highlights crucial role of Committee in bringing Europe closer to citizens
(EU) EU/REGIONS/SOCIAL:
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 01/07/2005: