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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9000

29 July 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 38
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) equipment

The US conglomerate DANAHER has countered the unfriendly public takeover bid by Swedish HEXAGON on the Swiss firm LEICA GEOSYSTEMS with an offer 10% higher, at $950 million. The higher bid gives LEICA GEOSYSTEMS a value of CHF 1.4 billion. LEICA has accepted DANAHER's offer.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: President of EPP group demands recognition of Cyprus before launch of accession negotiations - no Thursday Coreper on Blair-Erdogan
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: In order to achieve parity in negotiations Iran does not want to renounce suspension of enrichment
(EU) EU/BELARUS/POLAND:
(EU) EU/ACEH: EU to decide in September to send observer mission to Indonesian province of Aceh
(EU) EU/ESDP: European crisis management exercise from 25 September to 6 October 2006
(EU) EU/ESDP:
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA:
(EU) EU/IRAQ/ALGERIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: New EU-Morocco fishing agreement
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Regional Advisory Council on deep-sea stocks
(EU) EU/EMU/ITALY:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/WTO/USA:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Commission welcomes Asia-Pacific partnership for clean development and climate as initiative to complete but not take place of Kyoto Protocol
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/ARMAMENTS:
(EU) EU/JHA: Human rights associations speak out against expulsion of 40 Afghans by France and United Kingdom
(EU) EU/VISAS: Conditional green light from European Data Protection Supervisor to "VIS" regulation
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/HUMAN RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: According to CPMR, recent proposals by DG Competition on regional aid shows “clear modulation”, although various elements remain in suspense
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission to pursue several infringement proceedings against Italy
(EU) EU/TAXATION/ENERGY: Outside study analyses implementation of energy taxation policies
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 60 million loan for road network in Croatia
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Companies/Asia:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Rail:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Air transport:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Automobile:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 28/07/2005: