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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9021

7 September 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) intermediation

Icelandic bank LANDSBANKI is to buy up 81% of KEPLER EQUITIES (pre-tax profit of EUR 9.2 mil in 2004, 6 offices in Europe) for EUR 76.1 million. The deal values the company at EUR 94 mil. Under the deal, the Icelandic bank can increase its stake to 100% in the next five years. The 19% in question are currently held by staff (13%) and management (6%).

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Clarification of British vision of Europe's future
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: EU wants Iran to be referred to security council but says it is too early to talk of sanctions
(EU) EU/CHINA: Solana says EU wants to lift arms ban on China at some point
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: EUR 9 million more funding for Afghan general and provincial elections
(EU) EP/RELIGION/CIVIL SOCIETY: MEPS criticise commission for favouring dialogue with catholic church
(EU) EU/KOSOVO:
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/INDIA: Amnesty International calls upon EU to work for abolition of death penalty in India
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE/INFORMAL SUMMIT:
(EU) EP/TERRORISM:
(EU) EP/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/CLIMATE/GERMAN ELECTIONS:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA: Terrorism and data retention on agenda of informal JHA Council on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 September
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission wants to boost regional airports to stimulate regional development and EU-wide mobility
(EU) EP/AIR SAFETY: Commissioner Barrot promises rapid measures and, like Christine de Veyrac and Paolo Costa, call on Member States to accept European blacklist
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/NATURAL DISASTERS: EPP-ED wants temporary committee, PES wants Drought Observatory - MEPs call for long-term measures in addition to immediate aid
(EU) EP/SOCIAL/HEALTH: Debate on report by Csaba Öry on protection of workers exposed to optic rays confirms gulf between left and right - vote this Wednesday
(EU) EU/LIBYA/AIDS: Commission and Libyan authorities sign agreement on aid for Benghazi centre to fight HIV/AIDS
(EU) EU/AIDS: Louis Michel presses for price of generic medicine to come down and for development of health services in poor countries
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/KATRINA: European aid offers continue to flood in for victims of Hurricane Katrina, but United States has not yet granted clearance
(EU) EU/UN/DEVELOPMENT: Commission launches information campaign on EU support for UN Summit in New York
(EU) EP/FARMING:
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE: Mini-ministerial meeting to be held in Paris at end of month in preparation for December's ministerial meeting in Hong Kong
(EU) EU/CHINA/TEXTILES: Commission hopes that Members States will adopt EU-China agreement on textiles as soon as possible -Euratex and ETUF-TCL voice criticism
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commissioner Piebalgs presents five-point plan to react to surge in oil prices
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission puts text of fishing agreement between EU and Solomon Islands to Council
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Agreement on recapitalisation of three Landesbanken
(EU) EU/OECD: Hurricane Katrina and high oil prices will have impact on world growth during second half 2005
(EU) EP/WOMEN/TURKEY: Too few women active in politics in Turkey, according to Heide Rühle, Vice-President of Greens/EFA
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