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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9030

20 September 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 44 / 53
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) graphics

The Dutch group OCE (turnover of USD 609.1 million in 2004) has acquired for EUR 753 million (including the debt of EUR 68 million), US print manufacturer IMAGISTICS INTERNATIONAL (turnover of around USD 600 million in 2004, with a workforce of 3400). USD 42 dollars per share has been proposed.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU guidelines ahead of next round at WTO
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GERMANY: Uncertainty reigns after Sunday's early legislative elections - Barroso hopes for stable government as soon as possible
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: EU welcomes “historic elections” - Turn-out only 50%
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/NORTH KOREA: EU welcomes agreement scrapping nuclear programme
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Despite uncompromising stance taken by Mr Ahmadinejad towards UN, immediate transfer of Iranian dossier to Security Council seemed compromised on Monday
(EU) EU/LIBERIA: EU deploys election observation mission for presidential and parliamentary elections in Liberia
(EU) WEU/AFRICA: conférence sur peace keeping inAfrican sub-sahara
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Tunisian ambassador says no reason for EU to be concerned about Tunisian League of human rights (LTDH)
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA: Ferrero-Waldner meets Bandaranaike
(EU) EP/MAGRHEB/TUNISIA: Visit of parliamentary delegation to examine Euro-Tunisian cooperation, political dialogue and human rights
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: EU supports regular meetings of Council of ministers in Mogadishu
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commissioners to hold informal exchange of views this Tuesday on strategic objectives, European social and economic model, financial perspectives and dialogue with citizens
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO: Seven Member States concerned at unfolding of agricultural negotiations at WTO
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission refuses supplementary cereal market measures
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Adoption of text for new fisheries agreement with Comores
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Adoption of new “rural development” regulation
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commissioner Dimas announces adoption of new strategies on air pollution
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: No proposals on fruit and vegetables before middle of next year
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Piebalgs welcomes OPEC efforts to stabilise oil market
(EU) EU/UN/DEVELOPMENT: EU generally satisfied with UN summit results although it would have liked more progress
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: 60 million EUR additional aid to Palestinians
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission to concentrate on planned reform of aid for innovation on Wednesday
(EU) EU/BANKS: Commission likely to adopt the proposed directive on cross-border payments by mid October
(EU) EU/MONEY LAUNDERING: Commission's consultation on application measures on 3rd "Money Laundering" directive
(EU) COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Microsoft trial likely to be mid-2006
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/USA: Mixed reactions to wine trade agreement
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Proposal for new EU/Seychelles agreement
(EU) EU/KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY: Commission launches public consultation
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/AUSTRALIA: Educational exchanges between EU and Australia receives further boost
(EU) EU/COURT OF AUDITORS:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Should external costs be internalised now or should Commission first propose alternative calculation methodology?
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Compensation systems for train delays are making progress, but level of quality of service still very mixed, states Community of European Railways in its 2005 report
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Thirteen companies launch “NESSI”, a technology platform for improving interoperability of new technologies in Europe
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Conference on Mental Health
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/HEALTH:
(EU) CANADA/HEALTH:
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