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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9059
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) privatisation

- Romania: The Romanian Ministry of Finance has retained the ERSTE BANK of Austria and MILLENIUM BANCO COMERCIAL PORTUGUES of Portugal for participation in the privatisation of BCR - BANCA COMERCIALA ROMANA (EUR 7 billion assets with net profits of EUR 121 million in the first half of 2005, 12,282 employed and 4.2 million clients) as they “proposed the most advantageous terms and conditions for Romania”. No details on price were disclosed. According to some analysts, up to EUR 3 billion may enter the coffers of the Romanian State with this deal. Final negotiations begin next week after which the winner will take over the whole of the State's stake (36.9%) and that jointly held by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the SFI, the World Bank's investment bank (25%).

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Hampton Court consensus on general GUIDELINES cannot hide differences of opinion on concrete achievements of EU
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/HAMPTON COURT: 'Broad agreement' among heads of state over Commission's suggested priority areas for globalisation - Concrete decisions to be made under Austrian Presidency next year - Tony Blair says guidelines decided at Hampton Court will make it much easier to strike agreement on budget
(EU) EU/IRAN: Tony Blair stands firm on Teheran -Moscow describes Ahmadinejad's words as "additional argument" for sending Iranian nuclear dossier before Security Council
(EU) EU/INFORMAL SUMMIT/IMMIGRATION: Member States unanimously support Franco-Spanish project at Hampton Court - Franco Frattini continues tour of Euro-Mediterranean capitals
(EU) EU/WESTERN SAHARA: EP urges Morocco to hold referendum and release Western Saharan prisoners
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS/RUSSIA: Chess champion Garry Kasparov, backed by Green Party, lodges complaint against electoral fraud in Russia
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU's new offer in WTO talks makes considerable improvements on access to market - Mandelson wants to convince France the offer will be manageable for farmers
(EU) EU/TRADE/BANANAS: Commission is disappointed by WTO ruling
(EU) EU/WEST AFRICA: Commissioner Mandelson and ministers of region decide on negotiation timetable for economic partnership agreement in 2006
(EU) EU/GALILEO: ESA unblocks second phase of Galileo project
(EU) EU/STRUCTURAL FUNDS: Round table of Unioncamere, with Commissioner Frattini and rapporteur on budget Pittella
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission will not examine effects of planned Gas Natural/Endesa merger on Italian and Portuguese markets
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: 170 MEPs in favour of protecting freedom of research
(EU) EP/ETHICS: Socialist group fears conservative slant in European Group on Ethics
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: Parliament takes stance in support of phasing out certain fluorinated gases but refuses to set date for banning their use in some applications
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament takes position at second reading in favour of stricter rules on waste transfer whilst taking Council's views into account
(EU) EP/EUROPOL: Support for reinforced role for Europol (to become an EU body?) in fight against organised crime
(EU) EP/AUDIOVISUAL: Parliament supports “Media 2007” to boost European audiovisual sector
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Parliament calls for massive increase in means intended for cultural exchanges
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
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(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) AIR:
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 28/10/2005: