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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9146

8 March 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 45
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) internet

US media group NBC UNIVERSAL has bought out IVILLAGE (turnover USD 91 million in 2005), US women's Internet site, for USD 600 million cash.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: A heretical look at the problems of industrial nationalism and hostile takeover bids
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: EU supports setting up fund for promoting defence and weapons research
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: EU contemplates scaling down forces after October elections
(EU) EU/ESDP: Solana calls for modern crisis-management approach and on Member States to develop real EU disaster relief capacity
(EU) EU/NATO/KOSOVO:
(EU) EU/DRC: EU allows itself more time for considering whether to send support force to Democratic Republic of Congo
(EU) EU/SUDAN: JAVIER SOLANA SAYS EU SHOULD SUPPORT OPERATION IN DARFUR WHETHER IT IS UNDER AUSPICES OF AFRICAN UNION OR UNITED NATIONS
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: France starts debate on end-of-life ships
(EU) EP/KOSOVO: Greens' hearing on ethnic minorities in Kosovo confirms high level of tension between different groups
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Portugal and Finland for “marginal changes” to the text - “We are flexible in the quest for a solution”
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Human rights focus of Foreign Affairs Minister's working visit to Brussels
(EU) EU/RELIGION: Second world congress of “Imams and Rabbis for Peace”
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission Green Paper needs to lay foundations for common energy approach while showing consideration for national concerns
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission wants explanations about E.ON Endesa and considers compatibility of Spanish energy merger legislation
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Charlie McCreevy and Neelie Kroes issue final warning to clearing and settlement industry
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/FINLAND: During its EU Presidency, Finland will seek to improve goods transport strategy - Another priority: short sea shipping
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/ENERGY:
(EU) EP/EIB: Philippe Maystadt calls for greater budget certainty to ensure effective lever effect
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Budgets committee rejects extension of 1999 inter-institutional agreement and calls for new agreement
(EU) EP/WOMEN: PES petition calls on European Commission to take action against trafficking during football world cup
(EU) EP/WOMEN/EQUALITY:
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EP/ANIMALS/UKRAINE:
(EU) EP/IMMIGRATION: Giusto Catania calls for closing down of all immigrant detention centres in EU and says he is shocked by what he witnessed in detention centres in France
(EU) EU/SPACE/RUSSIA: EU and Russia to sign space agreement on 10 March
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Swiss not yet ready to sacrifice direct democracy to join EU, says Bernhardt Marfurt - Commission hopes to open delegation in Bern before summer
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: EU expected to lift embargo on British beef on Wednesday
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/ECB/OECD: OECD confirms acceleration of up-turn in Europe and United States but calls for caution on interest levels - ECB to keep close eye on property market
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Eurocities president Richard Leese says addition of fourth priority in EC strategic orientations on cities will highlight role of latter in economic development of their regions and EU
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Publication of first European “human resources” barometer for top companies
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/CULTURE:
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