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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9182
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) technology

German electronics giant SIEMENS is to acquire US company DPC - DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS CORPORATION (USD 481 mil turnover in 2005, workforce of 2500, specialising in in vitro testing) for USD 1.9 bn.

Contents

: Our offices will be closed on Monday 1st May for the bank holiday. Issue 9183 of EUROPE will be dated Wednesday 3 May 2006
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/COMMISSION: Ahead of potential solution to constitutional problem by 2009, Commission calls for an Agenda for the Future of Europe with tangible responses to citizens' concerns
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/COMMISSION: Rather than talking competitiveness and "Better Regulation", we should give citizens "new contract for Europe of growth for solidarity", Louis Michel
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EU calls for Alexander Milinkovich and other opposition leaders to be freed
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/DRC: Council adopts common action preparing deployment of EU force to DRC to ensure elections security
(EU) EU/DEFENCE:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/RUSSIA:
(EU) EP/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/ASYLUM: Commission to propose new European consulates in May - Ministers in favour of harmonisation of Asylum practices
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS: World Cup in Germany will be test in fight against trafficking in human beings
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: List of safe countries to be unveiled in June
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/VISAS: Franco Frattini wants to open negotiations on facilitating visas with Balkans before summer
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/JUSTICE/ROME II: Ministers manage to strike agreement on Rome II
(EU) EU/EMU/LITHUANIA: Lithuanian Prime Minister reminds Mr Barroso and Mr Trichet of stakes of his country's adoption of euro and asks for more than formal examination of figures
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY: Commission to adopt its Green Paper on 3 May
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Judges reckon € 128 million in spending irregularities
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Suez presents it project with GDF to Belgian sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Seagate to buy up Maxtor
(EU) EU/HEALTH/FLU:
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE/MICROSOFT: Legal background and call for fine to be rejected or reduced
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EP/ROAD SAFETY: Adoption of own initiative report on eCall system, which MEPs believe should also be used by heavy duty vehicles
(EU) EP/MULTILINGUALISM: Adoption of Mavrommatis report on language learning - MEPs support linguistic conference indicators
(EU) EP/MULTILINGUALISM: Antoniozzi wants EU summit to deal with it
(EU) EP/EMU: Pervenche Peres' ideas on the euro
(EU) EU/JHA/PES: PES calls for moves to prevent sexual exploitation of women during football world cup
(EU) EP/REFUGEES:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament rejects weakening of groundwater protection in EU
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Council adopts rules on reducing fluorinated greenhouse gas emissions
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Further €2 million for victims of Hurricane Stan in El Salvador
(EU) EU/URBAN POLICY: Success of European urban policy will be measured by its concrete results, stresses Forum of Committee of Regions
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Construction materials:
(EU) Technology:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Electricity:
(EU) Mining:
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(EU) Vehicle hire:
(EU) Airlines:
(EU) Banking:
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 28/04/2006: