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

US cigarette manufacturer REYNOLDS AMERICAN has acquired privately held US company CONWOOD (maker of smokeless tobacco products, turnover of around USD 450 mil in 2005) for USD 3.5 billion, giving it a hold in the growing moist snuff tobacco market.

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) Technology:
(EU) Energy:
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(EU) Mining:
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 28/04/2006: