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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9265

15 September 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 41 / 53
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) electrical equipment

The French group SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC has acquired the British specialist in socket and circuit breakers, GET GROUP (turnover of 119 million EUR in 2005 with 300 employees). In the sockets and circuit breaker sector, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC turns over an annual 1.5 billion EUR (without GET).

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Energy: The EU must be positive with Russia, but not to the point of naivety
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Report on meeting between Messrs Solana and Larijani
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Yanukovich confirms his government's commitment to use Neighbourhood Policy and future new agreement with EU to come closer to country's “strategic objective”: EU membership
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Yanukovich seeks stable relations with EU - “aide memoire” on energy cooperation
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: Action Plan for Neighbourhood Policy soon to take effect - EU concern over South Ossetia
(EU) EU/PALESTINE/HUMANITARIAN AID:
(EU) EP/COUNCIL/CIA:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/ITALY: Romano Prodi backs “Constitution limited to major principles” and wants to relaunch debate on anniversary of Treaty of Rome, probably with a Group of Wise
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/FRANCE: Ségolène Royal backs “in-depth consultation of peoples” to determine “what we want to achieve together”
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN GREENS: European Green Party wishes to make its first Congress an overall platform for reflection to give fresh impetus to debate on Future of Europe
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE-FISHERIES COUNCIL: reform of wine-making sector, GMO and Health on agenda of meeting of 18 September
(EU) EU/JHA/AIR TRANSPORT: Work on Passenger Name Records to begin spring 2007
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM/AIR TRANSPORT: Franco Frattini is opposed to ban on liquids in passenger luggage
(EU) EP/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: With view to second reading on REACH, Verheugen calls on Parliament to stay close to Council compromise
(EU) EU/MARITIME TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: European Right, Council and Commission welcome Gebhardt amendments with scepticism
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: MEPs adopt Gauzès report on payment services
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Schoedter report calls for urgent clarification of rules on posting of workers from Commission
(EU) EP/WOMEN/EQUALITY: Kratsa-Tsagararopoulou report calls on Member States to act against double discrimination faced by immigrant women
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Broad lines of proposed reform in wine-growing sector are challenged
(EU) EP/WORLD BANK/IMF: Luisa Morgantini criticises Singapore authorities and calls on IMF and World Bank to take action
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EP/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/EP/TRANSPORT: Franco Frattini welcomes report on trans-European transport networks -Greens harsh, demands of Italian MEPs
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Court of Auditors publishes update of backlog of translation services in EU institutions
(EU) EU/STATE AID/RESEARCH: Green light for R&D aid to Eurocopter
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: German regulator, with Commission backing, applies measures adopted on Deutsche Telecom
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Same challenges and same expectations from citizens on both sides of Atlantic, says Vladimir Spidla
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/PATENTS:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court is to create Fourth Chamber with five judges for judging key cases
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF REGIONS/PES/ENERGY: Bernd Vögerlee explains Social Democrat approach for energy policy
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CULTURE: European Heritage Days launched on 21 September
(EU) EU/ESTONIA:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Electrical equipment:
(EU) Aeronautics:
(EU) Utilities:
(EU) Rail:
(EU) Entertainment:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Metals:
(EU) Savings and banking:
(EU) Agro-food:
(EU) Packaging:
(EU) Banking:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 14/09/2006: