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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9265

15 September 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 49 / 53
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) savings and banking

The British building societies NATIONWIDE and PORTMAN are to join forces to create a single entity, to be known as NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY, with assets in excess of 150 billion pounds sterling.

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: