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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9461

5 July 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 40
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) agri-foods

The French company, DANONE (turnover of €14bn in 2006, with a workforce of 88,000 employees) has sold off its biscuit business wing (“Lu” brand) to the US company, KRAFT FOODS (turnover of €25.7bn in 2006, with a workforce of 90,000) for €5.3bn. Danone biscuits' annual turnover is €2bn and it has a workforce of 15,000.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Further thoughts on the British and Polish positions
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Olli Rehn calls on Washington and Moscow to back multilateral solution to future status of Kosovo
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU welcomes release of Alan Johnston
(EU) EP/CHINA:
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA:
(EU) EU/UZBEKISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INDUSTRIAL POLICY: Integrated Commission reproach is still valid as response to globalisation and climate challenges
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission fines Telefónica €151 million for abusing its dominant position on broadband Internet access
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Towards extension until 2010 of certain reduced rate of VAT negotiated by Member States which joined in 2004
(EU) EU/POSTAL SERVICES: Parliamentary committee compromise on postal services likely to be endorsed in plenary session
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Review of open coordination method needed to tackle change - to be at centre of informal Guimarães council
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Wave of protest against proposal for reform of wine sector
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/FOOD SAFETY: European Food Safety Authority and Food and Drug Administration increase cooperation
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EFSA confirms its risk assessment that genetically modified maize MON 863 is safe for humans and animals and for the environment
(EU) ENVIRONMENT: EEB criticises environment council for considering incineration as waste recovery
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU: Suspected virus H5N1 in swans in France
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Bouygues Telecom's appeal rejected - Court rules that issuing of 3G licences by France is in line with Community law
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs remind member states of their obligations regarding safety and rescue of migrants at sea
(EU) EU/IMF: Padoa-Schioppa could take on new role at IMF
(EU) EP/EUROMED: EPP-ED study days on the Barcelona process - immigration, transport and energy
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Directive on road infrastructure safety likely to be sent back to Parliamentary committee
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Prospect of trans-Atlantic civil aviation security area
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Commission welcomes PEGI Online system for identifying unsuitable gaming content for minors
(EU) EU/ACP/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: John Monks urges informal Guimarães Council to not “let flexicurity become a risk to Europe”
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: EAPN network urges informal Guimarães council to enhance social dimension in Lisbon strategy
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Volume of retail trade up
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investments:
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Agri-foods:
(EU) Electrical equipment:
(EU) Transport:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Maritime:
SUPPLEMENT
« EUROPE »/Documents No. 2466: Priorities of the Portuguese Presidency of the EU during the second half of 2007
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 04/07/2007: