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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9473

21 July 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 42
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) cigarettes

The UK's IMPERIAL TOBACCO (€4.7 bn turnover in 2006, workforce of 14,500), the world's fourth biggest tobacco company, has made a €16.2 bn offer (including debt, in other words €50 a share) for the world's fifth biggest cigarette company, Franco-Spanish company ALTADIS (€3.97 bn turnover in 2006, workforce of 27,400), which has decided to accept the offer, having earlier rejected it twice.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Voices raised in Africa and India against risks of total liberalisation of world agricultural trade
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FOREIGN RELATIONS: EU27 launch of IGC and discussion of situation in Chad, the Middle East and Kosovo
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Quartet meeting in Lisbon and questions about Tony Blair's mission
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Meeting of EU-Morocco Association Council - Human rights groups remind Council and Commission of 'fragile' situation
(EU) EU/FRANCE/UNITED KINGDOM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Communication, on 20 November, on Common Agricultural Policy health check
(EU) EU/TRADE: Row brewing in Council and Commission over whether to renew antidumping taxes on Chinese bulbs
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/COHESION: Commission approves Sweden's national strategy and priorities
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: Imminent ban on Red 2G potentially carcinogenic food colouring
(EU) EU/JHA: Europeans still await details of “Visa Waiver Program”
(EU) EU/JHA/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EU/JHA/UNITED STATES/PNR:
(EU) EU/JHA/BULGARIA/SCHENGEN:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission takes close look at economic performances of potential applicant countries
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Proposal to update EU-Madagascar fisheries agreement
(EU) EU/COMPANY LAW: Commission consults businesses on possible European Private Company Statute
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission calls for further information on Gdansk shipyard before deciding whether or not to approve aid proposed by Poland
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Three acquisitions approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: UK and France to suggest cut-rate VAT on green products - Sarkozy wants to discuss yuan exchange rate with China
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/CUSTOMS: US lawmakers reach deal on radiation scanning of all cargo-containing ships in foreign ports
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION: EU answers Greece's plea for help in fighting forest fires - Two French fire-fighting aircraft on their way
(EU) EP/CULTURE/EDUCATION: Figel sets out work programme for 2008
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/MULTIMEDIA: TV broadcasters welcome Commission's interest in development of mobile television
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: NGOs critical that Commission is ignoring water used in agriculture in its drought strategy
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Important legislation published in Official Journal
CALENDAR
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Cigarettes:
(EU) Real estate:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Telecoms:
(EU) Retail:
(EU) Car parts:
(EU) Car parts:
(EU) Electrical equipment:
(EU) Construction:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 20/07/2007: