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BELGIUM & FRANKFURT

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY ANDTHREAT ANALYSIS PROGRAM

GROUP PU9

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BELGIUM GOTA HANBOOK


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INTRODUCTION


S.NO. TOPIC

1. Introduction

2. Dos & Donts

3. Company Names, Websites & Topics

4. Map of Belgium

5. Flight Details

6. Belgium (Brief about the Country)

7. European Commission

8. European Parliament

9. Port of Antwerp

10. Coca Cola

11. Palm Breweries

12. Val Saint Lambert

13. IMI Brussels

14. Opel

15. BundesBank

16. Deutsche Boerse


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THE PROGRAM

The Indian Institute Of Planning and Management pioneered the innovative

Sendeavor called the Global Opportunity and Threat Analysis in 1997.

OBJECTIVE

The primary objective of the program is to expose the students to the

various functional aspects of global corporations by creating an ongoing

engagement at various levels with these global corporations and institutions. It

is a week long study tour to a selected country in Australia, Africa, Asia,

America, Europe or China.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The delivery of the program is through seminars and classes, conducted by

professionals and academicians with exceptional expertise and academic

backgrounds. The learnings they bring in helps the students to develop a global

perspective of management theories, principles and practice. The idea is to

make students aware of how a truly global economy works and also to bring a

fresh outlook to life conducive to entrepreneurial learning.

THE NETWORK

IIPMs networking and strategic alliances has been instrumental in

interactions with Geneva Financial Centre Foundation, Federation of the Swiss

Watch Industry FH-I, WTO, WIPO, UN, ILO, Nestle, European Free Trade

Association, UNCTAD, Graduate Institute of International studies, Webster, The

World Bank, Credit Suisse, INSEAD, to name a few.



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DOS & DONTS

Always keep your passport and air ticket with yourself. If you loose them

then that simply means that you are in TROUBLE.

Do not take the hand book as the only material to prepare for the pre-

departure GOTA test.

If any student misbehaves or bunks any lecture during their GOTA trip,

should be prepared for a serious action against him/her by IIPM.

All the students will always take their IIPM ID card for all the lectures. Be polite to everyone you meet with during your GOTA trip (even to the

bus drivers).

Before you click picture at any of he appointment venue, please seek

permission first for the same.

Always move around in the city in a group (at least a group of two).

Always be with your group when traveling.

Do not argue or fight with any of the local people.

You all are carrying the tag of IIPM and India on your shoulder to the

place you are visiting, PLEASE DO NOT SPOIL IT.



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SOME FACTS & FIGURES

Belgium

Official Name Kingdom of BelgiumSovereign: King Albert II (1993)

Prime Minister: Yves Leterme (2009)

Government Type federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutionalmonarchy

Cabinet Council of Ministers are formally appointed by the monarch

Elections Senate and Chamber of Deputies - last held on 13 June 2010 (next tobe held no later than June 2014)

Legislative branch bicameral Parliament consists of a Senate or Senaat inDutch, Senat in French (71 seats; 40 members directly elected by popular vote,



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31 indirectly elected; members serve four-year terms) and a Chamber ofDeputies or Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers in Dutch, Chambre desRepresentants in French (150 seats; members directly elected by popular voteon the basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms)

Capital City Brussels (1.75 million)Flag

Latitude/Longitude 50 50'N, 4 00'ELanguages Dutch, French, German

Monetary unit: Euro (formerly Belgian franc)Population (2010 est.): 10,423,493 (growth rate 0.082% (2010 est.) birth rate:

10.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 4.3/1000; life expectancy: 79.3; density persq km: 343

Urbanization urban population: 97% of total population (2008)rate of urbanization: 0.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Religions Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25%

Natural Resources construction materials, silica sand, carbonates

Natural Hazards flooding is a threat along rivers and in areas of reclaimedcoastal land, protected from the sea by concrete dikesLand Area 32,820 sq km (12,672 sq miles)

Landforms The coastal area is a series of sandy beaches, backed by protectingdunes.Inland, up to the Meuse River, the land is generally flat, with numerous canalsand dikes. It's criss-crossed by many small tributaries of the Schelde River.East of the Meuse, forested hilly conditions rise to the flat-topped mountainsof the Ardennes Region. The highest point is the Botrange, at 2,276 ft. (694m).Land Divisions 10 provinces, including: Antwerpen, Brabant Wallon, Hainaut,

Liege, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaams Brabant, West-Vlaanderen; note - the Brussels Capitol Region is not included within the 10provinces.



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Environment Current Issues the environment is exposed to intense pressuresfrom human activities: urbanization, dense transportation network, industry,extensive animal breeding and crop cultivation; air and water pollution alsohave repercussions for neighboring countries; uncertainties regarding federaland regional responsibilities (now resolved) had slowed progress in tackling

environmental challengesEconomy Overview This modern, private-enterprise economy has capitalized

on its central geographic location, highly developed transport network, anddiversified industrial and commercial base. Industry is concentrated mainly inthe populous Flemish area in the north.With few natural resources, Belgium must import substantial quantities of rawmaterials and export a large volume of manufactures, making its economyvulnerable to volatility in world markets. Roughly three-quarters of Belgium'strade is with other EU countries and its overall current account deficit widenedto 4% of GDP in 2009. On the positive side, income distribution is relatively

equal and the government succeeded in balancing its budget during the 2000-2008 period. In 2009 Belgian GDP contracted by 3.1%, the unemployment raterose slightly, and the budget deficit worsened because of large-scale bail-outsin the financial sector. Belgian banks have been severely affected by theinternational financial crisis with three major banks all receiving capitalinjections from the government.An ageing population and rising social expenditures are also increasing pressureon public finances, making it likely the government will need to implementunpopular austerity measures to restore fiscal balance.

GDP Composition by Sector agriculture: 0.6% , industry: 22% , services: 77.4%

Agriculture Product sugar beets, fresh vegetables, fruits, grain, tobacco;beef, veal, pork, milk.

Industries engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly,transportation equipment, scientific instruments, processed food andbeverages, chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass, petroleum.

Export Commodities machinery and equipment, chemicals, finished diamonds,metals and metal products, foodstuffs.

Import Commodities raw materials, machinery and equipment, chemicals, rawdiamonds, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, transportation equipment, oil products.

Shopping & MarketsWhether you do your antique shopping in the stylish Brussels Sablon area,browsing through exquisite items or by flashlight early on Sunday morning atthe flea market, the hunt in Belgium can be as entertaining as the purchase.



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Belgium has been an important center of the art world for centuries. Choosefrom museum-quality stores in major cities to antique markets in smallertowns. Belgium offers an incredible wealth of antiques, Art Deco objects, oldbooks, fine crystals or just plain interesting artifacts. There is something forevery taste and budget.

Belgian fashion and design naturally belong on the international stage, so it isno surprise that Brussels has become somewhat of a paradise for the seriouspower shopper.There are plenty of shopping streets and galleries, both in the upper and lowertown. Take a walk along Rue Antoine Dansaert Straat and the surrounding areato discover the hub and heart of Brussels fashion and design world with thebest concentration of avant guard designers and fashion boutiques.The Avenue Louise is one long catwalk of famous fashion brands, including biginternational names like Chanel, Vuitton, Hermes, Giorgio Armani, GianniVersace and Christian Dior. The first section is one of the most attractiveshopping districts in the city, with prestigious as well as more affordable shops

clustered around the large department store Innovation.If you are looking for bargains, then go shopping in the lower city around RueNeuve in the city center. It is one of the most bustling of Brussels shoppingareas that stretches all the way up to Rue des Fripiers.Built in 1847, Gallerie St Hubert is a gorgeous, glass roofed arcade in thecenter of town, lined with cafes, theaters and luxury stores and has thedistinction of being the first shopping arcade in Europe. It houses a number ofwell known shops with wonderful window displays.

Germany

Frankfurt

Frankfurt has been Germany's financial centre for centuries, and it is the homeof a number of major banks and brokerages. The three pillars of Frankfurt'seconomy are finance, transport, and trade fairs. The Frankfurt Stock Exchangeis by far Germany's largest, and is one of the world's most important. Frankfurtis also the seat of the European Central Bank which sets monetary policy forthe Eurozone economy, and of the German Federal Bank. Over 300 national andinternational banks are represented including the headquarters of the majorGerman banks.



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Frankfurt has an excellent transportation infrastructure, and the FrankfurtInternational Airport is a major European aviation hub. Its central location atthe heart of Europe and its excellent accessibility by air, rail and road makeFrankfurt Airport City especially attractive.

Frankfurt was one of the most important cities in the following Holy RomanEmpire. From 855 the German kings and emperors were elected in Frankfurtand crowned in Aachen. From 1562 the kings/emperors were also crowned inFrankfurt, Maximilian II being the first. This tradition ended in 1792, whenFranz II was elected. His coronation was deliberately held on Bastille Day, 14July, the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille. The elections andcoronations took place in St. Bartholomus cathedral, known as the Kaiserdom(en: Emperor's Cathedral), or in its predecessors.

Population

As a major centre of international commerce, Frankfurt is a multicultural city,home to people of 180 nationalities. In addition to the ethnic German majority,the city contains sizable immigrant populations from Turkey, Italy, Croatia,Serbia, Poland, Greece, Morocco, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, Portugal,France, Japan, the United States, Austria, India, the United Kingdom, Romania,Afghanistan, Russia, Bulgaria, Lebanon and China. The Frankfurt area is alsohome to the second-largest Korean community in Europe, and to Germany'slargest Sri Lankan Tamil community.

For a long time Frankfurt used to be a Protestant-dominated city. However,during the 19th century an increasing number of Catholics moved to the city. In

2006, Catholic were the largest denomination closely followed by theProtestants, 24,6 % and 22,5% respectively . But both denominations are losingmembers and even together make up less than half of the population.According to the Central Council of Jews in Germany, there are 7,300 Jewsaffiliated with Judaism in Frankfurt, giving it the third largest Jewishcommunity (behind Berlin and Munich) in Germany.

Geographic location

The city is located on both sides of the River Main in the south-west part ofGermany. The southern part of the city contains the Frankfurt City Forest(Frankfurter Stadtwald ), Germany's largest forest within a city. The centre ofFrankfurt is located on the north side of the river.

Neighbouring communities and areas



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To the west, Frankfurt borders the Main-Taunus-Kreis (Hattersheim am Main,Kriftel, Hofheim am Taunus, Kelkheim (Taunus), Liederbach am Taunus,Sulzbach (Taunus), Schwalbach am Taunus and Eschborn); to the northwest theHochtaunuskreis (Steinbach (Taunus), Oberursel (Taunus), and Bad Homburg);to the north the Wetteraukreis (Karben and Bad Vilbel); to the northeast the

Main-Kinzig-Kreis (Niederdorfelden and Maintal); to the southeast the city ofOffenbach am Main; to the south the Kreis Offenbach (Neu-Isenburg) and to thesouthwest the Kreis Gro-Gerau (Mrfelden-Walldorf, Rsselsheim andKelsterbach).

City divisions and districts

The city is divided into 46 Stadtteile or Ortsteile which are again divided into118 Stadtbezirke . The largest Ortsteil is Sachsenhausen-Sd. Most Stadtteileare incorporated suburbs ( Vororte ), or previously separate cities, like Hchst.Some like Nordend arose during the rapid growth of the city in the Grnderzeit

following the unification of Germany. Others were formed from settlementswhich previously belonged to other city divisions, like Dornbusch.

The 46 city divisions are combined into 16 area districts or Ortsbezirke , whicheach have a district committee and chairperson.

Culture

Festivals

A major festival in the city is the Museumsuferfest (Museums RiverbankFestival ). It is one of the biggest cultural festivals in Germany which attractsmore than 3 million visitors over a period of 3 days. It takes place yearly at theend of August on both sides of the Main Riverbank in the city centre. More than20 museums are located there and they are open far into the night.Furthermore there are special attractions like live-bands, dance shows, severalbooths for crafts, jewellery, clothes and food from all around the world. Itends with a spectacular firework display .

Frankfurt's oldest folk festival is the Dippemess (Festival of Stoneware ) whichtakes place twice a year around Easter and the end of September in the

eastern part of the city. Mentioned for the first time in the 14th century as anannual marketplace it is now more of an amusement park. ("Dippe" is a regionalHessian dialect word meaning "pot" or "jar" and which would not be understoodin most other German regions. The name of the festival derives from itsoriginal purpose, when it was a fair where traditionally-crafted jars, pots andother stoneware were on offer.)

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The Frankfurt Wldchestag (Woods Day ) is jocularly known as a regionalholiday because until the 1990s it was common that Frankfurt's shops wereclosed on this day. Despite the name, the festival takes place over a period offour days after Pentecost with the actual Wldchestag being Tuesday. What isspecial about this festival is its location in Frankfurt's city forest, south of the

city centre in Niederrad.The Wolkenkratzer Festival (Skyscraper Festival ) is unique in Germany. Ittakes place irregularly, the last time in May 2007. For two days most of theskyscrapers in downtown Frankfurt are open to the public, which is normallynot the case, apart from the Maintower observation deck. Around 1.2 millionvisitors took the opportunity to see the city from above. Sky-divers, basejumpers, fireworks and laser shows were extra attractions. The next festivalwill be held in 2013.

The Sound of Frankfurt is a music festival held in the city centre. It took place

regularly from 1994 to 2004. Various artists and bands performed open-air andfor-free concerts on eight stages located mainly around the Zeil. Differenttypes of music (rock, Latino, techno, house, alternative and pop) attractedabout 500,000 visitors each year.

Museums



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The Stdel

Senckenberg Museum

Schirn Art Gallery from above

Most of the museums in Frankfurt are located either alongside the River Main inSachsenhausen (south side) or in the old part of the city centre (north side).The area is therefore known as Museumsufer ( Museums Riverbank ).

There are 13 museums on the south side between Eiserner Steg andFriedensbrcke, including:

Deutsche Architekturmuseum Deutsches Filmmuseum Ikonenmuseum Liebieghaus Museum fr Angewandte Kunst Museum Giersch Museum fr Kommunikation

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Museum der Weltkulturen Stdel, one of the most famous museums in Germany

The street itself, Schaumainkai, is partially closed to traffic on Saturdays forFrankfurt's largest flea market .

There are 2 museums on the north side:

Jewish Museum Frankfurt Historisches Museum

Not directly located on the Riverbank are:

Museum of Modern Art Schirn Kunsthalle (Schirn Art Gallery) Frankfurter Kunstverein founded in 1829

Another important museum is located in the Westend area:

Senckenberg Natural History Museum , the largest natural historymuseum in Germany

Transport

Airports

The city is accessed from around the world via the Frankfurt Airport (FlughafenFrankfurt am Main ) which is located 12 km (7 mi) from the city centre. Theairport has three runways and serves 265 non-stop destinations. It ranks amongthe world's top ten airports and is the biggest cargo airport in Europe . Theairport also serves as a hub for Air India , Condor and as the main hub forGerman flag carrier Lufthansa . Depending on whether total passengers orflights are used, it ranks as the second or third busiest in Europe alongsideLondon Heathrow Airport and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport . Passenger trafficat Frankfurt Airport in 2009 was 50.9 million. The airport can be reached by caror bus and has two train stations, one for regional and one for long-distance

traffic. The S-Bahn lines S8 and S9 (direction "Frankfurt (Main) Hbf", " OffenbachOst or "Hanau "), departing at the regional traffic station take 1015 minutesfrom the airport to the Central Station and the city centre, the IC and ICE trains departing at the long-distance traffic station take as well 1015 minutes.

Despite the name, Frankfurt Hahn Airport (Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn ) is notlocated anywhere near Frankfurt but is instead situated approximately 120 km(75 mi) from the city in Lautzenhausen (Rhineland-Palatinate ). This airport can

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The two major stations in the city centre are Hauptwache andKonstablerwache , both located on Frankfurts most famous shopping street, theZeil.

Public transport

Main article: Public transport in Frankfurt am Main

The city has two underground railway systems: the U-Bahn and the S-Bahn, aswell as an above-ground tram system . Information about the U and S Bahn canbe found on the RMV website.

Nine S-Bahn lines connect Frankfurt with the Rhine Main Region . Most routeshave an at least 15 minute service during the day, either by one line runningevery 15 minutes, or by two lines servicing one route together with 30 minutesschedule each. All lines, except line S7, run through the Frankfurt city tunnel

and serve the stations Ostendstrae , Konstablerwache , Hauptwache ,Taunusanlage and Frankfurt Central Station. When leaving the city the S-Bahntravels above ground. It provides access to the Frankfurt Trade Fair (S3-S6), theairport (S8, S9), the stadium (S7-S9) and nearby cities such as Wiesbaden ,Mainz, Darmstadt , Rsselsheim , Hanau , Offenbach am Main , Bad Homburg ,Kronberg and smaller towns that are on the way.

Ecnomy & Business

Frankfurt is one of the leading financial centres in Europe. According to anannual study (2007) by Cushman & Wakefield it is one of the top three cities for

international companies in Europe, along with London and Paris . According to aranking list (2001) produced by the University of Liverpool , Frankfurt is therichest city in Europe by GDP per capita . After Frankfurt are Karlsruhe , Paris and Munich. [16] The Mercer Human Resource Consulting Worldwide Quality ofLiving Survey 2007 ranked Frankfurt at the seventh position of the cities withthe highest quality of life worldwide. The only German city that did better wasDsseldorf at number six

Banks

Frankfurt is commonly known as the city of the banks in Germany. It issometimes referred to as Mainhattan (a portmanteau of the local river Main and Manhattan in New York City ) or nicknamed Bankfurt . [citation needed ] In 2006, sixof the ten major German banks had their headquarters in the city, includingthe top three ( Deutsche Bank , Commerzbank , and DZ Bank). [18] Other important

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banks are ING Diba, KfW, BHF Bank, Bankhaus Metzler , Delbrck BethmannMaffei , DekaBank, Landesbank Hessen-Thringen and Frankfurter Sparkasse .More than 300 national and international banks are represented here. [19]

The European Central Bank (Europische Zentralbank ) is one of the world's

most important central banks, responsible for monetary policy covering the 16member countries of the Eurozone . Since its foundation in 1998 theheadquarters are located in downtown Frankfurt although plans have now beenmade for a move to a landscaped area on the site of the former wholesalemarket hall ( Gromarkthalle ) in the eastern part of the city.

The German Federal Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank ) is an integral part of theEuropean System of Central Banks (ESCB). It was established in 1957.

Trade fairs

Fairs have a very long tradition in Frankfurt. They were first mentioned in the12th century. Today Frankfurt has the third-largest exhibition site in the world.The Messe Frankfurt corporation arranged 120 fairs in 40 countries in 2006.Hosted in Frankfurt are the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (the world'slargest motor show), the Frankfurter Buchmesse (the world's largest book fair),the Ambiente (the world's largest consumer goods fair), the Achema (theworld's largest plant engineering fair) and many more like Paperworld,Christmasworld, Beautyworld, Tendence Lifestyle or Light and Building.

Sports

Franfurt most popular sports are Football and Hockey

Climate

Frankfurt is one of the warmest cities in Germany. It has a temperate-oceanicclimate with relatively cool winters and mild summers. Its average annualtemperature is 10.1 C (50 F): 14.4 C (58 F) during the day and 5.8 C(42 F) at nights

APPOINTMENTS

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S. NO. ORGANIZATION WEB ADDRESS TOPIC

1European

Commission WikipediaBasic overview &functioning of EC

2 EuropeanParliament www.europarl.europa.euOperations of the

European Parliament

3 Port of Antwerp www.portofantwerp.be

Understanding thelogistics &

functioning of 2 ndlargest port of

Europe

4 Coca Cola( Bottling Plant)www.thecoca-

colacompany.com/ Company Visit

5 Palm Breweries www.palmbreweries.com Company Visit

6 Val-Saint Lambert www.val-saint-lambert.com/ About the Company

7 IMI Brussels www.timi.edu About the Institute

8 Opel www.wikipedia.com About the company

9 Bundesbank www.germanculture.com About the Company

10 Deutsche Boerse www.wikipedia.com About the company

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

The European Commission (formally the Commission of the EuropeanCommunities) is the executive branch of the European Union. It operates in the



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method of cabinet government, with 27 "Commissioners", one for each countryof the EU, led by a Commission President (currently Jos Manuel Barroso). Thepresent Commission, known after its President as the "Barroso Commission"took office in late 2004 and is serving a five-year term. The body is responsiblefor proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's

treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union.The term "Commission" can mean either the college of Commissioners

mentioned above, or the larger institution; including the administrative body ofabout 25,000 European civil servants who are divided into departments calledDirectorates-General.

ESTABLISHMENT

The first Commission originated in 1951 as the nine-member "HighAuthority" under President Robert Schuman. The Authority was the

supranational administrative executive of the new European Coal and SteelCommunity (ECSC). In 1958 the Treaties of Rome established two newcommunities along side the ECSC: the European Economic Community (EEC)and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). However theexecutives were called "Commissions" rather than "High Authorities". Thereason for the change in name was the new relationship between the executiveand the Council. Some states such as France expressed reservations over thepower of the High Authority and wished to limit it giving more power to theCouncil rather than the new executives.

Walter Hallstein led the first Commission of the EEC and achieved

agreement on a contentious cereal price accord in the wake of Charles deGaulle's veto of British membership as well as making a positive impressionupon third countries when the Commission made its international debut at theKennedy Round.

DELORS AND SANTE

One of the most successful Commissions was that headed by JacquesDelors (the Delors Commission), with later Presidents failing to meet the samesuccess. Delors was credited with giving the Community a sense of directionand dynamism. Delors and his team are also considered as the "founding fathers

of the euro".The International Herald Tribune noted the work of Delors at the end of hissecond term in 1992: "Mr. Delors rescued the European Community from thedoldrums. He arrived when Europessimism was at its worst. Although he was alittle-known former French finance minister, he breathed life and hope into theEC and into the dispirited Brussels Commission. In his first term, from 1985 to1988, he rallied Europe to the call of the single market, and when appointed to



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a second term he began urging Europeans toward the far more ambitious goalsof economic, monetary and political union."

RECENT COMMISSIONS

Following Santer Romano Prodi took office. The Amsterdam Treaty hadincreased the Commissions powers and Prodi was dubbed by the press assomething akin to a Prime Minister. Powers were strengthen again with theNice Treaty in 2001 giving the President more power over the composition oftheir Commission.

In 2004 Jos Manuel Barroso became President. Due to opposition Barrosowas forced to reshuffle his team before taking office. The Barroso Commissionwas also the first full Commission since the enlargement in 2004 to 25 membersand hence the number of Commissioners at the end of the Prodi Commissionhad reached 30.

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS

Incumbent President Barroso. The Commission was set up from the start toact as an independent supranational authority separate from governments; ithas been described as "the only body paid to think European". The members areproposed by their state governments, one from each; however they are boundto act independently neutral from other influences such as those governmentswhich appointed them. This is in contrast to the Council, which representsgovernments, and the Parliament, which represents citizens.

EXECUTIVE POWER Executive power of the Union is held by the Council, it confers on the

Commission such powers for it to exercise. However the Council may withdrawthese powers, exercising them directly, or impose conditions on their use.

Powers are outlined in Articles 211219 of the EC treaty.Under the Lisbon Treaty the European Council also holds individual nationalexecutive powers. However, it is the Commission which currently holdsexecutive powers over the European Community.

LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE

The Commission differs from the other institutions in that it alone haslegislative initiative over the European Community, meaning only theCommission can make formal proposals for legislation bills cannot originate inthe legislative branch. But has no right over Police and Judicial Co-operation inCriminal Matters.



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Under the Lisbon Treaty, EU citizens would also be able to request theCommission to legislate in an area via a petition carrying one millionsignatures, but it would not be binding.

The Commission's powers in proposing law have usually centered on

economic regulation. It has put forward a large number of regulations and theyare based on a "precautionary principle". This means that pre-emptiveregulation takes place if there is a credible hazard to the environment orhuman health: for example on tackling climate change and restrictinggenetically modified organisms.However recently the Commission has moved into creating European criminallaw.In 2006, a toxic waste spill off the coast of Cte d'Ivoire, from a European ship,prompted the Commission to look into legislation against toxic waste. Theirright to propose criminal law was challenged in the European Court of Justicebut upheld. However as of 2007 the only other criminal law proposals have

been on the intellectual property rights directive.

ENFORCEMENT

Once legislation is passed, it is the Commission's responsibility to ensure itis implemented. It does this through the member states or through its agencies.In adopting the necessary technical measures, the Commission is assisted bycommittees made up of representatives of member states (a process known injargon as "comitology"). Furthermore, the Commission is responsible for theimplementation of the EU budget; ensuring, along with the Court of Auditors,that EU funds are correctly spent.

In particular the Commission has a duty to ensure the treaties and lawsare upheld, potentially by taking member states or other institutions to theCourt of Justice in a dispute. In this role it is known informally as the "guardianof the treaties". Finally, the Commission provides some external representationfor the Union; Along side the member states and the Common Foreign andSecurity Policy, representing the Union in bodies such as the World TradeOrganization. It is also usual for the President to attend meetings of the G8.

ORGANISATION

The Commission is primarily based in Brussels, with the President's officeand the Commission's meeting room are based on the 13th floor of theBerlaymont building.The Commission also operates out of numerous other buildings in Brussels andLuxembourg.The Commission is divided into departments known as Directorates-General(DGs) that can be likened to departments or ministries. Each covers a specific



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policy area or service such as External relations or Translation and is headed byDirector-General who is responsible to a Commissioner.A Commissioner's portfolio can be supported by numerous DGs, they prepareproposals for them and if approved by a majority of Commissioners it goesforward to Parliament and Council for consideration.

Press Room in the Berlaymont Communication with the press is handled bythe Directorate-General Communication. The Commission's chief spokespersonis Johannes Laitenberger who takes the midday press briefings, commonlyknown as the "Midday Presser". It takes place every weekday in theCommission's press room at the Berlaymont where journalists may ask questionsof Commission officials on any topic and legitimately expect to get an "on therecord" answer for live TV.

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

The European Parliament (Europarl or EP) is the directly elected parliamentarybody of the European Union (EU). Together with the Council of the EuropeanUnion (the Council), it forms the bicameral legislative branch of the Union'sinstitutions and has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures inthe world. The Parliament and Council form the highest legislative body withinthe Union. However their powers as such are limited to the competenciesconferred upon the European Community by member states. Hence theinstitution has little control over policy areas held by the states and within theother two of the three pillars of the European Union. The Parliament iscomposed of 785 MEPs (Member of the European Parliament) who serve thesecond largest democratic electorate in the world (after India) and the largest

trans-national democratic electorate in the world (492 million).

It has been directly elected every five years by universal suffrage since1979. Although the European Parliament has legislative power that such bodiesas those above do not possess, it does not have legislative initiative like mostnational parliaments. While it is the "first institution" of the European Union(mentioned first in the treaties, having ceremonial precedence over allauthority at European level, the Council has greater powers over legislationthan the Parliament where co decision procedure (equal rights of amendmentand rejection) does not apply. It has, however, had control over the EU budgetsince the 1970s and has a veto over the appointment of the European

Commission.

The European Parliament has two meeting places, namely the ImmeubleLouise Weiss in Strasbourg, France, which serves for plenary sessions and is theofficial seat and the Espace Lopold/Leopoldwijk complex in Brussels, Belgium,the smaller of the two, which serves for preparatory meetings andcomplementary, non-plenary sessions. The Secretariat of the EuropeanParliament, the Parliament's administrative body, is based in Luxembourg.



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The President of the European Parliament presides over a multi-partychamber, the two largest groups being the European People's Party-EuropeanDemocrats (EPP-ED) and the Party of European Socialists (PES).

ELECTED PARLIAMENT In 1979, its members were directly elected for the first time. This set it apartfrom similar institutions such as those of the Parliamentary Assembly of theCouncil of Europe or Pan-African Parliament which are appointed.] After thatfirst election, the parliament held its first session on 11 July 1979, electingSimone Veil MEP as its President. Veil was also the first female President of theParliament since it was formed as the Common Assembly.

The Parliament quickly made use of its legitimacy. For example in 1984,inspired by its previous work on the Political Community, it drafted the "draft

Treaty establishing the European Union" (also known as the 'Spinelli Plan' afterits rapporteur Altiero Spinelli MEP). Although it was not adopted, many ideaswere later implemented by other treaties. Further more the Parliament beganholding votes on proposed Commission Presidents from the 1980s, before it wasgiven any formal right to veto. Since the election the membership of theEuropean Parliament has simply expanded whenever new nations have joined(the membership was also adjusted upwards in 1994 after Germanreunification). Following this the Treaty of Nice imposed a cap on the numberof members to be elected, 732.

Like the other institutions, the Parliament's seat was not yet fixed. The

provisional arrangements placed Parliament in Strasbourg, while theCommission and Council had their seats in Brussels. In 1985 the Parliament,wishing to be closer to these institutions, built a second chamber in Brusselsand moved some of its work there despite protests from some states. A finalagreement was eventually reached by the European Council in 1992. It statedthe Parliament would remain in Strasbourg but must also hold part sessions inBrussels. This two seat arrangement was contested by Parliament but was laterenshrined in the Treaty of Amsterdam. To this day the institution's locationsare a source of contention.

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS

The Parliament and Council are essentially two chambers in the bicamerallegislative branch of the European Union, with legislative power being officiallydistributed equally between both chambers. However there are somedifferences from national legislatures; for example, neither the Parliament norCouncil have the power of legislative initiative. In Community matters, this is apower uniquely reserved for the European Commission (the executive). Meaningthat while Parliament can amend and reject legislation, and make a proposal



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At present industrial sites on both the Right and Left Banks occupy about3,674 hectares. If we ignore the water area of the docks, we see that industrialsites represent roughly 31% of the land area of the port.There are five oilrefineries in Antwerp, jointly occupying 475 hectares, and offering a totalrefining capacity of close to 37.8 million tonnes. They were the pioneers and

other sectors of industry followed in their wake, namely twenty or so chemicaland petrochemical companies with a world-wide reputation, car assembly andtractor component manufacturers, and various ship repair firms. In total theseindustrial companies directly employ almost 30,000 manual and office workers.

PORT OF ANTWERP

Antwerp is located in Belgium, a small country in Western Europe, of whichBrussels is the capital. Neighbouring countries are The Netherlands, France andGermany, while Great Britain is right across the Channel. The climate inAntwerp is very moderate so the port is never out of operation because of bad

weather conditions. Antwerp's central location between the Americas, Asia andAfrica assures short transit times to most destinations across the globe.Antwerp is located in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, close to theborder with The Netherlands. Antwerp is Belgium's second largest city (afterBrussels, the capital) and one of the strongest economic regions in thecountry.Belgium is a regionalized country. Antwerp is located in the Flemishregion. The official language is Dutch, but most people fluently speak 3 or 4languages.

5 GOOD REASONS TO USE THE PORT OF ANTWERP

1) Central geographical locationOf all North Sea ports, Antwerp is the most centrally positioned withregard to the largest European production and consumption centers.

2) Excellent hinterland connectionsA dense system of motorways, railways, inland waterways and pipelineshelp carry goods quickly, economically and efficiently between the portand its hinterland.

3) World-wide sailing possibilitiesMore than 300 regular liner services offer 14,000 sailings every year to

over 800 overseas destinations.

4) High productivity and quality Antwerp is famous for the high productivity in cargo handling and for thequality of the services it provides.

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5) Efficient logistic servicesspecialized port companies provide entire logistical operations, findingthe best answer for any logistical problem.

EUROPEAN MAINPORT

The Port of Antwerp plays a leading role in international trade. The world'sships are not merely turned round in Antwerp's docks, there are lots ofspecialists who attend to the warehousing, packing and repacking, distributionand forwarding of the cargoes carried in them. This concentration of activitieshas enabled Antwerp to become an essential element of the European Union'simport and export trade. Antwerp is far more than merely a Belgian port. Afterall more than half of the cargo it handles is either destined for or comes fromother European countries.

MULTIPURPOSE PORT

The Port of Antwerp handles more than 167 million tonnes of cargo peryear (55% incoming and 45% outgoing traffic).This volume makes Antwerp thesecond largest port in Europe and the fifth largest in the world.A little underhalf of Antwerp's goods traffic consists of bulk such as coal, ores, fertilisers,grains and so on. Antwerp also handles large quantities of breakbulk. Thevarious port operators have invested heavily in specialised handlinginstallations for trades such as iron and steel, fruit, forest products, cars,dangerous goods and sugar. It thus comes as no surprise that Antwerp is a

market leader in many of these trades.

PORT CUSTOMERS

Antwerp's main customer is the Belgo-Luxemburg Economic Union (BLEU).Itaccounts for roughly half the total maritime traffic. The other half is transittraffic, the most important partners being Germany, France, the Netherlands,Switzerland, Austria and Italy. Antwerp is not just used for shipping Europeantrades, increasingly the port is used by overseas shippers for their overseastrade with other continents (the so-called "sea-to-sea transit"). cars, steel andelectronic equipment from Japan are regularly discharged at Antwerp for

reshipment to Great Britain and Scandinavia.

MAINPORT

Antwerp's share in the collective total for the ports of the Le Havre-Hamburg range is roughly 12% of incoming and 23% of outgoing cargo.If generalcargo alone is considered we see that Antwerp has a good 22% of the totaltrade, namely 21% on the incoming and 23 % on the outgoing side. As for

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containerised general cargo Antwerp has consolidated its share at 20 % of therange traffic. Specialised studies have moreover shown that when the thirteenlargest trades of the range are examined, Antwerp is among the top threeEuropean ports for twelve of these trades.

PORT ORGANISATION

The Antwerp Port Authority owns the docks and the sites used by portoperators and industrial companies on the Right Bank of the Scheldt. It ismoreover the owner of part of the port equipment. The Port Authority likewisemanages the Left Bank port, which ensures the application of uniform policieson both sides of the river. However, land use and industrial development policyon the Left Bank is in the hands of a separate public sector corporation forLand Use and Industrialization.

The private port companies make the necessary investments insuperstructure and handling equipment on the bare facilities they lease from

the Port Authority. Private enterprise is also responsible for all logistic andtransport services to the port users.

PALM BREWERIES

Palm Breweries is a brewery company. It owns several different Belgianbreweries.

Palm Breweries stands for:

Belgian

Belgium is famous around the world for its large variety of high-quality regional beers.

UniqueBecause 4 fermentation processes are joined in one brewery group: bottom

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IndependentPalm Breweries is an independent, family-run brewery group

Palm Brewery HistoryPalm stands for a rich, family tradition.A few milestones from the success story of the brewers of the Brabant beerstyle "Special Belge".

1989 - The subsidiary Brouwerij Palm B.V. is founded. The Netherlandsbecomes the most important export market for Palm

1990- Major growth-oriented investments are made.

1993- Boon Lambic Brewery: a cultural project of Brouwerij Palm. Tosafeguard the existence of authentic, traditional Geuze beer, Palm enters intoa joint venture with Frank Boon from Lembeek near Halle, brewer ofspontaneous fermentation beers.The Frank Boon Geuze and other beers from the range consist for 100 % of oldlambic (*) which spontaneously ferments by exposure to the surrounding air ofthe Zenne valley and then ripens in oak barrels.(*) The use of the prefix OLD is protected by an EEC Specificity certificationguaranteeing a "traditional speciality".

1993-95- Reconstruction of the Diepensteyn Domain. As a contribution to thesurvival of cultural heritage, the group of buildings, the castle domain and theponds are reconstructed. It also includes the extension of a stud farm to breedchestnut Belgian draught horses. Visitors to the brewery can have agastronomic meal at the renovated castle, which can in fact be used fordifferent purposes by both private persons and companies. All this incombination with a ride through nature with draught horses or a "driving"initiation on an obstacle course.

1996- Palm organises the "Brussels-Amsterdam draught parade". Four years in arow the brewery organises the Palm Challenge Cup, an international event for

draught horse riders. The finale in September 2000 attracts 16,000 visitors.

1998- Palm acquires Rodenbach, the brewery that illustrates the most uniquebeer style in the world: "mixed fermentation". Modern advertising campaignsbrought a new zest to Rodenbach.

1999- "De Gouden Klomp", the export award of The Belgian LuxembourgChamber of Commerce for the best performing Belgian company in the



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Netherlands, is granted to Palm Nederland by Prime Minister Jean-LucDehaene.

2001: In October, the famous round Palm glass gets a "taller" brother: thePalm "bar glass". A campaign aimed at brand experience, rejuvenates and

modernises the Palm brand.2003- The different brewery sites are joined in one company called PalmBreweries.

COCA COLA

BELIEFS

The Coca-Cola Company is a vibrant network of people, in over 200

countries, putting citizenship into action. Through our actions as local citizens,we strive every day to refresh the marketplace, enrich the workplace, protectthe environment and strengthen our communities. Coca-cola is a localemployer, with responsibility to enable our people to tap into their fullpotential; working at their innovative best and representing the diversity of theworld we serve. They are an investor in local economies and a driver ofmarketplace innovation, with a responsibility to act as a good steward of ournatural environment. And are a local citizen, understanding our responsibilityto contribute to an improved quality of life in our communities.

AROUND THE WORLD

The Coca-Cola Company has long been a worldwide business. Our firstsoda fountain sales to Canada and Mexico were recorded in 1897. Our firstinternational bottler -- in Panama -- was established in 1906. We entered Chinain 1927 and our 100th country -- Sierra Leone -- in 1957. Today, The Coca-ColaCompany is the largest beverage company with the most extensive distributionsystem in the world. But we are so much more. Our vision spans across fiveareas:

PEOPLE

Around the world, in almost 90 percent of more than 200 countries, theirbeverages are produced by local people with local resources. In January 2007,we released our Workplace Rights Policy and Human Rights Statement as partof our commitment to uphold the United Nations Global Compact principles.Learn about our workplaces around the world and our commitment to diversity.



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PLANET

The Coca-Cola Company has pledged to work towards the goal of replacingevery drop of water we use in our beverages and their production.Approximately 85 percent of their global unit case volume is delivered in 100

percent recyclable materials: PET, plastic, aluminum, glass and steel. Theremaining 15 percent is largely delivered through highly efficient bulk packagesystems. Learn more about our commitment to the planet.

PORTFOLIO

They are committed to offering our consumers a broad and balancedportfolio of beverages to meet their tastes and needs. They offer more than2,600 sparkling and still beverage products, including juices and juice drinks,sports drinks, energy drinks, teas, coffees and water.

PROFIT

In 2006, our total return to shareowners was 23 percent, outperforming theDow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500. Worldwide, The Coca-ColaCompany is No. 1 in sales of juice and juice drinks; No.1 in sales of ready-to-drink coffees and teas; No. 2 in sales of sports drinks; and No. 3 in sales ofwater.

PARTNERS

Coca-cola have announced an expansion of our work with World Wildlife

Fund (WWF) to achieve meaningful and large-scale results through a five-yeareffort to conserve and protect freshwater resources.

ABOUT BOTTLING

One of their great strengths is our ability to conduct business on aworldwide scale while maintaining a local approach. At the heart of thisapproach is our bottling system. Before any of our 2,600 beverage products isconsumed by anybody around the world, it has to be produced, packaged anddistributed. Since more than 1.4 billion servings of our products are enjoyedevery day, our bottling system has to be the best. Our business opportunities

are enormous and our commitment to our consumers and communities is great.

The bottling partners are local companies so they are rooted in theircommunities, thinking and acting locally. They are employers, purchasers oflocal goods and services, good neighbors, and, of course, producers of theworld's most popular beverages.



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It's a big job, and sometimes it's done quite creatively. In Indonesia, forinstance, boats transport Coca-Cola and our other brands between the manyhundreds of islands that make up that nation. In the Amazon, where the mainroad is often the river itself, water-borne distribution is also common. In someof the higher elevations of the Andes, Coca-Cola is sometimes transported by

four-legged power. Across much of Africa, bottlers deliver to thousands offamily-run kiosks and home-based stores on which local economies depend.

VAL SAINT LAMBERT

HISTORY OF THE CRYSTAL MANUFACTURE

MARCH 1098 BIRTH, REBIRTH? In a marshy plain at Citeaux, a simple monastery rises from the ground.

This is the seed that would, within two centuries, produce the burgeoning lifeof Cistercian abbeys to be found from France to Byzantium, from the Brittanypeninsula to Scandinavia - not forgetting Belgium! This "Cistercian renaissance"was a return to the 6th-century Rule of Saint Benedict, a very effective balancebetween higher spirituality and down-to-earth practicality. The fundamentalvalues are poverty, simplicity and manual work - albeit with a division oflabour. The "choir brothers" pray, study and illuminate; the "lay brothers",bearded and uneducated, tended the abbey lands and took care of the manual

work. But the best monks went further than that; they were pioneers in thetechniques of building, of working in metal, stone and wood. The Cistercianabbeys were an abundant source of goodness, material as well as spiritual.

THE CHAPTER HOUSE AND THE SCRIPTORIUM

Here the Cistercian monks have been working and praying since 1290.They adopted the Roman style for their buildings, as stable and solid as theirbeliefs and their life. The chapter house and the scriptorium have beenrestored with loving care by the non-profit making association "The Friends ofVal Saint-Lambert" and are used today as reception rooms, for company

dinners, cocktails, weddings, etc.

THE CHAPTER HOUSE

The spirit of the Cistercians was ever at work in Val Saint-Lambert.However over the centuries the abbey experienced many misadventures.Several fires. A reconstruction (confining buildings, monumental church, anabbey palace) in the second half of the 18th century. And a revolution: that of



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1789, which marked its downfall. 1796 marked the end of occupation of thesite by the Cistercians. Only a few elements remained of the gigantic beamedroofs, the others gave way to a modern restoration and steel farm buildings.

1826 .. A NEW BEGINNING, CRYSTAL!In 1826 this cradle of Cistercian spirituality at Val Saint-Lambert wastransformed into a radiant centre for the crystal industry. Everything lendsitself to this: the proximity of the Meuse, a region rich in coal, and even themonastic buildings, whose large useful spaces are perfectly adapted to artisticwork and large scale workshops. Founded by a chemist, M. Kemlin, and agraduate of the polytechnic, M. Lelivre, who came from the Vonche crystalworks in the Ardennes, the "Val Saint-Lambert Glassworks Company" rapidlymade a name for itself and established its reputation. An ardent spirit wasrekindled within newly built and converted buildings. Workers and craftsmenbecame busy round the furnaces, the gem-cutting workshops, the crystal

making workshops, the studio buildings, the forges, the joiners' workshops, thepacking rooms and the shops Employees houses sprang from the earth: 186,all with gardens. Not to mention the schools for children who lived on site.

MASTER CRAFTSMEN FROM THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE WORLD

Repository of precious expertise and a unique collective experience, theCrystal Factory of Val Saint-Lambert has constantly enriched the range of worksit offers, as artists of international repute Today, the Val Saint-Lambert has apresence in over forty countries, from the U.S.A., Saudi Arabia and Spain toJapan. Supplier to Royal Families, producer of prestigious unique pieces and

trophies, Val Saint-Lambert is also famous for its superb creations of "doublecoloured cut" crystal

INTERNATIONAL MANNAGEMENT INSTITUTE

THE LEARNING PERSPECTIVE

IMIs vision is to empower our students in terms of all the facultiesrequired to pursue a career in the competitive globalized world. The focus of

our curriculum is to enhance the learning perspective through customizedmodules and simulation exercises from globally renowned academicians andprofessionals.

The students are exposed to a variety of subjects related to specializedfields which develop niche skills related to the respective management fields.Every individual undertaking the program necessarily specializes in a particularstream which enhances his/her ability to compete in the global environment.



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The career option for the students in terms gets systematically streamlinedthus leading to a focused approach towards his growth and development.

The students are exposed to a series of industrial and corporate visitsevery module which allows students to understand the critical success factorsin the various business environments and learn to assimilate information and

transform them into knowledge. In addition to regularly scheduled classes, IMIorganizes seminars and symposiums directed by professionals with outstandingreputations in the business community at large. These seminars take place oncampus or on location and deal with a variety of contemporary business topics.Once a year, The International Management Institute organizes a cross-culturalbusiness tour, endowing the students with an opportunity to strengthen theircompetencies in international business.

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

The academic council proactively identifies the best talent in the industry

and the academic arena and enlists them to the pool of faculty on a regularbasis. All members of the faculty are highly qualified, bringing with them adiverse knowledge pool and hands on experience which enables the students tobenefit and learn from their expertise which they have accumulatedthroughout their professional and academic careers.

Teaching in small student groups allows faculties to care for the student'sindividual needs. Interactive teaching and frequent group and individualassignments ensure permanent evaluation and communication, so that studentsobtain a firm grasp of the course materials offered.

To prevent business theory from remaining abstract and inapplicable, allsyllabi and courses are based on the case study method. This practical

approach to learning involves studying and solving actual business andmanagement problems as they arise in the business community at large.

OPEL

Opel is headquartered in Rsselsheim, Hesse, Germany.

Opel vehicles are sold as Vauxhalls in the UK. In other right hand drive marketsin Europe, like Ireland, Cyprus and Malta, the main brand name is now Opel.However up until recent years many Vauxhall cars were still imported secondhand from the UK. Vauxhall has rejected this on the grounds that its brand iswell known and, in the eighties, there was a preference among fleet buyers,the main customer base at the time, for the Vauxhall brand.



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Opel is one of the most traditional Car Manufactures in Germany, and one ofEuropes largest automakers. The company with its headquarters inRsselsheim operates 13 plants in eight countries and employs around 47,000people (as of December 2009). Opel and its sister brand in the U.K., Vauxhall,sell vehicles in more than 35 markets in Europe. The largest factory is located

in Rsselsheim. The Rsselsheim plant is the largest by 2002 for around 750million, which has been transformed to the most modern car plant in theworld. Other Opel plants are in Bochum, Eisenach, and Kaiserslautern,Germany; Antwerp, Belgium; Vienna/Aspern, Austria; Szentgotthard, Hungary;Zaragoza, Spain and Gliwice, Poland. Opel cars are also made in Vauxhall'sEllesmere Port and Luton plant in the UK. Opel also offers a testing center inDudenhofen and a test and event center in Pferdsfeld.

In 2011 the company will launch the Ampera, the first electric vehicle with anextended range.

It was announced by Opel that GM allowed them to sell their cars in boomingcountries like China in 2011. Other markets will follow, including Australia. Inaddition, the brand will be sold in another Asian and two South Americancountries. Opel is articulated the distribution of its vehicles starting this year inChina. The manufacturer has sold 4000 vehicles there in 2009.

The company has eliminated the former GM Europe management structure inZurich, Switzerland, and is now managed from the Opel brand headquarters inRsselsheim, Germany.

The company maintained a 2009 market share of 7.59 percent in Western

Europe. Opel increased its market share and regained the number two positionin its German home market, while Vauxhall remained number two in the UnitedKingdom. Sales of the Opel Insignia European Car of the Year 2009 jumpedto 160,000 in 2009. In Europe, the Opel Insignia is the leader in the mediumsedan segment. The new Astra won the European Golden Steering Wheel award(Goldenes Lenkrad) and several other awards even prior to its marketintroduction. More than 160,000 orders for the five-door version have alreadybeen placed.

OPEL EMPLOYEES AND PRODUCTTION IN EUROE

Since 15 January 2010, Nick Reilly is the chairman of the Adam Opel GmbH.Part of the tasks of the former Opel CEO Hans Demant has Rita Forst, at thesame time as the new head of development orders accepted. Some Opel carsare being built at GM's subsidiaries like GM Daewoo and other companies(Renault / SOVAB, Magyar Suzuki Corp.).



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Production site Productionsince Products Comments Employees

Rsselsheim,Germany 1898

Insignia (Sedan,Hatchback andSports Tourer),Transmissions

Int.TechnicalDevelopmentCenter (ITDC)

Headquarters ofAdam Opel GmbH

15,600

Bochum,Germany 1962 Zafira 5,170

Kaiserslautern,Germany 1966

Components,Engines 3,300

Eisenach,Germany 1990 Corsa 1,800

Ellesmer Port,UK 1963

Astra 5-door hatch,Astra Sports Tourer 2.200

Luton, UK 1905

Vauxhall / OpelVivaro, RenaultTrafic, NissanPrimastar

Headquarters ofVauxhall Motors

Zaragoza, Spain 1982 Corsa, Meriva,Combo 7.200

Gliwice, Poland 1998 Astra, Agila 2.800

Aspern, Austria 1982 Engines,Transmissions 1.600

St. Gotthard,Hungary 1990

Engines,Transmissions 700

MARKETING

The Opel Marketing Team is headquartered in Rsselsheim and developsstrategic marketing concepts. The team is lead by Allain Visser, Vice Presidentof Opel Marketing, Sales and After-Sales.

SLOGAN

Opel's corporate tagline is Wir leben Autos, meaning We live cars. TheGerman-language tagline is used in many European countries.

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The Wir (We) stands for the excitement and affirmative, positive attitude ofthe employees and dealers a great starting point for the development ofintelligent, surprising and innovative products they supply to their customers.

The word leben (live) embodies the high level of energy at Opel. It is a

vitality which anyone who has experienced an Opel can feel through the varietyof practical functions, exciting innovations and fascinating, dynamic design.

Finally, the Autos (cars) have become an essential part of their lives. Theycombine their personal experiences with that of their customers in order tomake their daily mobility simpler and more comfortable.

MARKETING WITH FICTITIOUS BAND

Opel operates one of the first car manufacturer "viral marketing" with thefictional band the C.M.O.N.S. The band consists of the characters White, Redand Blue (male), and Moo and Cherri (female). They were designed by theGerman artist living in Barcelona, Boris Hoppek. The music is from the (realexisting) band, The Outcomes.

On the C.M.O.N.S. drew attention, inter alia, poster campaigns andcontributions in online communities like YouTube and MySpace. Particularlynoteworthy is the collaboration with MTV. Meanwhile Opel use the C.M.O.N.S.directly for the Corsa publicity. Opel was the sponsor of the MTV Europe Music

Awards 2006, 2 November 2006 and the Corsa was the "official car" of theevent.

MODEL NAME

From the beginning of production until 1930, the Opel models usually carriedmodel-numbers such as 4 / 12 hp. The number before the slash was the taxhorsepower, the number behind it was the actual performance in horsepower.

Exceptions were the first Opel, which bore the name Patent Motor Car "SystemLutzman," and the Opel Regent, from 1928 - 25 vehicles were produced.

This quite complicated system was replaced after the takeover by GeneralMotors in 1931 by the given engine displacement (for example, 1.2 liters),which was kept only until 1937. An exception here was the Opel P4, whosename indicates it as a four-seater car . The name of the 1935 produced Opel



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Olympia was chosen in view of the Olympic Summer Games in 1936 and takenover by the following models.

Whilst from the late 1930s to the 1980s terms from the German Navy (Captain,Admiral, Cadet), and from other official sectors (Diplomat, Senator) were often

used as model names, from the late 1980s, the design names changed to onesending in "A". The last series to be renamed was the Opel Kadett, which wasrenamed the Opel Astra and was followed by the re-naming of the English sistermodels to match. The only exception to this naming was the built under licenseOpel Monterey. Similarly, the model names of the Transporter models endingwith "O" (Combo, Vivaro, Movano, former Campo). Now models which do nothave names ending in "A" have been re-introduced, such as the Opel Signum,Opel Speedster, even if many "A" models remain in production to date.

SPONSORSHIP

Opel was the most successful sponsor of soccer shirts in Europe. In 2001, over70 percent of Germans questioned knew that Opel was the sponsor of BayernMunich. The survey, which was completed before Bayern Munich won theEuropean Championships, also showed that Opel has pan-European influence.Up to 20 percent of the French population, ten percent of the Spanish and ninepercent of the British knew that Opel sponsored Bayern Munich. Opelssponsorship of Paris St. Germain was recognised by nearly a third of Frenchpeople and a fifth of French people questioned for the review. And itssponsorship of Italian club AC Milan was known by over 40 percent of Italians,20 percent of Germans and over 10 percent of French.

MODELS FOR THER COUNTRIES

Many cars sold by General Motors worldwide are Opel engineered vehicles,

including such models as the Astra, Corsa, Insignia and Zafira. Opel models arealso sold under other GM brand names, such as Vauxhall Motors in the UK, Buickin China and North America and Chevrolet in Latin America. Its Zafira peoplecarrier was sold in Australia badged as a Holden Zafira. The Opel Blazer was arebadged Chevrolet Blazer especially for Indonesia. The Opel Calais was arebadged Holden Commodore especially for Malaysia. The Opel Corsa Utilitywas a rebadged Chevrolet Montana for South Africa only, but in 2010 this modelwas rebadged to Chevrolet Corsa Utility.



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BUNDES BANK

The single most important economic institution in Germany outside the federalgovernment is the central bank, the Deutsche Bundesbank (commonly calledthe Bundesbank). It has the dominant voice in German monetary policy.Through that voice, it establishes and maintains a firm policy in favor of solidcurrency value within Germany and increasingly within the EU and even theworld at large.

If a central bank's reputation is its most precious asset, the Bundesbank isamong the world's most highly endowed institutions. Its contribution to the

economic and political stability of West Germany and Western Europe in thepostwar years was almost legendary and was given due respect even by thosewho disagreed with some or many of its policies.

Although the Bundesbank often appears to be the principal maker of Germaneconomic policy, its exact powers are carefully set forth and circumscribed inthe 1957 law establishing the bank. The law assigned to the bank theresponsibility for "the preservation of the value of German currency," amandate that was so important that it was clearly intended to override thebank's other principal task, "to support the general economic policy of thefederal government." Even the latter task was carefully limited by the specific

provision that the bank "shall be independent of instructions from the federalgovernment."

The government does have a role, if it wishes to exercise it. Governmentrepresentatives can and at times do attend the meetings of the bank'sgoverning board, the Central Bank Council, although the government cannotblock the bank's actions but is authorized only to delay them for no longer thantwo weeks. There are also informal contacts between the government and thebank, and it is not unusual for senior officials at the Chancellory or the Ministryof Finance to know in advance what the council might be expected to decide atits next meeting.

The bank has more authority in the realm of monetary policy than any othermajor European central bank. It is most closely based, at least in its structurealthough not in its formal mandate, on the United States Federal Reserve Bank.It exercises more functions than the Federal Reserve, however, in part becauseit carries out some exchange responsibilities that are assigned to the UnitedStates Department of the Treasury. The Bundesbank issues money and makesmonetary policy by controlling short-term interest rates such as the discount



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rate for loans to other banks and the Lombard rate for short-term funding forbusiness.

As of mid-1995, the president of the Bundesbank was Hans Tietmeyer, whomade his mark in the economics and finance ministries as a career official and

then as a state secretary. Kohl appointed him Bundesbank president in 1993.The Bundesbank's Central Bank Council has seventeen members, with themajority of nine being the presidents of regional or Land central banks. Therepresentatives of these banks can, therefore, outnumber the eight membersof the Central Bank Council who work out of the bank's executive office inFrankfurt am Main, the Direktorium (Directorate, giving the bank a strongorientation toward developments in the country as a whole, while public andforeign attention usually concentrates on the Directorate. Land central bankpresidents are nominated by Land governments. They do not serve at anygovernment's pleasure, including that of the Land that nominated them. Themembers of the council who are in the Directorate are appointed by the

president upon the nomination of the chancellor, but even these members arenot subject to government direction.

The single most important fact about the Bundesbank, however, is its powerfuland consistent anti-inflationary philosophy. That philosophy, grounded in itsabsolute determination to avoid the social upheaval caused by the GreatInflation of the early 1920s, is central to the bank's thinking on every occasionand has given it enormous influence. Although a number of economists,especially some in the United States, have long argued that the Bundesbank'spolicies are excessively restrictive and potentially deflationary, the bank ispopular with most German voters and with much of German business. The

voters do not wish to see their savings eroded by inflation. Businessmen areinclined to believe that a lower inflation rate will permit them to hold downtheir costs and remain highly competitive over the long run although othersmight receive some temporary advantage from devaluation. Germans believethat a country with a stable currency will be able to have lower capital andlabor costs because lower inflation expectations make lower interest rates andstable wages acceptable.

German demographic realities have added further reasons for anti-inflationarypolicies. As the population ages and as more Germans live on pensions or onfixed investment incomes, the importance of price stability has become a

powerful consideration for a growing sector of the electorate. That sector ofthe electorate fully supports the Bundesbank's anti-inflationary policies.

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Deutsche Brse AG is a marketplace organizer for the trading of shares andother securities. It also is a transaction services provider. It gives companiesand investors access to global capital markets. It is a joint stock company andwas founded in 1993. The headquarters are in Frankfurt, Germany.

More than 3,200 employees service customers in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.Deutsche Brse has locations in Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, CzechRepublic and Spain, as well as representative offices in Beijing, London, Paris,Chicago, New York, Hong Kong, and Dubai.

FWB Frankfurter Wertpapierbrse ( Frankfurt Stock Exchange ), is one of theworld's largest trading centers for securities. With a share in turnover of around90 percent, it is the largest of the German stock exchanges. The other Germanstock exchanges are located in Berlin (Berliner Brse, merged with Bremen in2003), Dsseldorf (Brse Dsseldorf), Hamburg (Brse Hamburg), Hanover(Brse Hannover), Munich (Brse Mnchen), and Stuttgart (Brse Stuttgart).

Deutsche Brse AG operates the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.Deutsche Brse is the owner of Clearstream, a clearing house based inLuxembourg.

In 2001, Deutsche Brse tried to merge with the London Stock Exchange,followed in 2006 by a takeover bid, both rejected by LSE. After CEO WernerSeifert was forced to resign by the main shareholders in 2005, Deutsche Brsechanged plans and entered into advanced negotiations for a merger withEuronext which would have brought two of the biggest stock exchanges inEurope into one holding. The New York Stock Exchange beat out Deutsche

Brse's final bid for Euronext in 2006.

On 7 December 2008, Deutsche Boerse rebuffed rumors that it might join withNYSE Euronext to create the world's leading stock exchange. While thecompany claims that it pursued the matter, on December 8, 2008 it reportedthat talks with which began on November 25, 2008 were closed without anyresult due to differences in valuation of the company.

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