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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7627

6 January 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 41 / 61
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) insurance

The Belgian-Dutch group FORTIS will sell its subordinate insurance (premium volume of USD 90 million) to JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY an American financial services supplier.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CROATIA: After the January 3 election, Mr. Solana expects a "dynamic development" of EU/Croatian Relations - According to members of Bonino List, Croatia should ask for immediate accession to EU
(EU) EU/PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY: Guterres/Solana meeting in Lisbon
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Mr. Kadhafi says that he intends to visit the institutions in Brussels
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: In an interview, Romano Prodi opposes the "power of veto" and calls for reinforced co-operation - The freeing up of trade "must come from an agreement between Europe and the United States" in view of unilaterally opening borders to poor countries
(EU) EU/OSCE/CHECHNYA: Gama/Vollebaek meeting in Lisbon
(EU) EP/YEAR 2000: In this New Year wish. Mrs. Fontaine insists on the opening of the EU to the rest of the world
(EU) EU/YOUTH: On 4 May, the European Union to have a motto
(EU) EU/INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL: Italy only EU country to have ratified Tribunal' statute
(EU) NORTH KOREA:
(EU) IVORY COAST:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EDUCATION/G8: Summit on education in Tokyo, in April
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/COUNCIL: Traditional meeting between Commission and new Council Presidency to take place on Monday in Lisbon
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Arguments of Commission and France in their respective appeals in British beef affair
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission emphasises scope of Community solidarity (EU and Member States) with France faced by the oil slick
(EU) EU/COMPANY LAW: Adoption of directive on take-over bids still linked to compromise between United Kingdom and Spain on Gibraltar - Content of project
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: British Telecom and Autostrade may create joint venture, BLU, to set in place and operate mobile telephony network in Italy
(EU) EU/EURO: Latest developments confirm euro's strong potential for appreciation, says Duisenberg
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/TRADE: System for comabting fraud on shoe imports from Vietnam has entered into force
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: The "olive oil" regime is postponed for a year
(EU) INTERNATIONAL TRADE: The Director General of the WTO recognises the need to revise the negotiation methods
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Recommendation on the co-operation between Member States
(EU) EU/EURO: ECB conducts liquidity-absorbing fine-tuning operation
(EU) EU/SWEDEN: Swedish economists call on Sweden to join euro zone
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Express carriers fear that ban on night flights at Brussels airport of Zaventem reflects European trend - Commission points to subsidiarity
(EU) COURT OF AUDITORS: 1998 annual report is available in Offical Journal
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Italy gains unfair enrichment from use of its right of pre-emption on a Van Gogh painting
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Criticism of draft European directive on electronic commerce
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: AEC calls on Commissioner Byrne to envisage European directive on radiation from cellular phones
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Mr de Silguy at Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Transport:
(EU) Automotive:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Biometrics:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Television:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Medical equipment:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Musical instruments:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Trading:
(EU) Retailing:
(EU) Aluminium:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Railways:
(EU) Services:
(EU) Ecology:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2170: TEXTS OF THE JOINT EUROPEAN/UNITED STATES SUMMIT OF 17 DECEMBER 1999 ON RE-LAUNCH OF MILLENNIUM ROUND AND ON BILATERAL TRADE CONFLICTS
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 05/01/2000: