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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7629
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) office equipment

The French firm HAMELIN (consolidated turnover of FF 2.2 bn in 1999, with a workforce of some 2000 and some fifteen companies specialised in school and office stationary) has taken over two new companies both manufacturing office stationary. These are the Italian BANZATO (turnover of some 6 million euro in 1999) and the German LANDRE (HERLITZ group; turnover of some 35 million euro in 1999, with a workforce of 180).

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: Council Presidency clarifies its intentions regarding preparing institutional reform, security and defence dimension and organisation of Council work
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM: Blair Government intends winning the battle in favour of Europe, says Robin Cook - In favour of an IGC focussed on the essentials
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Portuguese Presidency officially erases the Europe/Africa Summit from its programme but does all it can not to have to cancel it
(EU) EU/CHECHNY: EU support for OSCE - Warning over Georgia's territorial integrity
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Meeting at ministerial level on Tuesday in Brussels
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT: Guterres to present on 12 January a preparatory document on aims of European Council on Employment and Reform
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: New Community action programme on equal opportunities between men and women to be discussed Tuesday by ad hoc group of European Commissioners
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/ITALY: Prodi, in response to Cossiga, reaffirms renunciation of political "presence" at national level
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Satisfaction in Brussels over WTO panel conclusions on illegality of US countervailing duties on British Steel products
(EU) EU/SOUTH AFRICA: Italy explains reservation about "grappa" denomination - Greece expresses similar reservation about "ouzo"
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: American Under Seretary of Agriculture calls for rapid opening of WTO agricultural negociations and attacks EU agricultural policy
(EU) EU/ROMANIA/BULGARIA: Visit my President Romano Prodi
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: With 100 million euro, EU helps Romania hedge against social consequences of restructuring of major State-owned companies
(EU) EU/EIB: Britain's Peter Sedgwick appointed EIB Vice-President
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB loan for a hospital and university in Italy
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Greens plead in favour of strengthened European legislation over shipping safety following sinking of Erika
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: "Gulf Co-operation Council" countries are not a single market for European beef exporters
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Delphi automotive can acquire Lucas Diesel systems
(EU) EU/Competition: Carrefour/Promodes are ready to accept ASSETS TO get the go-ahead for merger
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commissioner Erkki Liikanen underlines scope and meaning of "eEurope" initiative
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/HEALTH: Mr. Busquin insists on need to better co-ordinate European research and be more aware of citizens desires
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/EMERGENCIES: Mr. Bourlanges justifies the suppression of internal EU aid
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: For Economic and Social Committee, promotion of health and safety in workplace must be a priority for public powers and social partners
(EU) EU/POPULATION: Eurostat gives evolution per Member State in 1999 - UN considers Europe must have vigorous immigration policy
(EU) EU/SEMINAR: Seminar on future of rail in Europe
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrialist and consumer confidence in the economic evolution of most Member States
(EU) EU/AVIATION: passenger traffic undertaken by European companies grew 7.7% in 1999
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Mergers-Acquisitions:
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Office equipment:
(EU) Electrical equipment:
(EU) Energy:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 07/01/2000: