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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7629

8 January 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 37 / 38
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) energy

The British firm NATIONAL POWER is to invest $600 million in the United States in two new gas power plants, taking its total investment in the country to to $1.9 bn.

Contents

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: