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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7634

15 January 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 44
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) pharmaceuticals

The British pharmaceuticals groups GLAXO WELLCOME and SMITHKLINE BEECHAM have revealed their merger project, "between equals", which would create a leading company in the sector with a turnover of around £20 billion and stock exchange capitalisation of over £110 billion.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) WEU: Permanent Representative Guimaraes sets out ambitions of Portuguese Presidency which will try to strengthen WEU while bringing it closer to the Union
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: Embargo on arms destined for Indonesia expires on Monday - Greens call for it to be maintained - Emergency debate in EP on the Moluccas
(EU) EP/IGC: Committee on Constitutional Affairs attempts to secure guarantees on broadening of agenda of Intergovernmental Conference, but Parliament should not delay the IGC
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Russell-Johnston and Schwimmer congratulate Turkish Government for its decision to grant Ocalan a stay of execution
(EU) OSCE: Refugees, Chechnya and Kosovo among OSCE priorities for the year 2000
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/MONETARY: Re-evaluation of drachma could be decided over the weekend
(EU) EU/CURRENCIES/ECONOMY: At Tokyo ministerial meeting, G7 will consider euro exchange rates satisfactory - Situation of yen, situation in Russia, reform of IMF
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Declarations by Fischler on agricultural negotiations at WTO and on membership negotiations with applicant countries
(EU) EU/WTO:
(EU) EP/IGC:
(EU) EPP/ED:
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: Parliament to examine on Tuesday the proposal on modernisation of competition rules - Von Wogau report favours European Commission draft as a sound basis for discussion
(EU) EP/FRAUD: Theato report on protection of EU financial interests calls for establishment of a uniform legal framework and a European prosecutor
(EU) EP/WOMEN/SCIENCE: McNally report urges EP to support European Commission's communication on women and science
(EU) EP/LEGAL AFFAIRS: Legal committee approves, with amendments, two projects aimed at improving free movement of third country nationals for provision of services in Union
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: MEPs' positions diverge over project for ecological scrapping of cars
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Permanent forum for civil society and Fourth World European Committee present their proposals for Charter of fundamental rights
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: According to Eurostat there is a slight rise in the labour costs during third quarter 1999
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/BANGLADESH: Financing of development and democratisation projects
(EU) EU/POLAND: Poland is EU's fourth largest exporter - Noticeable development of trade
(EU) GREECE-TURKEY: Towards the signing of ten cooperation agreements
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/REFORM: Commission will adopt on Tuesday the first version of white paper on its internal reform
(EU) EU/WTO: Appellate body confirms conclusions of panel condemning Argentine protectionist measures on European shoes
(EU) EU/CULTURE: European Commission attacks French restrictions on activity of performers' agents
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Germany, Italy and Austria fail to correctly transpose directives and Italy does not respect open and competitive conditions in two cases, Germany in four
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Commission to inspect RINA, company which authorised oil tanker Erika to take the sea, on 28 February
(EU) EU/HEALTH/CONSUMERS: Overall positive reaction, with some warnings, regarding European Commission's White Paper on Food Safety
(EU) EU/CHOCOLATE: French chocolate makers organise demonstration in Parliament to keep "real chocolate"
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS: Uni Network International trade union movement is launched
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Workshop on legal aspects of cross-border trade of electricity
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Automobile equipment:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Cement:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 14/01/2000: