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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7641
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) aluminium

Norway's NORSK HYDRO is to take over the American WELLS ALUMINIUM (annual turnover of some $250 million), valued at $200 million.

 

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GAC/RUSSIA: Council decides Tacis 2000 must be refocused on democratic objectives and calls on Commission to prepare retaliatory trade measures
(EU) EU/GAC/WESTERN BALKANS: No consensus on lifting sanctions against Belgrade - Applying same aid criteria to Kosovars as to other parties? Consultative Task Force for Croatia - Negotiations on association agreement with FYROM should begin in March - Other Council conclusions
(EU) EU/GAC/MIDDLE EAST: Council wants the Union to be fully prepared to play a key role when peace is concluded in the region
(EU) EU/GAC/TURKEY: Will Solana chair the Greco-Turk Committee of Wise?
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: On Wednesday, Commission to approve its "opinion" on convening of IGC - In favour of a broad agenda and of open options, especially on the composition of the future Commission
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INDIA: Summit to be held inLisbon on 28 June
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Ambitious Council Presidency programme for taking accession negotiations forward with all candidates over the next six months
(EU) EU/ROMANIA/BULGARIA: On Wednesday, Commission to propose lifting visa obligation for Romanian and Bulgarian nationals
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Association Agreement to take effect on 1 March - Abolition of licences for tomatoes accepted by Fifteen
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: Positive session of Association Council
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA:
(EU) EU/UKRAINE:
(EU) WTO: Mike Moore works towards new round of world trade talks
(EU) EU/WORLD TRADE: Lamy suggests relaunching international trade talks beginning with improved WTO working and assurance to developing countries
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission examines offers for selling TotalFina and Elf assets and will take position within two or three weeks
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission refers back to France and Spain part of examination on Promodes Carrefour merger and clears other aspects on condition Carrefour sells its shares in Cora
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Agriculture Council makes progress on beef labelling and approves common position on information system on pigs
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Lamy describes allegations on "GMO in exchange for CAP" bargaining as "pure nonsense"
(EU) EU/CHINA/WTO: Serious and detailed negotiations continue on Wednesday
(EU) EU/REFORM: Commission adopts proposal on Wednesday on public access to documents of institutions - Romano Prodi's correspondence will be available to public
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/REFORM: Kinnock says main proposals on Commission reform are also challenge for Parliament
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: European Commission forum on higher education
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Erkki Liikanen describes Commission's strategies to support SMEs in the face of globalisation
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Banking Federation of the EU rejects Commissioner Mario Monti's statements about banking cartels
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Agenda for January's plenary session
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/HEALTH: In a memorandum, the EEB sets out its concept of "precautionary principle" and urges Commission not to restrict implementation for financial considerations
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Agri-chemicals:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Cement:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Computer technology:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Aluminium:
(EU) Consultancy:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Property:
(EU) Retailing:
(EU) Transport:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Aluminium:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2171-72: Basic documents for Lisbon Summit of 23/24 March (1)
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 25/01/2000: