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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7643

28 January 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 47 / 53
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) media

The German firm SOFTWARE AG, one of Europe's leading software makers with 2,100 employees in 74 subsidiaries and 60 countries, has bought 27% of the Belgian company THE REFERENCE (turnover of FEB 150 million in 1999 with 70 employees).

Contents

TEXTS OF THE WEEK
: The Lamy Plan for relaunching a new round of international trade negotiations, restoring the confidence of the developing countries and improving operation of the WTO
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/IGC: EP will submit proposals on its own composition
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/IGC: Details on enhanced cooperation
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Fontaine worried about a government with Haider
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM/EP: Prodi and Barnier answer MEPs' questions mainly on number of Commissioners and qualified majority
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE:
(EU) EU/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Meeting of body chaired by Mr. Herzog - Gathering of civil society in Nice - ATD Fourth World demands
(EU) EP/IGC/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Arafat to receive EP delegation
(EU) EU/CONGO: EU welcomes Pointe Noire and Brazzaville agreements
(EU) EU/TURKMENISTAN: EU welcomes abolition of death penalty
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Commission proposes steel import trade restrictions against Moscow
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: First informal Council under Portuguese Presidency to launch debate on a new partnership between the European Union and Africa (Lisbon, 28-29 January)
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Thursday evening, arrangements for summit envisaged still being discussed by representatives of two parties
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: For first time, civilian and military discuss, in "open skies working group", solutions for European air space congestion
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY: Contents and goals of Commission's proposal on access to documents - A more liberal regime that nevertheless raises some criticisms
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: General Affairs Council takes note of initiatives envisaged by Commission for increased shipping safety
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: The setting of alcohol limits at the wheel is the responsibility Member States, declares Commissioner de Palacio
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Deadlock in first Parliament/Council conciliation meeting on "Youth" Programme
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: For Advocate General Leger, the presence of traces of heavy metal residue and pesticides in so-called "natural" products is to be regretted but unavoidable
(EU) COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: The European Parliament intends pleading the inadmissibility of the case of certain MEPs in the affair of OLAF enquiries
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EP/PROTECTION OF DATA: EP Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights organises a hearing on sensitive issues related to protection of data - Debate on Echelon is relaunched
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition by BellSouth of Vodafone Airtouch's stake in E-Plus
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Freudenberg and Phoenix to create joint undertaking in the sector of anti-vibrating devices for vehicles
(EU) EU/AUTOMOBILES: Consumer organisations call on European Competition Commissioner to end block exemption
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Call for more cooperation between Europe and Latin America in audiovisual and cinema matters
(EU) EP/EUROPOL: Visit to The Hague by delegation of EPP Group headed by Pirker
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission holds public hearings on reform of telecommunications legislation
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Document No 2173/2174: Basic Document for Lisbon Summit of 23/24 March ( II )
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 27/01/2000: