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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7644

29 January 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 40 / 41
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banks

BOS -BANK OF SCOTLAND- has raised its hostile bid on NATIONAL WESTMINSTER (NATWEST), now valued at GBP 24.3 billion. BOS is competing with ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND for the takeover. See, among others, EI of 29 and 30 November.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Committee on Institutional Affairs regards IGC as "indispensable", but disputes too limited agenda
(EU) EU/EP/AUSTRIA: Discussions in EPP Bureau on 10 February - Extraordinary meeting of the Green Group
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCY: Mr. Guterres expresses his concern
(EU) EP/IGC: British Conservatives bitterly criticise Commission proposals
(EU) EP/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Duff and Voggenhuber put forward proposals on procedures to be followed by body chaired by Mr. Herzog
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary Assembly calls on EU to ensure consistency of future Charter of Fundamental Rights with European Convention on Human Rights
(EU) EP/DEATH SENTENCE:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary Assembly wishes to strengthen effort to combat extremist parties and movements in Europe, including on Internet - Remarks by MPs from former USSR
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Parliamentary Assembly notes violations of human rights in Chechnya but does not have majority to impose sanctions on Russia
(EU) EU/GUINEA-BISSAU: After elections, EU states it is ready to support reconstruction programme
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council and Euro Group will examine economic and monetary developments and approve conclusions on three stability programmes and two convergence programmes
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Ecofin Council resumes work on tax package
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: The rise in inflation noted by Eurostat is exclusively due to price of oil - Greece's case in relation to participation in the euro
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Representatives of German Länder threaten to block ratification (at Federal Senate) of reform of institutions if Commission attacks aid to regional banks
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission continues infringement proceedings against six Member States for failure to comply with Community legislation on waste management
(EU) COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Commission cannot automatically exclude consumers' associations from anti-dumping proceedings on the pretext that its investigation does not cover retail products
(EU) EP/BRUSSELS SESSION: Opinions on IGC, cross-border services - End-of-life Vehicles
(EU) EP/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Hearing for interim ruling on OLAF 11 February
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Preparation of Media Plus programme takes central position in Portuguese Council Presidency agenda
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: In support of definitive ban on antibiotics in animal feed
(EU) WTO/TRADE UNIONS: International trade unions insist on "social clause" in WTO
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: European institutions deny claim that promised funds have not been delivered - Contribution of EUR 35 million for administrative costs to be approved soon
(EU) EU/ACP: European Commission challenges statements by MEP Thierry Jean-Pierre about Côte d'Ivoire
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: ECHO aid for India, Venezuela, Indonesia, North Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus
(EU) EU/SAO TOME & PRINCIPE:
(EU) EP/EDUCATION: President of Education Council, Oliveira Martins sets up European Charter on Basic Skill, that will enable a same language to be spoken in the field of education
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/WTO: WTO panel verdict on US extra-territorial legislation is accepted by Europeans and by Americans
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission has policy debate on guidelines for new "gender equality" programme
(EU) EUEDUCATION: Commission proposes recommendation aimed at European cooperation in quality evaluation of school education
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: ETSC protests against Mrs. de Palacio's move to exclude alcohol levels from European standards
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Electricity:
(EU) Cruies:
(EU) Hotels:
(EU) Banks:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 28/01/2000: