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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7645

31 January 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 38 / 44
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) cement

The British press is reporting that the French company LAFARGE is about to launch a public takeover bid of GBP 3.5 billion -or 430 pence a share- for the British group BLUE CIRCLE (taxable profits, before extraordinary items, of GBP 260 million expected for 1999).

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The Central and Eastern European countries should participate in study under way on the EU's future structure and ambitions and beware of the risk of falling into a trap through haste
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM/GREECE: Prof. Ioakimidis represents Greece within preparatory group - Perrakis insists on "institutional equality" of Member States
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Intensive Presidency meetings with Austria - Haider withdraws attacks against certain Member States - Michel raises issue of possible withdrawal of EU ambassadors - Aznar calls for EU declaration
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Colonel Gaddafi says stresses dialogue must remain open
(EU) EU/UZBEKISTAN: EU deplores execution of six men sentenced to death
(EU) EU/CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS: Second annual report on illegal arms trade shows many initiatives
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: New Council common position insists on human rights (and above all women's rights)
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Future EU right of asylum raised by Parliamentary Assembly
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Significant increase in number of applications before European Court of Human Rights
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/CEMR/WOMEN:
(EU) EP/AUSTRIA:
(EU) EU/SOCIALIST PARTIES AND SOCIAL DEMOCRATS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Heads of State and Government of fourteen Member States to refuse any official contact with a government that includes the FPÖ
(EU) EU/EURO: Euro area Ministers and the ECB reiterate the single currency's "potential for appreciation"
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Ministers insist on need for EU to keep to financial perspectives set in Berlin and state aims of extraordinary Lisbon Summit
(EU) EU/TAXATION: High level taxation group is created
(EU) ACP: Extraordinary session of ACP Council of Ministers for preparing final phase of ACP/EU negotiations on post-Lomé partnership
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Exchange of views on bilateral differences
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Reasoned Opinions to Belgium, Germany and United Kingdom for continued failure to comply with Seveso II directive
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Commission very pleased about Montreal results - Progress on biosafety, GMOs to be regulated
(EU) ACP/EU: Côte d'Ivoire pays back in full misappropriated Community funds
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Two parties to pursue preparation of summit based on the hypothesis that it will be held in April
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Informal Council defines priorities for an integrated EU policy on Africa
(EU) EU/AUSTRALIA: Half-yearly political dialogue meeting at high level
(EU) UN/POVERTY:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORTS: European Civil Aviation Conference supports Commission strategy for improvement of air traffic management - Progressive objectives for the reduction of flight delays
(EU) EU/TRANSPORTS: Air traffic control unions criticise European Union, companies and the military
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Prospects for agricultural markets (1999-2006)
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Commission publishes reviews on employment situation in Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia and Bulgaria
(EU) EU/WOMEN: Conference on follow-up to Beijing platform with participation by Anna Diamantopoulou and Council Presidency
(EU) NEWS OF THE WEEK: 24 to 30 January 2000
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENTS
EUROPEAN LIBRARY: N° 399
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 31/01/2000: