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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7647

3 February 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 54 / 55
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) internet

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Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/AUSTRIA: Council Presidency will ensure working of Community machine is not affected by events in Austria - Explanation of "Fourteen"'s attitude
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS: Most national MPs support one Commissioner per Member State - Danish opposition to use of qualified majority as the general rule
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: France should be deprived of next EU Council Presidency, states Bushill-Matthews
(EU) CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Body to be called "Convention" - timetable and working method
(EU) EU/CFSP: Solana explains Fifteen's political will to Americans regarding security and defence
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission launches new phase of information campaign on the euro, focusing on SMEs in 2000 and the general public in 2001
(EU) EU/HEALTH/CONSUMERS: Commission approves its interpretation of the precautionary principle and guidelines for its application
(EU) EU/KOREA: Commission proposes EU's continued participation in nuclear re-conversion programme in North Korea (Kedo)
(EU) EU/INDONESIA:
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Commission believes no new country (after Macedonia) meets conditions for negotiating new agreement, but stresses progress in Croatia and suggests measures for Montenegro and Albania
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Pascal Lamy to try to bring Euro-American positions closer together regarding agenda for new round of WTO negotiations, in Washington on 17/18 February
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Anti-dumping duty on Japanese pocket lighters abolished
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: New heads of "professional" Japanese television cameras excluded from antidumping duties
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Boris Trajkovski, new President of FYROM, makes his first visit to Brussels
(EU) CYPRUS: Indirect talks between Turkish and Greek Cypriots continue in Geneva
(EU) ACP/EU: ACP states propose Fiji as host country for signature of new agreement - Cuba officially requests adherence
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: International Automobile Federation attacks substance and form of Commission's objections concerning organisation and broadcasting of Formula One races
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves financial compensation for construction of Leuna refinery, on condition funds remain blocked pending conclusions of other Elf/Leuna affairs
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission decisions
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Council President takes stance on rice, bananas, hormones, meat and Moroccan tomatoes, etc., and comes down in favour of EP/Council co-decision in agriculture
(EU) EP/JUSTICE: Di Pietro report approves convention on mutual judicial assistance by the Fifteen, but deletes a controversial article
(EU) EU/SINGLE MARKET: Early intervention mechanism for cases of obstacles to free movement of goods is working satisfactorily
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EIB/FRANCE: 300 million euro loan for Air France for purchase of Airbuses
(EU) EU/ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: Commission proposes creation of "dot eu" on Internet
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Social partners in construction sector set out conditions for granting an "EC Service Provision Card" to third country nationals
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Plastics:
(EU) Materials:
(EU) Banking:
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(EU) Luxury items:
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(EU) Communications:
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(EU) Enterprises:
(EU) Banks:
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(EU) Construction:
(EU) Cars:
(EU) Table arts:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Gas:
(EU) Textiles:
(EU) Paper:
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 02/02/2000: