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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7648
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) engineering

Britain's INVENSYS is studying a takeover bid by the French group SCHNEIDER, of 12 bn euro.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/AUSTRIA: Parliament welcomes the political will of fourteen Member States and asks the Council and Commission to prepare, if necessary, to act by virtue of Article 7
(EU) EPP/AUSTRIA: On 10 February, Castagnetti will request expulsion of ÖVP
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: EP calls on Portuguese Presidency to stick by its undertaking on broadening agenda - Request for full participation in IGC at all levels and assent on final decision
(EU) CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: The debate within the Convention highlights gap that separates those in favour of a binding charter and those wanting a simple political declaration
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Solana and Cem speak about Eurocorps
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECB: European Central Bank raises key rate from 3% to 3.25%
(EU) ACP/EU: Problem of illegal immigrants delays conclusion of negotiations on Thursday evening
(EU) EU/EIB: Euro, social cohesion, enlargement mark appraisal of EIB activities in 1999 (European Investment Bank) - New President Maystadt wants openness
(EU) EU/MEXICO: Mexican Minister for Foreign Affairs, Rosario Green, hopes that the free trade agreement could enter into force in July
(EU) EU/CHINA: Chris Patten has signed a financing of EUR 4.1 million for the first phase of a co-operation project in the civil aviation sector
(EU) EU/MAURITANIA: Europeche organises a forum on the Euro-Mauritanian partnership in the fishing sector
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Italy asserts having ended the Treasury Minister's "special powers" in the privatised public sector companies, Commission has its doubts
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS: Commission sets out guidelines of Odysseus programme (asylum, immigration, external borders) for 2000
(EU) EU/RACISM/XENOPHOBIA: Romano Prodi will give inauguration speech on the seat of the centre in Vienna
(EU) DELORS/SPEECH:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/KOSOVO: Parliament approves on of financial aid of EUR 35 million for Kosovo - Other donors must also respect their engagements
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT/INDUSTRY: Parliament modifies Council's "common position" end of life vehicles
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves the arrangements of the BP/Mobil split, which called for the approval of the Exxon/Mobil merger
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for joint venture between General Electric and Thomson for flight simulator training
(EU) EP/GLOBALISATION: Morgantini highlights possible impact of Seattle mobilisation
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: "European Car-Free Day" operation to be launched on Friday
(EU) EU/KOREA:
(EU) EU/CARS:
(EU) EU/INTERNATIONAL CRIME: Council "common position" on UN proposed Protocol on illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms
(EU) EU/CRIME: Economic and Social Committee calls for international "code of good conduct" against money laundering and severe measures against offshore centres that hamper transparency of financial transactions
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investments:
(EU) Privatisations:
(EU) Water:
(EU) Optics:
(EU) Advertising:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Cruises:
(EU) Engineering:
(EU) Electronic banking:
(EU) Brokering:
(EU) Mail:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Packaging:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Steel:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 03/02/2000: