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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7657

17 February 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 51 / 57
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) consumer goods

According to the Financial Times, the American firm GILLETTE has decided to put up its "pen-stationary" division up for sale, sales being in decline. This sector, which in particular encompasses the brands "Papermate", "Parker Pen" and "Waterman" is worth some $856 million in turnover, or 9% of GILLETTE's total activity.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: The "Preparatory Group" for the IGC begins to discuss extension of qualified majority voting - 25 February, it will begin debating possible enlargement of IGC agenda
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: United Kingdom confirms that it is prepared to drop a Commissioner if it secures a re-weighting of votes in Council
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: EU has not yet established the positions it will defend in Geneva on China and the death penalty - Statements by Council President and Patten
(EU) EP/CZECH REPUBLIC: President Havel hopes "European civic belonging" will develop with "growing sensitiveness" to xenophobic symptoms and intolerance - Institutional reform process could last decades, without delaying enlargement
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Ankara demands participation in new European security and defence bodies as well as in EU military capabilities
(EU) EU/NICARAGUA/HONDURAS: EU welcomes agreement between the two countries
(EU) EU/IRAN: European Union firmly condemns terrorist acts perpetrated in Teheran recently
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/IMF: Ecofin Council expected to appoint, on 28 February, Koch-Weser as Union candidate to succeed Camdessus -
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Lamy to discuss resumed WTO work and bilateral disputes in Washington
(EU) EU/COMOROS: Council decides conditional maintenance of cooperation and will closely follow the transition to democracy
(EU) EU/OCT: Commission forwards proposal to Council for one-year extension of existing association scheme between EU and OCT, to avoid a legal vacuum between its expiry (29 February) and the future system
(EU) EP/FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE: Parliament calls for codecision for creation of European area of freedom, security and justice - Positions and remarks
(EU) EU/IGC/CITIZENS: Broad support for Commission initiative for IGC to be matched with dialogue with citizens
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament wants pure water everywhere by 2020
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament still calls for large increase in budgetary allocation for Life Environment financial instrument
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: According to Council Presidency, certain changes are needed in EU development policy and the role of the Development Council must be strengthened
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Schmidt Report backs -with some criticism - new regulation proposed for collective investment, strengthening investor protection
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission prepares communication to liberalise access to local loop and organises public hearing in this connection
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises Spanish research and development aid in automotive sector
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Further ban on regional aid for Fiat (cars)
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Five investment aid schemes for Sidmar steelworks in Belgium are approved but a sixth scheme is banned
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Germany must recover DEM 12.6 million in aid granted to the KWW shipyard for capacity overrun in 1997
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Cancellation of one of three safeguard measures taken in 1997 against rice from OCTs
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission expected to give stance on 14 March on Volvo/Scania merger - Meeting with Swedish Prime Minister on Wednesday
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Anti-dumping duties on Croat and Ukraine steel products
(EU) EU/TURKEY: 9TH meeting of EU/Turkey Joint Consultative Committee
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Jos Chabert new President
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Recommendations of the European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT) for reforming European pension schemes
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Independent trade unions criticise proposals for reforms by Economic and Social Committee
(EU) EU/CONFERENCE:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisations:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Engines:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Environment:
(EU) Agri-foods:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Construction:
(EU) Electricity:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Shoes:
(EU) Computer technology:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Advertising:
(EU) Consumer goods:
(EU) Biotechnology:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Optical fibers:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2176: For the First time, European Commission defines "Strategic Objectives" covering its five-year mandate
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 16/02/2000: