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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7658

18 February 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 48 / 49
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banks

The daily Nihon Keizai Shimbun is reporting that the Japanese consortium led by SOFTBANK, a software and Internet investment giant, will be buying the insolvent Japanese bank NCB -NIPPON CREDIT BANK-, currently under public administration. SOFTBANK beat out the American investment fund CERBERUS, which was also interested in a takeover. See EI of 27 January.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) COMMISSION/AUSTRIA: European Commission will meet Austrian President Klestil on his official visit on 8 March
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/RUSSIA: Lisbon will host, on 3 March, an initial meeting between the EU Troika and the US and Russian Foreign Ministers
(EU) EP/COMMISSION STRATEGY: Majority of Members welcome objectives set by Commission and say the Executive must remain "fully involved" in Union policies
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: By an overwhelming majority, Parliament calls on the Union to co-sign, with the United States, a resolution on human rights in China
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA/NETHERLANDS: Will fourteen Foreign Ministers attend inauguration of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism in Vienna?
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SOUTH AFRICA: Compromise on traditional names makes possible immediate provisional implementation of the global agreement and relaunch of negotiations on wine and spirits
(EU) EU/CHINA/WTO: Negotiations resume next week (with possible conclusion) on arrangements for China's accession to WTO
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Danish legislative initiative to promote police and justice cooperation to combat serious environmental crime
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Nielson takes part in ministerial session of UNCTAD, in Bangkok
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Two parties remain fundamentally true to their positions over planes equipped with Hushkits
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Exceptional financial assistance is released
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: There will be no ninth Advocate General before elimination of position in October
(EU) EU/FIGHT AGAINST FRAUD: Co-operation protocol between Olaf and Italian anti-Mafia directorate
(EU) EU/ANIMAL WELFARE: Commissioner Byrne announces several Commission initiatives to improve protection of animals
(EU) EP/CYPRUS/MALTA: Parliament deems insufficient EUR 95 million for pre-accession aid for Cyprus and Malta, but does not suggest a specific figure
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament approves a framework directive on water that is much stricter than the one foreseen by the Council's common position
(EU) EP/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament invites Commission to envisage introduction of "coherence control" of other EU policies with development policy
(EU) EP/EURO: Parliament approves, with amendments, Council decision on protecting euro against counterfeiting
(EU) EP/STATUTE OF MEPS: Work of Euro-MPs to be assessed and national remuneration compared to define on objective bases future uniform remuneration of European Parliamentarians
(EU) EP/ASSISTANTS: Collaborators of MEPs demand a statute
(EU) EP/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EP/ACP-EU:
(EU) OECD/FINANCES: FATF, Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, takes up task of identifying world tax havens
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Scientists call for more investment in high level information networks in Europe
(EU) EP/COUNCIl: Conciliation procedure on working time, for Transports and for doctors in training, is launched
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Has Goodyear respected EU legislation on European works Council? Mr. Gabaglio questions Commission
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: ABB Alstom Power delegation met by Mrs Diamantopoulou asserts that Directive on European Committees has not been respected by the company
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Enterprise:
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Paper:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Engineering:
(EU) Printing:
(EU) Enterprises:
(EU) Fashion:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Audiovisual sector:
(EU) Audiovisual sector:
(EU) Art market:
(EU) Publishing:
(EU) Holding companies:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Banks:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 17/02/2000: