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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7661

23 February 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 49
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) real estate

In France, the construction company for individual houses and the real estate promoter CAAPACTION (turnover FF 630 million in 1999) has announced the repurchase of 100% of the building company BATIREV (turnover FF 66.3 million in 1999 with 382 houses sold).

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: The detailed Dimitrakopoulos/Leinen draft resolution on the IGC contains radical proposals that worry certain Members from small countries
(EU) EP/EPP:
(EU) EU/NATO/SECURITY AND DEFENCE: EP and NATO Parliamentary Assembly establish regular relations - Patten hopes to propose Rapid Reaction Facility before Lisbon Summit - Bereuter expresses American concerns - Key problem of defence budgets
(EU) EP/ANGOLA:
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM/GERMANY: Bavaria calls for a precise catalogue of competencies, European Movement for the extension of field of enhanced cooperation
(EU) EU/SENEGAL: Call for fair and transparent presidential elections
(EU) EU/DJIBOUTI: EU/DJIBOUTI: EU welcomes framework-agreement with FRUD
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CHINA/WTO: Progress, but still not enough to warrant Lamy's going to Beijing
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Progress in negotiations over protection of private data on Internet but agreement is still far off
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/WTO: European Commission waiting serenely for final verdict from Geneva on American FSCs and forthcoming abolition of this scheme that artificially facilitates American exports
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Joint Committee meeting in Ankara postponed as Turkey wishes to reduce freedom of action of European delegation
(EU) EP/PRIVAcy: Parliamentary hearing on data protection demonstrates need for coherent legal framework - The "Echelon' case to be discussed on Wednesday
(EU) EU/ENERGY CHARTER: Conclusion of multilateral Protocol regulating energy transit will be priority of new secretary general - Improving investment climate
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC: Loan of EUR 75 million from EIB for Prague metro
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: F. Lamoureux specifies Commission's intentions on maritime safety, air passengers' rights, road safety and ban on weekend use of heavy vehicles
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: France and European Commission plead in case of automobile parts in transit on French territory
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/POSTAL SERVICES: Commissioner Bolkestein wants to pursue liberalisation of postal services while protecting universal service
(EU) EU/BIOTECHNOLOGY: EU rules will ban the patent (agreed by the Munich-based office in error) for the process that could lead to human cloning
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Parliament hopes to strengthen legislation on undertakings for collective investments to improve consumer protection
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Bayer (Germany) may take over polyether polyols activities of Lyondell (USA)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go ahead for DaimlerChrysler participation in Union Tank
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN IDENTITY: Seminar in Sintra enables a series of guidelines to be identified allowing Europe to adapt to "new economy" while conserving its identity - Priorities and requirements
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Trade union seminar on strategies for reducing working hours
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Agricultural cooperatives want a European statute
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisations:
(EU) Logistics:
(EU) Tourism:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Audiovisual sector:
(EU) Capital goods:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Sport:
(EU) Real estate:
(EU) Cinema:
(EU) Leisure:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Financial services:
(EU) Air:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Cosmetics:
(EU) Paper:
(EU) Audit:
(EU) Air:
(EU) Aeronautics:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 22/02/2000: