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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7662
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) chemicals

Germany's BAYER is considering re-organising its activities through the creation of a holding company that would act as umbrella for four independent companies that would deal with its health, agronomy, polymers and chemicals activities.

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM: Blair and Prodi stress "crucial" importance of Lisbon Summit for Europe's future
(EU) EU/CHINA: "Dialogue" session on human rights on Friday in Lisbon will be test before Eu determines its position for March meeting of UN Commission for Human Rights
(EU) EU/WEU/NATO: Solana and Robertson satisfied with CRISEX 2000
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: call for recognition of rights of third country nationals
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Fontaine calls for release of three Kurdish mayors
(EU) EP/ISRAEL: Fontaine calls for peace process to resume and stresses the Union's vigilance in the face of anti-Semitism
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/RACISM: Prodi meets European Jewish Congress
(EU) EU/BASQUE COMMUNITY: Commission and Parliament condemn latest terrorist attack
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/2001 BUDGET: Plan for Balkans and rural development are Commission's priorities - Agricultural spending will remain below authorised ceiling, but without affecting farmers' income
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission adopts a surprise-free farm price package for 2000/2001
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Work on corporate income tax continues but still hangs upon the outcome of the debate on savings - Mario Monti threatens to intervene on fiscal state aids
(EU) EU/CENTRAL AMERICA: EU confirms its backing for regional integration and democratisation process in Central America, at XVIth San Jose meeting
(EU) EU/CHINA/WTO: Beijing talks continue on Thursday
(EU) EU/RACISM: Conference on fight against racism at European level
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commissioner Mario Monti welcomes announced disappearance of German-Austrian system of fixed book prices, replaced by national systems
(EU) EP/PRIVACY: Echelon case creates a stir at the hearing, plenary debate on 30 March
(EU) EP/MARITIME TRANSPORT: Bowman report proposes that the plenary amend the Council's common position on the proposal for a directive on preventing the emptying of tanks at sea (relating to fee system)
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission position confirmed at public hearings on its proposal for unbundling of local loop
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: French fishermen's appeal against European regulation banning driftnets for tuna fishing is inadmissible
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Vodafone/Mannesmann operation must be notified again with additional information requested by Commission
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT: The three-stage plan proposed by Spain provides for total liberalisation of electricity, oil, gas and telecommunications markets and reduction in State aid by 2004
(EU) EU/FINANCE: Austria to abolish anonymous savings accounts
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Young European and Japanese farmers opposed to WTO policy on liberalisation of agricultural trade
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Importers of fertilisers opposed to anti-dumping duties on urea ammonium nitrate
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: COPA and COGECA call on Council and Parliament to reject Commission guidelines for financing aid to Balkans
(EU) EU/FEDERALISM/GERMANY: In "Notre Europe" study, Jutta Hergenhan stresses complexity entailed by Länder's participation in European policy - Doubts on timeliness of catalogue of respective competences
(EU) TRADE UNIONS/WTO: Without social norms, a new round of multilateral international talks cannot be envisaged, states ETUC
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Paper:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Drinks:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Electrical equipment:
(EU) Security:
(EU) Packaging:
(EU) Leisure:
(EU) Logistics:
(EU) Logistics:
(EU) Industrial equipment:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Perfumes:
(EU) Steel:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Computer technology:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Conglomorates:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 23/02/2000: