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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7672

9 March 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 59
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) finance

The rating agency FITCH IBCA (French group FIMALAC SA; turnover of EUR 169.3 million in 1999) has launcched a friendly public takeover bid on DUFF & PHELPS CREDIT RATING (turnover of USD 92 million with 320 employees), the world's fourth biggest credit rating agency. FITCH IBCA is offering USD 100 per share, valuing DUFF & PHELPS at USD 528 million. If the deal succeeds, the new venture will have annual turnover of USD 260 million with 1,100 employees.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: President Klestil counts on dialogue with the Commission to surmount today's difficult situation - Prodi: "we will be inflexible with any violation of our values, but also in guaranteeing the rights of Austrian citizens and enterprises"
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Albright to meet Prodi, Patten, Solana and Robertson on Friday in Brussels
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT: Guterres and Blair have high expectations of the special European Council on 23 and 24 March
(EU) EU/ARAB COUNTRIES: Meetings between Arab Ambassadors and Solana
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM/TURKEY: Ankara position on issue left open in Amsterdam - Why not a 20 member reformed Commission?
(EU) EP/EPP-ED: At heart of seminars in Paris lies Charter of fundamental rights and IGC
(EU) EU/ESFP: Council decision on regime for national military experts
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT: International European Movement backs democratic forces in Austria
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/RUSSIA:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CHECHNYA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Solbes concerned at developments in price of oil but refuses to be alarmed
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: France, Portugal and especially Luxembourg in turn respect the demands of the Stability Pact, but Commission nevertheless formulates criticisms and recommendations
(EU) EU/IMF: Commission will support new EU candidate
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Council of European Regulators set up Mrs. Loyola de Palacio - Portuguese Presidency
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: On Thursday, Council and European Parliament begin conciliation procedure on late payments
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission calls on Member States to negotiate sufficient radio spectrum for EU at Istanbul Conference
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Prodi and Verheugen underpin Malta's progress
(EU) EU/SOUTH AFRICA: Council adopts "common position" on regulation relating to financial and technical co-operation for 2000-2006 in framework of EPRD
(EU) MACEDONIA/KOSOVO: Mr. Patten needs to underline signature of joint statement on cross border co-operation
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Anti-dumping procedure over aluminium sheets and thin bands from Russia and China
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Commission proposes a list of target measures and publishes a Green Paper on emissions trading in the Union
(EU) EU/HEALTH/COMSUMERS: Ban on certain soft toys and articles in PVC containing phthalates extended by three months
(EU) EU/ROAD TRANSPORT: According to a Commission report, liberalisation of road cabotage has not led to social dumping as over a quarter of cabotage is undertaken by Dutch haulers in Germany
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Ongoing technical work should enable the last differences over the distribution of flights between the Milanese airports of Malpensa and Linate to be overcome
(EU) EU/EP/BIOTECHNOLOGY: MEPs from EPP Group write to European Patent Office demanding measures to prevent a repeat of the error leading to the grant of a patent for a human cloning process
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Parliament calls for further measures to fight infectious anaemia in salmon - Other issues linked to protection of fish resources
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commission approves programming document for Objective 1 aid for Burgenland (Austria)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: While review of the Volvo/Scania merger has almost become an affair of state in Sweden, Volvo accuses the Commission of partiality
(EU) EU/EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: Commission approves its reports on women in the decision making process and on men/women equality in 1999
(EU) LISBON SUMMIT: European Trade Union Confederation call for strategy for employment and action plan for knowledge society to be complementary and parallel
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT: For European employers (UNICE) structural and economic reforms represent first priority for a "knowledge revolution"
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT: Information technology industry emphasises shortage of trained workers in its sector in Europe
(EU) EU/WOMEN: Commission celebrates international day of the women with a conference on "women and the enlargement of the EU"
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Mergers-acquisitions:
(EU) Privatisations:
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Security:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Advertising:
(EU) Finance:
(EU) Office equipment:
(EU) Packaging:
(EU) Packaging:
(EU) Cleaning:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Construction:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Airlines:
(EU) Automobile:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Games:
SUPPLEMENTS
"EUROPE"/Documents N° 2178/2179: White Paper on the European Commission's internal reforms
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 08/03/2000: