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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7679

18 March 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 33
TIMETABLE /

EUROPEAN UNION

 20/03 -  BRUSSELS: - Agriculture Council 
 -  BRUSSELS: - General Affairs Council (and 21/03) 
 -  BRUSSELS: - Ministerial Conference in Intergovernmental Conference 
 -  ABUJA (NIGERIA): - Joint Assembly APC-EU (to 23/03) 
 -  BRUSSELS: - Plenary meeting of convention responsible for drafting European Charter of Fundamental rights (at Council seat) (and 21/03) 
 -  BRUSSELS: - European Parliament: Committees: economic and monetary (on 22); employment and social...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IGC: Gama invites the Conference, meeting at ministerial level on Monday, to focus on composition of the Commission and weighting of votes in the Council, on the basis of the Presidency's specific questions
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Defence Ministers to participate in Monday's Council
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Mozambique, Balkans, Russia and China on Council's agenda
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Parliament explicitly ctiticises several Member States, and not only human rights violations in the world, and calls for stringent measures against racism
(EU) EP/CHECHNYA: EP invites Kalamanov to appear before Committee on Foreign Affairs
(EU) EP/BALKANS/CRIME: Parliament calls for initiative in view of concluding agreements in police and legal cooperation
(EU) EP/SERBIA: Parliament urges EU to help independent media
(EU) EP/WESTERN SAHARA: EP would like EU joint action and wants to send a delegation on the ground
(EU) EP/IRAQ:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Towards the merger of certain Council compositions? - Other items on Monday's agenda
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Council establishes an ambitious programme (but without binding deadlines) as as essential contribution to attainment of the objectives of the upcoming Lisbon Summit
(EU) EU/SINGLE MARKET: Commissioner Bolkestein welcomes agreement by Fifteen on modernisation of customs code
(EU) EU/ROAD SAFETY: Commission adopts its communication
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Debate without decisions on export refunds, milk distribution in schools, bananas, etc. at Monday's Council
(EU) EU/BRITISH MEAT: David Byrne welcomes vote in Bundesrat lifting German embargo
(EU) EU/POLITICAL GROUPS: Mrs. Fontaine asks Court of Auditors for more precise report on spending by groups
(EU) EU/INTERNATIONAL TRADE: Fifteen examine the "Lami strategy" for expanding the circle of EU allies for a new world round
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: French decree on foreign investments must be precise, but principal of prior authorisation in case of endangering public order is illegal ("Church of Scientology")
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission should authorise on 21 March creation of Astrium, a joint company in satellite sector, between Matra Marconi Space and Dasa
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament calls for elephants, dolphins and pangolins to be placed in different category to come under CITES protection
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Parliament approves, with some recommendations and remarks, European Commission's legislative proposal 2000 but calls for additional initiatives
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament insists on compatibility between structural policy and respect for the environment, but renounces rejection of national regional plans when there are gaps in application of Natura 2000
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: European employers (Unice) outlined their position on action plan that Lisbon Summit should adopt over electronic commerce
(EU) EU/TRANSPORTATION: Twelve aviation companies make complaint before European Commission against distribution of flights at Milan airport
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investments:
(EU) Brewing:
(EU) Automobile:
(EU) Automobile:
(EU) Airlines:
(EU) Fashion:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 17/03/2000: