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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7680

20 March 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 40
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) energy

The Spanish electric group ENDESA will be investing around ESP 7 billion to buy 100% of CHISPAS, the companies that own ENERSIS. It currently owns at least 92% in each.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Heads of government to settle the problem of the way Council functions and coherency of Community action in their own way - Landaburu speaks out - and the Danube again
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: According to Vedrine, Council begins clarifying EU's stance on Western Balkans
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: IGC leans towards reweighting of votes in Council without introducing double majority - New subjects
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/CHECHNYA: Council regrets Russian attitude and hopes for improvement
(EU) EU/MOZAMBIQUE: Council confirms determination to continue providing substantial aid
(EU) EU/KOREA: EU welcomes proposals by President Kim Dae-jung
(EU) EP/HUMANITARIAN LAW: Council President sees new international order emerging
(EU) EP/KASHMIR: Raise the issue on a visit to India
(EU) EP/PERU: In favour of free presidential elections
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/EUROPEAN PARTIES/AUSTRIA: Socialist and Liberal Summit, postponement of EPP Summit (as well as postponement of decision on OVP)
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Council takes stock of several issues without taking decisions
(EU) EU/TRADE: Fifteen confirm stance on new round of multilateral talks making some more flexible aspects subject to adequate reciprocity
(EU) EU/BRAZIL: Lamy tries to convince Brazilian authorities of the considerable convergence of interests between the two parties, noting that they have far fewer differences
(EU) EU/AFRICA:
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Tuesday's Association Council to focus on accession negotiations and new medium-term economic strategy
(EU) ACP/EU: Opening of 30th session of Joint Assembly - Nigerian President welcomes introduction of good governance in new ACP-EU Convention
(EU) EU/SPORT: EU Sport Ministers will meet in May to examine measures to lessen negative effects of Bosman ruling
(EU) EU/ECUADOR: WTO authorises Ecuador to impose sanctions on the EU over bananas
(EU) EU/"EDUCATION" CONFERENCE: Introduction of educational dimension in Luxembourg process and importance of lifelong training subjects of broad consensus
(EU) EU/IVORY COAST:
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT: Adopting conclusions, Economic and Social Committee stresses role of synthesis between sometimes contradictory interests of different categories of civil society
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council accepts selective reduction of export refunds
(EU) EU/LISBON SUMMIT: Blair and D'Alema's priority is to put the unemployed back to work - Dublin tells of Irish experiences that could be useful at European level
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: On Tuesday, the Commission should initiate in-depth investigation into merger of Novartis and AstraZeneca agri-chemicals activities
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission receives information from Microsoft regarding Window 2000
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) NEWS OF THE WEEK: 12 to 19 March 2000
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
EUROPEAN LIBRARY: N° 406
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 20/03/2000: