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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7688

31 March 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 48
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) transport

DEUTSCHE POST has taken over the French carrier TIERCELIN (FF 50 million annual turnover with 135 employees). The group will be attached to ARCATIME, DEUTSCHE POST subsidiary, forming an entity of FF 400 million turnover with 785 employees.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Call in favour of Mr. Birdal - Discussions with Mr. Ecevit on Constitutional reform
(EU) EP/POLITICAL GROUPS: Mr. Baron and Mr. Cox indicate that their groups have some "minor" problems
(EU) EU/NATO:
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Greece confirms its distrust of enhanced cooperation
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Culture Ministers examine concept of cultural diversity and possibility of qualified majority decisions
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Initial Council results on the whole positive
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Donors conference wins commitments totalling EUR 2.4 billion for regional projects
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Monsanto and Pharmacia & Upjohn merger (who will have to cede a tranquilliser in the Swedish market)
(EU) EU/TRANSPORTS: Global overview of Council results - Several decisions adopted, in addition to general debates
(EU): EU/ITALY
(EU) EP/"ECHELON" AFFAIR: The Justice/Home Affairs Council to discuss telephone tapping in May - Mr Liikanen indicates that London has insisted its INTELLIGENCE services operate legally, and the United States have indicated that they are not involved in industrial espionnage
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2001: Haug Report calls on Council to agree to discuss with Parliament on revision of multiannual financial perspectives in order to finance aid to Kosovo
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES: Parliament supports the Commission in negotiations with the United States on banning hushkitted aircraft and confirms partial application of the ban from May 4
(EU) EP/MEDITERRANEAN POLICY: New breath of life must be given to Barcelona Process, says Seixas da Costa - Commission to propose revision of MEDA regulation - Several MEPs support Libya's full participation in process
(EU) CORRECTION:
(EU) EDUCATION/G8: Mrs. Reding at G8Education in Tokyo
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Commission has introduced provisional anti-dumping duties on certain liquid fertilisers from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Algeria
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditions for authorisation of joint BASF/Shell company in polypropylene sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition of Schroders by Citigroup authorised
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS: Commission awaits project proposals aiming to fight against violence against women and children (Daphné programme)
(EU) EU/MEDIATOR:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 30/03/2000: