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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7692

6 April 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 55
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) solar power

The Belgian firm BEKAERT (wiredrawing and steel-cord) is to invest $84 million in a joint-venture with the American group ECD - ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES and its subsidiary USS - UNITED SOLAR SYSTEMS ($12.8 million turnover in 1999). Called BEKAERT ECD SOLAR SYSTEMS LLC and with BEKAERT holding a 60% stake, it will assemble and market photovoltaic cells and modules based on thin layered technologies throughout the world. BEKAERT has also taken a 19% stake in UNITED SOLAR with the possibility...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Mr. Seixas da Costa considers asking Heads of State and Government to give momentum to negotiation
(EU) EU/AFRICA: All-round satisfaction at end of first EU/Africa Summit that enabled a "lucid evaluation" of relations and orderly dialogue - Last Summit in Europe 2003
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Commission considers that progress occurred towards normalisation of relations, but Mr. Kadhafi confirmed his disinterest for Barcelona process.
(EU) EU/LIBERALS: Meeting of Group and Party of European Liberal Democrats with national members
(EU) EU/FEDERALISTS: UEF recommends creation of a "federal" core within EU
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: EU welcomes ruling on constitutionality of referendum
(EU) EU/PHILIPPINES: EU welcomes moratorium on death penalty
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: At President Prod's request, Commission holds discussion without witnesses, on its report, projects, strategy and cohesion - Romano Prodi to complete his European mandate
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Chris Patten's visit continues
(EU) EU/JORDAN: Chris Patten signs four MEDA financing agreements
(EU) EU/ANIMAL WELFARE: Commission proposes ban on animal experiments in cosmetics sector
(EU) EU/PUBLIC HEALTH: Member States approve rapid post mortem tests on high risk cattle proposed by Commission to reinforce epidemic surveillance of BSE in Union as of 2001
(EU) EU/PUBLIC HEALTH: Standing Veterinary Committee approves lifting of last protective measures against certain Belgian food products
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Russian authorities confirm their readiness to participate in "Galileo", but nature and modalities of cooperation remain to be negotiated
(EU) EU/AFRICA: European Commission prepares to send 800,000 tons of food aid to Ethiopia and other countries in the region, but operation threatens to be blocked by local conflicts
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Compensation duties introduced on imports of steel products from Malaysia and Philippines
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Closing of anti-dumping ferrochrome from Russia and Kazakhstan
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Euro-American research confirms worsening of ozone layer depletion over Arctic
(EU) EP/APRIL SESSION: Intergovernmental Conference, Lisbon Summit, EU/Africa Summit, Turkey, Balkans, and discharge for 1998 budget the focus of work - Voting on Echelon and on bananas - Speech by Austrian President Klestil
(EU) EP/IRAN: Three MEPs rally to support of 13 Jews in Iran
(EU) EP/COUNCIL: Council's "problem" does not lie in Brussels, but in fifteen capitals, asserts Pierre de Boissieu - Avoid risk of "exposing excesses of European Council" strengthen role of Council Secretariat to bring continuity
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Shorter working time with lower salary may be justified if employer demonstrates there is no discrimination based on gender
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Two Dutch nationals dispute refusal by health insurance organisations to refund costs incurred without prior agreement for treatment in another Member State
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY:
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Th wording "purely natural" on the strawberry jam of the company Darbo (Austria) is legal - Court sets out some general criteria
(EU) EIB/ITALY: EIB places 25 million euro in "Dresdner KB Private Equity per Italia" fund
(EU) EU/ECB: Duisenberg signs contract for Euro 2000 information campaign
(EU) EU/ROAD TRANSPORT: Comments from representatives of transport companies (IRU, IUPT, Railways) on projects concerning public service obligations in transport being prepared at the Commission
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 05/04/2000: