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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7694

8 April 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 46
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EUROPEAN UNION

 8/04 -  LISBON: - Ecofin Informal Meeting (7-8/04). 
 10/04 -  LUXEMBOURG: - General Affairs Council (and 11/04). 
 -  LUXEMBOURG: - IGC ministerial meeting. 
 -  LUXEMBOURG: - EU-Russia Cooperation Council (and 11/04). 
 -  STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: plenary session (to 14/04). 
 -  STRASBOURG: - European Parliament: Committees: citizens' rights and freedoms, justice and home affairs (and 11), budgetary control. 
 -  SANTIAGO: - EU/Chile: beginning of...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Council will hear Mr. Hombach on Donors Conference for South Eastern Europe - Towards a "political dialogue" with Burma? - possible consequences of crisis in Zimbabwe
(EU) EU/FRY: Council adopts more targeted sanctions against regime
(EU) EU/GUE-NGL: Isolate the extreme right but weave more links with Austrian society
(EU) EU/RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA: Mrs. Fontaine, Mr. Prodi and Mr. Kestil spoke at the inauguration of the Vienna monitoring centre
(EU) RUSSIA/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Assembly suspends voting rights of Russian deputies and calls on Committee of Ministers report back in June on possible suspension
(EU) EU/GUINEA: EU hopes that trial of Mr. Conde will be fair and transparent
(EU) EP/UNITED KINGDOM: Graham Mather makes proposals for reform - The independent committee of experts should draw up report on EP
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Chechnya and several commercial problems at the centre of Monday's Cooperation Council
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Tuesday's Association Council will allow for resumption of economic and political relations by situating them in the perspective of future accession negotiations
(EU) EU/ECONOMY-FINANCE: Opening of informal Council
(EU) EU/HUNGARY: Joint assessment of economic priorities focuses on health sector, local administration and railways
(EU) EU/CHINA/WTO: Lamy to ask of Council for a certain amount of flexibility to conclude negotiations
(EU) EP/COURT OF AUDITORS: "The "Adversary Procedure" on the financial management of the groups has begun
(EU) EP/AGENDA: Presidency statement on Iraq, 200 amendments to report on institutional reform (IGC), possible budgetary problems
(EU) EP/ECHELON AFFAIR: The Conference of Presidents decides, on Thursday, on road to follow - Solution of temporary committee (not of inquiry) is gaining ground
(EU) EP/REFUGEES: Frahm Report gives broad support to proposal to create European Refugee Fund, but considers proposed resources insufficient
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: May debate on appointment of senior Commission officials
CORRECTION:
(EU) EU/ELECTRICITY: European Competition Commissioner sets out principles to be applied for "compensation" to former electricity monopolies
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Monti makes decision on 11 April on possible opening of in-depth investigation on the Vodafone/Mannesmann merger
(EU) EU/ITALY:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission adopts technical measures to protect young cod in the Irish Sea
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Commission begins infringement proceedings against four Member States for failure to supply information on complaints concerning them
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Court clarifies field of application of two European directives of interest to consumers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for sole control of Italian retailer "Gruppo GS" by Carrefour/Promodes
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Approval of joint control of retailer ICA by Ahold, ICA, Forbundet and Canica
(EU) EU/BULGARIA: Joint EU/Bulgaria consultative committee formulates package of recommendations to guarantee success of accession negotiations
(EU) EP/SPORTS: FIFA and UEFA Presidents in Strasbourg
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO: European farmers coordination confirms its criticisms of CAP and WTO and calls for a true political and societal debate on agriculture and agricultural trade
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: UEAPME calls for small to medium sized enterprises to take part in European research area
(EU) EU/ROMA: Roma international day this Saturday - European Commission actions
(EU) EP/JUSTICE: Kirkhope report calls for establishing, in each Member State, specialised units for searching on Internet for pornographic material involving children
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/CRÈCHES:
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 07/04/2000: