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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7700

17 April 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 41 / 45
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) internet

The British pay television group BSKYB - BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING has invested EUR 16 million in LETSBUYIT.COM, a Swedish site for on-line grouped purchases, allowing people to make collective orders in order to bring prices down. The company aims to make EUR 2 billion in turnover in 2005.

Contents

TEXTS OF THE WEEK
: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Helmut Schmidt affirm the requirement that, in parallel to enlargement, European integration must be continued "by countries who have the political will" to continue, creating new institutions between them
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: New assistance programme for Palestinian Authority in fight against terrorism
(EU) EU/CHECHNYA:
(EU)COUNCIL OF EUROPE/OSCE:
(EU) EP/TUNISIA: MEPs Harlem Désir and Helene Flautre call for suspension of cooperation agreement with Tunisia for violation of human rights
(EU) EU/ESDP: Barrau Report recommends "coherence indicators"
(EU) EU/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Debate of French National Assembly highlights divergence
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Austrian Finance Minister speaks of delaying contributions to the European budget, Commission remains serene
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Ministers could agree on date of 1 January 2002 for entry into force of new system for compulsory beef labelling - Other results
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: European and American parliamentarians call for overcoming divergences on agriculture, in view of defending a harmonised approach in WTO negotiations
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Informal Council feels that sustainable urban development should be a priority of strategy for EU sustainable development
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: European Parliament is invited to approve seven sectoral agreements
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR/CHILE: The three parties define structures and practical arrangements for negotiation of association agreements - Differences of view on agriculture still exist but are being set aside for now
(EU) EU/ARGENTINA: Joint Commission agrees to relaunch negotiation of a bilateral agreement on mutual recognition of certification
(EU) EU/ETHIOPIA: Commission grants 2 million euros for additional food rations for those most affected by famine
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission follows infraction proceedings against Belgium and Luxembourg for non-respect of European Directives on waste
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/INDUSTRY: European Commission placed "recommendations" in undertakings made by Korean and Japanese automobile manufacturers on reductions of CO2 emissions
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: NGO satisfaction for new European Commission guidelines
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Restrictions on professional sportsmen are lawful if they meet sports requirements and do not go beyond what is indispensable
(EU) SPORT: Mrs Reding does not want repeal of Bosman ruling, but is ready to take into consideration "financial compensation" for clubs that have trained youths, in cases of their departure
(EU) EU/"ECHELON" AFFAIR: Greens feel mandate proposed by Mr. Baron for temporary committee is too limited
(EU) EP/INFORMATION: Mrs. Reding called for an information policy more centred on dialogue with citizen - A communication before summer
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament strengthens "common position" of COUNCIL CONCERNING animal feed
(EU) EP/TRANSPORTS: Parliament calls for measures to combat noise pollution close to airports
(EU) EP/FORESTS: Parliament calls for measures for selling wood fallen in storms end December
(EU) EP/YOUTH: Parliament approves "Youth" programme
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: European Commission recommendations for improving international Internet coordination, and especially management of domain names
(EU) EU/ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: Relevant parliamentary committee accepts, without amendments, Council "common position" on electronic commerce directive
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: Commission improves information feed-back systems on EU activities
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: With the takeover bid by Sara Lee on Courtaulds Textiles, European unions ask to be consulted by the European Commission on merger cases
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Union Network International calls on European authorities not to authorise the MCI/Worldcom and Sprint merger
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
(EU) EU/NEWS OF THE WEEK: 9 to 16 April 2000
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Automobile equipment:
(EU) Motocycles:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Textiles:
(EU) Edition:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Distribution:
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SUPPLEMENTS
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 17/04/2000: