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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7706

28 April 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 52
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) insurance

The French banking group BNP-PARIBAS is to group the insurance activities of its subsidiaries CARDIF, NATIO-VIE and NATIO-ASSURANCES. CARDIF and NATIO-VIE are life insurance firms with a pro forma turnover of over FF 50 billion in 1999 with 320 billion FF in managed assets. NATIO-ASSURANCES, a 50/50 joint venture between AXA and BNP, insures material assets (non-life) and made a turnover of FF 298 million in 1999. The new entity will be called METIER ASSURANCES.

Contents

TEXTS OF THE WEEK
: Jacques Delors' hearing before the delegation for the European Union in the French Senate (Paris, 5 April 2000)
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UN/CHECHNYA: Russia criticises EU resolution adopted by Commission on Human Rights
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU has no plans to evacuate white population from Zimbabwe
(EU) EU/NATO: General Clark says Europe should spend more on defence
(EU) EU/GUATEMALA: EU urges Guatemala to pursue implementation of peace accords
(EU) EU/SCHUMAN DECLARATION: For 50th anniversary, Parliament/Commission academic session in Brussels, and seminar by Robert Schuman foundation and Jean Monnet association in Paris
(EU) EU/OPEN DOORS: 50th anniversary of Schuman declaration
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission adopts action plan to improve energy efficiency in EU by 2010 - Series of measures with timetable
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: Commission adopts communication and programme for new enterprise policy for the new knowledge-driven economy
(EU) EU/EURO: European Central Bank raises its three key rates by a quarter point
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Pascal Lamy-Stuart Eizenstat meeting
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission publishes drafts for new exemption regulations "by category" in favour of horizontal agreement between companies
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission takes France to Court of Justice for excessive charges to new telecommunications operators
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission should authorise creation of Internet air ticketing system between Telefonica and Amadeus in Spain
(EU) EU/SPORT: European Commission will finance pilot actions to fight against doping - Call for proposals
(EU) EP/EU/SWITZERLAND: "Carraro recommendation" invites Parliament to approve seven bilateral agreements between European Union and Switzerland
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Increase of EU anti-dumping and anti-subsidy during first quarter 2000
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Busquin presents the high-level scientific group on biosciences
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission adopts implementing regulation for measures offering industry an incentive to invest in orphan drugs
(EU) EU/ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: Commission proposes "e-confidence", a forum to prepare the introduction of an Internet dispute resolution system
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Euroheat says the Commission's action plan on energy efficiency will not favour combined heat and power generation
(EU) AGRICULTURE: According to OECD, global prospects will be largely influenced by situation in China - EU could begin to export cereals without subsidies from 2004 - Concerns over American subsidies
(EU) UE/CONFERENCES: Conferences, seminars and other events
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Software:
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(EU) Banks:
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(EU) Insurance:
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(EU) Real estate:
(EU) Publishing:
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(EU) Internet:
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(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Distribution:
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(EU) Beverages:
(EU) Steel:
(EU) Security:
(EU) Optics:
(EU) Air:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 27/04/2000: