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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7710

5 May 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 47
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) cement

Despite raising its initial offer to 450 pence a share, the French firm LAFARGE has failed in its bid for Britain's BLUE CIRCLE only securing 44.2% of the company's capital. The bid was dependent on gaining at least a majority of the shares. See EI of 3 February.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Opposition -for different reasons- by Member States to Presidency's suggestions for extension of qualified majority (especially concerning taxation and structural funds)
(EU) EP/MOTO: The motto "Unity in Diversity" is presented to the President
(EU) EU/GREECE/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/CYPRUS:
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE:
(EU) EP/NATIONAL FRONT:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: European Commission welcomes American initiative over "foreign sales corporations", but remains careful over contents of Washington plan
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: European Commission asserts that EU respected all undertakings in case of Airbus aid and remains calm in face of American accusations
(EU) EU/BANANAS: Ecuador is optimistic over an imminent agreement with European Union
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission clarified its guidelines concerning application of single market rules to "concessions" through which public authorities confer to a third party management of a public service
(EU) EP/TRANS-EUROPEAN NETWORKS: MEPs call for completion six years after Essen summit - European Commission reaffirms its commitment - Discussion on Brenner project
(EU) EP/SWITZERLAND: Parliament issues assent for bilateral agreements with Switzerland
(EU) EP/FOOD AID:
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT:
(EU) EP/AIR TRANSPORT: Two different concepts in EP, one in favour of total liberalisation, the other placing emphasis on environment and safety
(EU) EP/ETHIOPIA: Parliament calls on Ethiopia and Eritrea to allow delivery of aid to victims of famine through all ports in the region
(EU) EP/FRAUD: Rothley welcomes the order of the Court of First Instance on Olaf investigations within the European Parliament
(EU) EP/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: Parliament having approved the Council's "common position" without amendments, the directive on electronic commerce is definitively adopted - Fontaine and Bolkestein welcome this success
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Restructuring of Community fleet still insufficient - Towards revision of MAGP IV?
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises Danish and Swedish tax benefits for recruitment of experts abroad
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves Swedish regional aid system
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises merger between Alcoa and Reynolds Metals (alumunium) under certain conditions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition of Union Carbide by Dow Chemical (chemicals, plastics) after the parties make undertakings
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission endorses merger between Ocean and Exel (logistics services)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises joint venture between Hitachi and NEC to produce DRAMs
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: First official visit by Margot Wallström to Czech Republic
(EU) EU/INSURANCE:
(EU) EU/PUBLIC HEALTH: Commission again proposes exclusion from the food chain of specified risk marterials in a move to reduce risk of public exposure to BSE
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: European Commission and European Space Agency open joint office for Galileo programme
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: New Community Support Framework to promote education, training and employment in the United Kingdom for next seven years (with European financing of EUR 4.7 billion)
(EU) EU/UNEMPLOYMENT: New drop in unemployment in EU as well and Euro-zone
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Mr. Valenzuela Marzo new deputy Director General of External Relations responsible for CFSP
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Positive comments (and some questions) by Euro-MPs on changes in upper administration
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Netherlands are "unpleasantly surprised" by fact that Carlo Trojan is not Secretary General of European commission - Italy regrets loss of important post
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Flooring:
(EU) Construction:
(EU) Construction:
(EU) Cement:
(EU) Leasing:
(EU) Optics:
(EU) Internet:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 05/05/2000: