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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7713
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) telecommunications

The American group CISCO SYSTEMS INC has taken over its compatriot ARROW POINT COMMUNICATIONS INC (road software). This is a transaction through an exchange of shares of some $5.7 bn.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: In spite of some positive results, the Euro-Mediterranean policy is a failure on the whole - Rather than making a few ineffective adjustments, a thorough review of the objectives of the present strategy should be initiated
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SCHUMAN DECLARATION: Giscard d'Estaing draws lessons from Declaration for enhanced cooperation and launches ideas on EMU - Delors: return to the sources
(EU) EP/SCHUMAN DECLARATION/EPP: Poettering calls on France and Germany to "remember" their responsibilities - Martens: the results of the IGC must be inspired on the Schuman Declaration
(EU) EP/SCHUMAN DECLARATION/SOCIALISTS: Socialists and Social-Democrats thank the founding fathers, says Baron
(EU) EU/SCHUMAN DECLARATION/FOURTH WORLD: ATD Quart Monde recalls the topicality of the eradication of poverty
(EU) EU/IGC/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2001: European Commission approves preliminary draft budget Wednesday, marked by Lisbon's priorities and aid to the Balkans
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission to propose directive on Wednesday on promotion of green electricity in internal market - Pragmatic approach founded on national consumer targets, which should result in European system
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/SOCIAL: Macro-economic dialogue focuses on question of how to maintain high growth
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/SPORT: EU Sport Ministers to examine, on Wednesday in Lisbon, ways of preserving the social role of sport and combating illegal drug use
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Council reaches political agreement on procedures applicable in cases of winding-up or reorganisation of credit institutions
(EU) EU/WTO/LAC: WTO takes procedural decisions that should allow the commitments taken in favour of the least advanced countries to be acted upon
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Anti-dumping duties on imports of disposable lighters from China could be extended
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Information campaign to be conducted by the European Comission on objectives and benefits of enlargement
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Guinea Bissau wants to continue fisheries cooperation but asks the EU to compensate it for sums lost during the war
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Association agreement will enter into force on 1 June
(EU) ACP: Signature of new ACP/EU agreement and withdrawal of Cuba's candidacy on agenda of meeting of new Bureau of the ACP Council, now chaired by Anicet Georges Dologuele
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Provisional anti-dumping duty on cathode-ray tubes for television sets originating in China, India, Korea and Malaysia
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Anti-dumping procedure on steel cables originating in five countries
(EU) EU/JAPAN:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises creation of world's biggest pharmaceuticals firm, Glaxo SmithKline, which should sell exploitation of several medicinal products
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission go-ahead to purchase of Courtaulds Textiles by Sara Lee subject to sale of Well brand
(EU) EU/STEEL/STATE AID: New Commission report on control of steel aid notes four companies concerned stick to their commitments
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Union takes over on its own behalf new provisions of Ospar Convention on protection and conservation of ecosystems and biological diversity in the Atlantic
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Pension funds:
(EU) Advertising:
(EU) Automobile:
(EU) Engineering:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Restaurants:
(EU) Food processing:
(EU) Tourism:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Engineering:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Television:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Textiles:
(EU) Laundry:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 09/05/2000: