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

The French pullover manufacturer GOUT (FF 100 million turnover in 1999) has taken over TRICOTAGES CASTRAIS (FF 55 million turnover in 1999), placed in receivership, of which it will make a 100% subsidiary.

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
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 09/05/2000: