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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7714

11 May 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 58
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) express mail

POST OFFICE, the British postal service, has announced the purchase of the French firm EXTAND from GEODIS (SNCF group) for 122 million euro. Specialised in the express parcel delivery services, EXTAND has a network of some sixty agencies in France and Europe (Benelux, Spain and Germany) and had a turnover of 200 million euro in 1999 with a workforce of 800.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CFSP: 11 May, interim military body holds first meeting
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Mr. Schüssel writes to his counterparts over sanctions
(EU) EU/PHILIPPINES: Mr. Solana gets assurances on negotiated solution
(EU) EU/ FRENCH PRESIDENCY: Priority will be social agenda says Mr. Jospin
(EU) EP/NORTHERN IRELAND:
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM/AUSTRIA: Vienna in favour of substantial reforms and insists on maintaining one Commissioner per country and weighting of votes, which does not weaken small countries
(EU) EP/IGC/GREENS:
(EU) EU/SIERRA LEONE: EU condemns violation of peace agreement by Revolutionary United Front
(EU) EU/LEBANON: EU urges parties to refrain from further escalation
(EU) EU/SUDAN: EU welcomes order to stop bombardment of civilian targets in the South
(EU) EU/SPAIN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) ACP/EU: ACP Council bureau to invite Cuba to take part in its ministerial session on 5 and 6 June in Fiji and will then send out mission to promote resumption of political dialogue with Union
(EU) EU/BALKANS: European Commission proposes to improve, simplify and accelerate EU action in favour of the Western Balkans - Patten defends and justifies Commission's budgetary proposals
(EU) EU/SPORT: Fourteen Member States agree on European participation in World anti-doping agency, United Kingdom is opposed
(EU) EU/BUDGETS: EUR 3,200 million, unspent under 1999 budget, will be returned to Member States
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2001: Preliminary draft proposed by European Commission only provides for modest increases in funds, mainly earmarked for agriculture - Budgetary discipline is respected
(EU) EU/EU/ENERGY: Commission approves proposal on "green electricity"
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Judgement in Portuguese public television (RTP) affair rekindles case on State aid to public channels in the Union
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Faced with the inadequacy of the result of the plan in force, the Commission recommends additional efforts to reduce the fishing fleet
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Launch of Urban II and Interreg III initiatives
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
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(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission proposes to modify and simplify directives forming legal framework for public procurement
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/TRADE/HEALTH/LDC: Information note by Pascal Lamy on access of third world populations to medicines
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: Services responsible for CFSP and ESDP will move into high security building
(EU) EP/STRASBOURG SESSION: Preliminary draft budget for 2001, combating fraud, broad guidelines for economic policies, farm prices and car insurance- Formal session with President of Slovenia - Vote on "Echelon"
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Plooij-Van Gorsel report calls on Parliament to support the creation of a European Research Area
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(EU) EU/BUSINESS: A Unice report condemns high cost of Internet, weakness of venture-capital investments and lack of specialised labour in information technologies
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 10/05/2000: