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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7714

11 May 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 58
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banking

The Belgian group FORTIS and bank MAYBANK ($32.1 in capital), Malaysian leader in financial services, are in talks over a strategic alliance. The Malaysian bank has provided its backing to these negotiations and FORTIS' taking a 30% stake in MAYBANK.

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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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