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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7719

18 May 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 37 / 41
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) insurance

In Finland, the insurer SAMPO and the bank LEONIA, now merging, have sold their 27% stake in POHJOLA to the mutual company ILLMARINEN (pension-insurance) and mutual insurer SUOMI (life-insurance) for 745 million euro. Through this operation, the two buyers now hold a 75% stake in POHJOLA.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SLOVENIA: Slovene President emphasies before European Parliament that "delay in enlargement would mean that Europe has not yet buried the past"
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Council President Jaime Gama writes personally to Fischer to back his initiative
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Solana and Patten condemn further violations of press freedom by Milosevic regime
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Luxembourg backs Fischer's ideas - France and Germany together present London with their doctrine on the "inner group"
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: ON Thursday Council will discuss management of EU aid, humanitarian aid and crisis or conflict situations in developing countries
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: A Commission mission in Harare to ensure free and fair organisation of elections
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Commissioner Patten paints a very bleak picture of EU aid to third countries and its effectiveness
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: ministers discuss enlargement, animal transport and more technical issues - Problems with Poland
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Television problems (transition to digital technologies, separation between infrastructure and content, correct application of the Broadcasting Directive) were the focus of the second half of the Council session
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Fischler seeks timetable in Rabat for technical negotiation of new fisheries agreement
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission takes action against France which still does not comply with minimum landing sizes of fish
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Maintenance of quality and reputation of Rioja wine justifies requiring it to be bottled in the region of production
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Inflation is starting to fall (but Mr. Solbes is sending a warning to Ireland)
(EU) EP/GREECE: Drachma will enter Euro zone, asserts rapporteur Mr. Goebbels, in anticipating vote by plenary
(EU) PE/SOUTH AFRICA: EP calls for increase in total appropriation for cooperation
(EU) EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Patten presents reform for management of external aid - Use of outside experts remains possible in the future
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: EP approves joint draft extending application of directive to working hours of trainee doctors, off-shore workers and seafarers
(EU) EP/NUCLEAR: Irregularities in controls at Sellafield power plant have no consequence on safety
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Pervenche Bérès says Cocobu is doing everything it can to prevent the European Commission regaining its authority and prestige
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Lengthy negotiation on framework agreement on relations between Parliament and Commission should be concluded on 8 June
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission proposes new strategy and action programme 2001-2006 to improve disease prevention and complement efforts by Member States when Community action is more effective
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission considers aid paid since 1979 to large Italian enterprises is illegal but does not demand reimbursement
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission imposes seven million euro in fines to fifteen European and Asian shipping companies for unlawful agreement on lines between Europe and Far East
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commission approves programming of Objective 1 for Swedish regions of Norra Norrland and Södra Skogslanen
(EU) EU/NETHERLANDS: European Commission may contribute to repair damages caused by Enschede explosion, through region policy
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN: ECHO aid in Ethiopia, Zambia and Namibia
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission launches "European day for Commerce" in 33 cities in Member States
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: European managers (CEC) call for negotiations on temporary work to ensure establishment of employees social rights in client company of temping agency
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Computer technology:
(EU) Computer technology:
(EU) Paper:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Cosmetics:
(EU) Luxury:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 17/05/2000: