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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7722

22 May 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 42
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) internet

The British internet auction site, QXL, has announced a share swap offer of EUR 1.1 billion on its German competitor RICARDO in the framework of a merger that will give rise to one of the biggest Europe-wide auction sites. On the basis of the latest closing prices, the bid values RICARDO at EUR 1.104 billion.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Debate over Europe's future gathers pace - Did Joschka Fischer speak too soon? - Lamberto Dini explicit over goals of IGC, Jacques Delors wants to reassure candidate countries, Jean-Louis Bourlanges wary of long-term prophetic visions
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IGC: Work focuses on adaptation of EP - Moscovici: Rambouillet will be an important date for Europe - Seixas da Costa Report
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Council is in contact with ACPs for finding somewhere other than Fiji for signing Lomé Convention - Uffe Ellemann-Jensen heads mission of electoral observers in Zimbabwe
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Mr. Michel welcomes Fischer's speech and states that the long-term goal is a European constitution
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Intergroup has talks with legal experts of Florence Institute about Treaty reorganisation
(EU) EU/COLLEGE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EP/NPT: Parliament calls for an end to nuclear testing
(EU) EP/CONFLICTS/HUMAN RIGHTS: Resolutions on Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Burma, Guatemala
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CHINA: Council gives political approval to outcome of negotiations on China's admission to WTO
(EU) EU/"GENERAL AFFAIRS" COUNCIL: Patten hopes to have convinced ministers of the need to review management of EU external aid
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission regrets delays in transposition of European directives
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Satisfaction over result of referendum allowing considerable strengthening of relations between both parties - Caution over eventual developments towards accession
(EU) EU/BANANAS:
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Joint Work Programme for 2000, bilateral trade problems and shutdown of Chernobyl to be the focus of Tuesday's Cooperation Council
(EU) EU/BANGALDESH: EU and Bangladesh sign new cooperation framework agreement on Monday
(EU) EU/ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: Financing of new development cooperation projects made conditional upon cessation of hostilities
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Accession by countries of Central and Eastern Europe should not cause tension on labour market of Fifteen, says expert study
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: EUR 250 million granted to vulnerable populations in Iraq
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Council definitively adopts directive on duration of work for sectors previously excluded
(EU) EU/CULTURE: European Commission compensates Damien O'Donnell's film "East is East"
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Construction industry must be part of the new economy, says Liikanen
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Alcatel authorised to acquire Newbridge Networks
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: SanPaolo IMI and Schroders Groups authorised to buy MWCR
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament calls for more generous policy for debt cancellation of poor countries, but use of funds made available must be monitored
(EU) EP/ZIMBABWE: Cooperation suspended if elections not free, says EP
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament wants more stringent directive to fight against racist discrimination
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: Field of application of "group exemptions" in favour of certain "insurance" agreements should be extended
(EU) EU/SOUTH AFRICA:
(EU) NEWS OF THE WEEK: 13 to 21 May 2000
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisations:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Telephony:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Holding companies:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
EUROPEAN LIBRARY: N° 415
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 22/05/2000: