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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7724

25 May 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 40 / 63
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) electronics

The Dutch group PHILIPS will be paying USD 1.2 billion for 60% of the American firm MEDQUIST (annual turnover of USD 330 million), specialised in medical data transcription. PHILIPS will pay USD 51 dollars in cash for every ordinary MEDQUIST share. The two partners have also signed a licensing agreement for the joint development of voice recognition technologies.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ESDP: Lalumiére resolution calls for priority to be given to management of non-military crisis
(EU) EU/CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Creation of Committee for civilian aspects
(EU) EU/BOSNIA: Speeches by Mr. Gama and Mr. Solana
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Consultation by Mr. Guterres on lifting of sanctions (over which there is no consensus)
(EU) EU/BURMA: Council strengthens sanctions against Rangoon
(EU) EU/GREAT LAKES: Council extends Mr. Ajello's mandate
(EU) EU/FRY: Council updates list of visa refusals
(EU) EU/ESDP:
(EU) EU/SERBIA:
(EU) WEU/EU/TURKEY: In Porto, Turkish Defence Minister expresses perplexity over cooperation proposed to non-EU countries
(EU) WEU: Dialogue between American and European experts and officials
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/LEBANON: Patten and Solana welcome Israeli withdrawal
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: In Alexandria, Fontaine launches appeal for peace
(EU) WEU/ASSEMBLY: Transfer of certain WEU roles to the EU and the "parliamentary dimension" at the centre of June's session - Among the guests, President Chirac and parliamentary presidents
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Thursday's EC Council should mainly make progress in foodstuffs, intellectual property and financial services, and definitively adopt the "Chocolate" Directive
(EU) EU/AUTOMOBILES: EP/Council agreement on ecological scrapping of old cars
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: "Bio-security" protocol signed
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission presents its contribution for implementation of the eEurope action plan by 2002
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/INTERNET:
(EU) EU/HORMONES: Commission proposes new system on meat hormones, which it considers conform to WTO rules, and should lead to abolition of US sanctions
(EU) EU/DANUBE: Commission proposes EU funding of 85% of cost of Danube clearance, with a ceiling of EUR 22 million
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission proposes a three-year phased reduction of transit traffic in Austria, concentrating on five Member States responsible for most of the traffic
(EU) EU/EFTA/EEA: Extension to 2003 of financial solidarity to reduce economic and social disparities between regions - Satisfaction at smooth running of EEA Agreement
(EU) EP/TUNISIA: Encouraging results of Socialist Group's fact-finding mission to Tunisia - Towards a debate in Strasbourg next month
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EP/BUDGETS: No discharge for execution of MEDA programme 1995-1999
(EU) EP/TRADE UNIONS: Moderate optimism of trade union coordination group on follow-up reserved for conclusions of Lisbon Summit
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission proposes Community instrument for temporary welcome of refugees in the event of mass influx
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Provisional anti-dumping duty on hairbrushes from China, Korea, Taiwan and Thailand
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Adoption of Community Support Framework for "Objective 1" assisted areas in Germany
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises merger of two American laboratories Pfizer and Warner-Lambert, which should market several products on European market
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Voluntary agreement between European manufacturers of electric motors to reduce sales of most polluting motors does not amount to competition restriction
(EU) EU/COMMUNICATION: European Union event in Hanover
(EU) EU/IRELAND: Polemic surrounding Irish candidate to EIB vice-presidency
(EU) EIB/FRANCE: Loan of EUR 60 million for Nancy tramway
(EU) EIB/FRANCE: EIB places EUR 12 million in venture capital fund
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investments:
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(EU) Agri-foodstuffs:
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(EU) Cosmetics:
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2191: EU/South Eastern Europe declarations by the council of the European Union on the latest developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 24/05/2000: