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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7724

25 May 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 48 / 63
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) tourism

The public call for tender for 23% of Class A shares in the Spanish travel reservation group AMADEUS began on Monday 22 May. The tender is reserved for institutions, with a tranche of 15% for the home market and the other 85% internationally. At the end of the operation, 48% of the capital in AMADEUS will be on the market.

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:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Luxury goods:
(EU) Glass:
(EU) Television:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Agri-foodstuffs:
(EU) Agri-foodstuffs:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Tourism:
(EU) Real estate:
(EU) Cement:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Billboards:
(EU) Press:
(EU) Computer technology:
(EU) Holding companies:
(EU) Electricity:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Cosmetics:
(EU) Cosmetics:
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: