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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7732

7 June 2000
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/financial services
Ecofin Council agrees to speed up work for strengthening integration of financial markets

Brussels, 06/06/2000 (Agence Europe) - On Monday in Luxembourg, the Ecofin Council acknowledged the need to speed up work for the setting in place of an integrated financial services market. "The European Council of Lisbon (…) requested that this process be completed by 2005", it recalls in its conclusions. To keep to this deadline, the European Commission has set out in a report on the state of progress of its "action plan for financial services" (see EUROPE of 1 June, p.13), five sectors...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EP/TURKEY: Mr Verheugen says waiting for Ankara's "firm assurance" reform process will be carried through and believes a solution for cyprus could be quite close - minister yalova stresses that the financial package is essential
(EU) UE/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EPP/AUSTRIA: ÖVP may again take part in all EPP bodies
(EU) CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: President Herzog takes stock - Examination of amendments continues until July
(EU) WEU/ASSEMBLY: Feira Summit will take a "big step" towards development of the ESDP, says Solana
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM:
(EU) EU/FEIRA/BALKANS:
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(EU) EP/SOLOMON ISLANDS:
(EU) EU/FRENCH PRESIDENCY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL POLICY: Council comes to political agreement on directive banning discrimination on grounds of race or ethnic origin - Other session results
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commissioner Fischler still hopes that all 2000 budget for SAPARD programme may be committed before end of year, despite problems in preparations for projects
(EU) EU/SOLOMON ISLANDS: Commission awaits developments in coup d'état before contemplating possible cessation of cooperation
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Manufacturers of coin-operated machines to have euros ahead of time - Other deliberations by Ecofin Council
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Ecofin Council agrees to speed up work for strengthening integration of financial markets
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Ecofin Council approves renewal of exemptions granted to Sweden on travellers' duty-free for alcohol and tobacco
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Ecofin Council invites European Commission to rapidly propose measures for fighting against tax fraud
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: European Commission welcomes Ukraine's decision to close Chernobyl power plant by end of year
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo states that Sickness Insurance funds can require a patient to request prior authorisation for hospitalisation in another Member State, as this measure is justified by "overriding reasons of public interest"
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission expected to adopt on Wednesday its proposal on taxation of e-commerce transactions
(EU) EU/PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY: European Commission prepares review of present system concerning medicines (systems for approval of generic medicines, parallel imports, and innovations)
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL: Ministers to review on Thursday the many challenges facing education in the new Information Society
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment continues a slow decline
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Commissioner de Palacio to present on Wednesday an interim report on progress on the European "Single Sky", which she says is considerable
(EU) EU/ERITREA: Grant of another 20,000 tonnes of cereals
(EU) EU/MEXICO: Cooperation under new framework agreement will focus on institutional development, eradication of poverty and economic and scientific cooperation
(EU) EP/TOBACCO: Maaten report favours stricter Directive on tobacco
(EU) EP/STATUTE OF MEP: "The technical group of independent members" recommend a high-level of remuneration of MEPs, but calls, in the future, for only real costs to be refunded
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/DEVELOPMENT: Fourth P7 Summit organised by Parliament's Greens dedicated to water, as a fundamental right (Brussels 7-10 June)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission will decide on 19 June on AOL Time Warner merger
(EU) EU/JAPAN/PRESS:
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2192: Texts approved by European Union/United States Summit in late May in Portugal
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 06/06/2000: