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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7733

8 June 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 51 / 59
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) energy

The American firm BAKER HUGHES will be merging its seismic activities with those of its rival SCHLUMBERGER, in a joint venture baptised WESTERN GECO. The two divisions last year had combined turnover of around USD 1.5 billion. BAKER HUGHES will own 30% of the new venture.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EP/AUSTRIA: Pöttering asks for waiving of bilateral sanctions before end of Portuguese Presidency - Schüssel at EPP summit on 18 June in Porto- Merkel welcomes EPP decision on ÖVP
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM/GERMANY: Merckel confirms that study of the different levels of power will be decisive for CDU/CSU vote on the outcome of the IGC
(EU) EU/KOSOVO:
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Tstatos denounces a tendency in the IGC to "move backwards" as far as Parliament's powers are concerned and insists on balance between the institutions and between States
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Ludford, Uca and Lambert call on Turkish authorities to adopt confidence-building measures to solve the issue of the Kurds
(EU) EU/INSTITUTINOAL REFORM/ENLARGEMENT: Portuguese Presidency briefs candidate countries on unfolding of institutional reforms
(EU) EP/PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY: Seixas da Costa discusses IGC, enlargement, Middle East
(EU) EP/KOSOVO:
(EU) EPP/ORTHODIX CHURCH:
(EU) EU/ASEAN: Date of ministerial meeting must be set, says Gama
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: EU Foreign Ministers meet Indonesian counterpart on 14 June
(EU) EP/PERU: Solana assures Toledo of EU support
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: European Commission will soon hold exchange of views on a note from Commissioner Patten - Giving real content to foreign policy
(EU) EU/BALKANS: European Commission proposes facilitating access for products originating in Albania, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro onto EU market
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council adopts "common position" on labelling of beef
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: European Commission adopts its proposal of reform of the common market organisation for rice
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Commission adopts new Framework-Programme on equal opportunities between men and women for the period 2001-2005
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: European Commission proposes providing more concrete substance to fight against sexual harassment
(EU) EP/INTERNAL REFORM: On Thursday, Presidents' Conference examines internal reform of European Parliament
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Certain special powers ("Golden Share" in particular) a government gives itself during privatisation are unlawful
(EU) EU/TAXATION: European Commission proposes new VAT system for electronic commerce
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council adopts "common position" on inclusion of ports and intermodal terminals in trans-European networks
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: De Palacio presents memo on state of progress in work on "single sky"
(EU) EP/JUNE SESSION: Preparation of the Feira Summit, security and defence, EU/Tunisia, European political parties - Reports on tobacco and crime - Final vote on late payments
(EU) EP/MONTENEGRO: Committee on Budgets calls for aid for Montenegro to be financed without reducing resources earmarked for other third countries
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT/DEVELOPMENT: Privatisation of water severely denounced at opening of P7
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission slaps steep fine on ADM, Ajinomoto and three other companies responsible for illegal world agreement in lysine sector
(EU) EU/BUSINESS: European Business Summit to open on Friday
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: European Science Foundation backs plan for a European Research Area
(EU) EU/WOMEN: The European Women's Lobby rejects any distinction between "forced prostitution" and so-called "chosen prostitution" and urges the seven EU countries lagging behind to ratify the Convention against trafficking in human beings
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY/TELEVISION:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 07/06/2000: