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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7734
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) enterprise

08/06/2000 (Agence Europe) - The president of the Italian semolina and milling industries (Italmopa), Enrico Ferrario, has been elected for two years as the president of the European Union association of millers (GAM).

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FRENCH PRESIDENCY: Main Presidency theme will be to give more consistency to Community system, says Pierre Vimont - IGC should result in necessary short-term decisions but without forgetting the long term - Strengthening Euro 11, "soon Euro 12" - Charter of Rights: importance of economic and social rights
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Requests of the Belgian Parliament
(EU) EPP-ED: Bourlanges regrets EPP has changed its attitude towards Austrian Conservatives
(EU) EUROPEAN MOVEMENT: Gil-Robles for EP assent on strengthened co-operation and against automatic dissolution of EP
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Conference of Presidents approves framework agreement with Commission
(EU) CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: ECRE calls for absolute respect of principle of no turning back
(EU) CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: British stance in favour of a text of purely declaratory value
(EU) EU/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS/CONSTITUTION: Dastoli speaks of declaration that NGOs will hand in in Feira and the Charter/Constitution link
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Patten says he has attained his goal of relaunching debate on EU policy towards third countries
(EU) ECB/EURO: Central Bank increased interest rates from 3.75 o 4.25% - According to Mr. Duisenberg this is a decisive step allowing pursuit of non-inflationary growth in Euro area
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Agreement by EU 15 at Coreper level on copyright
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Council to make its proposals to act on the mandate of the Lisbon Summit - New role for education linked to employment policies and social cohesion
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Youth, mobility and multi-lingualism to be the priorities of the French Presidency of the Council - Several concrete projects
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Union calls for "consultation" in context of WTO to oppose US "Carrousel" scheme in commercial disputes
(EU) EU/GULF COUNTRIES: Negotiations on proposed free trade area resume Friday
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC: EIB lends EUR 100 million to water sector
(EU) EU/PATENTS: France must bring its legislation into conformity with the European directive on patenting biotechnology inventions before end July
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commissioner De Palacio proposes initial orientations to ensure better organisation of air traffic management in Europe
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Anti-dumping duties on silicon carbide from China, Russia and Ukraine prolonged for five years
(EU) EU/CHINA: Council doubles level of anti-dumping duty on Chinese "glyphosate" herbicide
(EU) EU/TAIWAN: Provisional Anti-dumping duty and countervailing duty in thermoplastic rubber from Taiwan
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Anti-dumping investigation into certain polyethylene film originating in Korea and India
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/ICELAND/NORWAY: Objective of full implementation of Schengen from 25 March confirmed by JHA Council
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: First "Competition day", this Friday in Lisbon, to explain Commission action to citizens - Roundtable on vehicle distribution.
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission announces, two days before opening of European Football Championships, that it approves ticketing arrangements for Euro 2000
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission suspects Interbrew and Alken-Maes of price agreement
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commissioner de Palacio explains significance and importance of Galileo project, stressing its exclusively civilian nature
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial production prices remain stable in April in EU and only increase 0.1% in euro area
(EU) ENTERPRISE:
(EU) EU/MIGRANTS: EU Migrants' Forum and IOM sign Memorandum of Understanding for future cooperation on Friday
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: European operators call on Commission to accelerate regulation of costs for fixed to mobile telephone calls
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Erkki Liikanen invites States and European regions to pool their efforts to catch up delay in the new economy
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 08/06/2000: