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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7743

23 June 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 41 / 60
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banking

The regional Italian bank BIPOP - BANCA POPOLARE DI BRESCIA has acquired the German group ENTRIUM DIRECT for around 5,000 bil Italian lire.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CFSP: Solana stresses indispensable nature of military instrument for effective and credible foreign policy
(EU) EP/BALKANS:
(EU) CUBA/ACP: Cuba calls for its integration, as a fully fledged member, into ACP group, outside partnership agreement with EU - Favourable response from ACP Council of Ministers
(EU) EP/ACP/ZIMBABWE:
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Romano Prodi met Serb opposition leader, Zoran Dindjic
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: New efforts to lift sanctions against Schüssel government before start of French Presidency
(EU) EXTREME RIGHT: European Socialist Party organises conference on fight against populism
(EU) EP/PARAGUAY: EP supports the democratic forces that managed to quash General oviedo's attempted coup d'état
(EU) EU/FEIRA/DENMARK:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Council political agreement for integrating old electricity generating plants into directive on reduction of emissions from large combustion plants
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Council reaches political agreement on national emission ceilings, thanks to more ambitious commitments by some Member States
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: On Thursday evening, Council continues preparation of EU strategy for 6th post-Kyoto meeting
(EU) EU/TURKEY: the eight sub-committees that will monitor progress in implementation of the "acquis communautaire" in Turkey have started work
(EU) ACP/EU: ACP countries refuse to budge over bananas. Several administrative and organisational measures adopted
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/CULTURE: The European Commission reacts favourably to the new German system for fixing book prices
(EU) EU/POSTAL SERVICE: At the Parliament, Frits Bolkestein defends his plan to speed up liberalisation
(EU) EU/EUROPOL:
(EU) EIB/FRANCE: EUR 175 million loan for Toyota plant in Onnaing (Nord-Pas-de-Calais)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: British Telecom may take over full control of Telfort Holding
(EU) EU/BANKS: Commission maintains pressure to obtain correct operation of intra-Community bank transfers - Meeting with Member States
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission welcomes Austria's reaction to blocking access to Brenner Pass
(EU) EU/BUDGETS: the European Commission is proposing a zero levy on coal and steel companies for the ECSC's 2001 budget
(EU) EP/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Mr Patten and Ms Schreyer defend the draft reform of the EU's external aid
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commissioner Wallström confirms countries applying for EU membership will encounter serious difficulties in environmental chapter
(EU) EU/WHO/RESEARCH: Declaration by Brundtland and Busquin for intensified research on AIDs, malaria and tuberculosis
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission to launch first stage of consultation with European social partners on Monday, on modernisation and improvements in industrial relations
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Pleased with running of Structural funds, in 1998, Parliament calls for acceleration of programming, better co-ordination with Cohesion funds and strengthening of controls
(EU) EU/ASYLUM: Parliament calls for coherent EU policy including a sharing of burden between EU 15 and differentiation between asylum, economic immigration and temporary asylum
(EU) EP/COMMON MARKET: Directive against "payment delays" in definitively adopted
(EU) EP/CRIME: EU must equip itself with a harmonised device for cross-border protection of victims
(EU) EP/WOMEN: Council and Commission give positive global assessment of New York Conference - Mrs Smet and Gröner criticise attitude of fundamentalists and Vatican
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Parliament adds EUR 15 million to 2000 real-estate spending
(EU) EU/CANADA/WTO: Asbestos case leads to first time that a WTO body backs barrier to trade with health protection - Confirmation expected next month
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Documents: N° 2196: Feira Summit sets out "European Charter" for small enterprises
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 22/06/2000: