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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7745

26 June 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 38 / 42
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) medical material

In France, the rental and sales group for home medical equipment LE CONFORT MEDICAL acquired its competitor CONFORTIS, fifth largest in the French market with a turnover of FF 78 million. Thanks to this operation, LE CONFORT MEDICAL hopes to have a turnover of around FF 250 million for the 2000-2001 financial year.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Comments that escaped attention in the Feira summit "conclusions"
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Mr. Seixas da Costa feels that lifting of sanctions is out of question
(EU) EU/FRANCE/GERMANY: According to Mr. Chirac a European Constitution is possible in two years
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Mr. Solana welcomes return to interim structures of SNC
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Further German criticism (though for different reason) at Berlin idea to call an IGC towards 2004
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: Elections have not been free, asserts Mr. Schori
(EU) EU/LIBYA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Commissioner de Palacio strongly attacks "disinformation" by striking French air traffic controllers, regarding claimed "privatisation" of air traffic control within EU
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council in impasse over ecopoints
(EU) EU/MARITIME TRANSPORT: Progress by Council on strengthening controls in ports, but not on elimination of single hull tankers
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: European Commission proposes to Council new concessions for access to European markets of agricultural products from Morocco, Tunisia and Israel
(EU) EU/CANADA: Success of Lisbon Summit - In favour of a new trade round at WTO - Extension and deepening of co-operation
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: EIB grants loan of EUR 70 million for gas pipeline between Sumatra and Singapore
(EU) EU/INDIA: First bilateral summit should show considerable deepening in relations and initiate a certain number of initiatives and projects
(EU) EU/TAXATION: First interparliamentary meetings on Tobin tax on Wednesday in Brussels - French Presidency called on to tackle the issue
(EU) EU/BIOTECHNOLOGY: Ms Lienemann recommends amending directive on patentability of biotechnological inventions
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/BEI: Revision of EIF (European Investment Fund) statute should, says President Maystadt, give fresh impetus to venture capital operations and rekindle EIB action for major trans-European networks
(EU) EP/BALKANS: Some success, many hopes, need for civil servants and additional credits
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES: According to Freedom's Committee, EU must wait for assurances on data protection before authorising Euro-American free movement (Paciotti report)
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Haug report refuses that aid to Balkans be paid for through reduction of aid for other regions of world
(EU) EP/SME:
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Certain Italian aid schemes for local, regional or national transport are declared unlawful by the European Commission
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Adoption of SPD Objective 1 for United Kingdom - Several SPDs announced - Progress on aid map for Objective 2 in Italy
(EU) EU/TURKEY: All candidate countries equal in enlargement process, stresses Ms Diamantopoulou
(EU) EU/MIGRANTS: Conference of EU Migrants Forum on European citizenship and migrant status (Lisbon, 30 June)
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: European Anti-Poverty Network calls on Commission to make budgetary and human means available for fighting poverty
(EU) NEWS OF THE WEEK: from 19 to 25 June 2000
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Automobile:
(EU) Services:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Computing:
(EU) Equipment goods:
(EU) Tyres:
(EU) Steel:
(EU) Medical material:
(EU) Electricity:
(EU) Banks:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 420
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 23/06/2000: