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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7749

1 July 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto/agriculture
European Commission strongly backs, in Geneva, right to maintain support for agriculture, which corresponds to demands from civil society, notably over food quality and animal welfare

Brussels, 30/06/2000 (Agence Europe) - This Friday, the European Commission presented, in Geneva, the main points of the position its is defending in the agricultural negotiations within the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Three political documents handed to the WTO Secretary General on the eve of a special session in the Agriculture Committee gathering ambassadors from the 137 countries, called for the continuation of subsidies linked to non-trade demands from European society (animal...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Mr. Blair asserts that Great Britain must be a partner at fore front of EU
(EU) EP/UNITED KINGDOM: Mrs. Fontaine underlines that British must make choice over single currency to take part in "pioneer group"
(EU) EU/SAUDI ARABIA/YEMEN: European Union welcomes ratification of border treaty between Saudi Arabia and Yemen
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA:
(EU) EU/FRENCH PRESIDENCY/ESDP: Richard announces intensive programme for EU Defence Ministers during coming semester
(EU) EP/FRENCH PRESIDENCY: Mosocovici (to chair "ministerial group" at IGC) states there is agreement of principle between France and Germany on institutional reform and recalls principles governing vote weighting in Council
(EU) EU/FRENCH PRESIDENCY/PARLIAMENT: HAENEL AND BARRAU HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE, AT THE IGC, OF REWEIGHTING OF VOTES AND ASSERT THE ROLE NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS MUST PLAY AT EUROPEAN LEVEL
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: France takes on rotating Council Presidency - Timetable of ministerial meetings for next six months - Two European Councils and several summits with third countries
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/COMMISSION: MEETING ON MONDAY IN PARIS
(EU) EU/MEXICO: Free trade agreement enters into force on 1 July for more than two thirds of European imports and nearly half of Mexican exports in the industrial sector
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: Solana addresses Mercosur/Chile/Bolivia summit
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: European Commission strongly backs, in Geneva, right to maintain support for agriculture, which corresponds to demands from civil society, notably over food quality and animal welfare
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: EP and Council reach agreement on "water quality" directive
(EU) EU/HEALTH/MAD COW: Risk materials, transmission vectors and BSE to be eliminated from human and animal food chain on 1 October
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Kinnock firmly rejects accusations by MEPs and journalists against Gomez-Reino
(Eu) EU/JUSTICE: Fighting organised crime, says new Council President Guigou, involves dealing with the issue of money laundering (focus of Justice-Home Affairs/Ecofin Council of 17 October)
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/COMPETITION: Anna Diamantopoulou favours creation of social protection network that initially covers employees who have lost theirs jobs due to mergers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Comments from Mr. Monti on social aspects of competition, relations with United States, disappearance of IRI
(EU) EP/JULY SESSION: Modifications to the agenda
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Compromise with Commission should allow Parliament to bring hemp and flax issue out of deadlock
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Ford is authorised to acquire land Rover
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Bertelsmann and GBL to acquire Pearson TV
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission closes Saeco dossier after it implements international guarantee for its products
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves part of regional aid map for Lisboa e Vale do Tejo region (Portugal)
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commission signs Finnish Objective 2 programmes, first Objective 2 programmes adopted for 2000-2006 period
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for joint venture between Phillips and Chevron
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Loyola de Palacio calls for Commission debate in privatisation process for public companies
CALENDAR
(EU) MAIn EUROPEAN activitIEs: 3 to 10 july 2000
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 30/06/2000: