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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7750

3 July 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 37 / 41
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banks

SEB, HANDELSBANKEN, MERITA NORDBANKEN and SWEDBANK, the four largest banks in Sweden, have acquired POSTGIROT BANK for SEK 4 billion. The four partners have each taken 25% of POSTGIROT.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: After a long silence, today brings a profusion of projects and plans for Europe - we should be delighted but some precautions are necessary
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: In ten days or so, Mr. Wildhaber to announce the names of the "wise men" - Tuesday, decision in Vienna on holding of possible referendum on sanctions
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: Arafat-Chirac meeting in Paris
(EU) EU/FRANCE/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/IRAN: President Chirac expresses his concern following the sentences passed down by the Court of Chiraz
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: A report by experts confirms that Russia does not respect its commitments under the Convention on Human Rights
(EU) EU/SUDAN: Appeal for a resumption of peace negotiations
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/SOCIALIST GROUP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/COMMISSION: French Presidency supports essential role of Commission in institutional balance - With regard to Austria, France will not take any action
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Commission designates 190 Serb companies excluded from financial sanctions regime
(EU) EU/MEXICO: Mr. Cfsp and Commission welcome new prospects for collaboration following presidential elections
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: French presidency's Aims and guidelines for institutional reform (with emphasis on strengthened co-operations and weighting of votes), economic and financial affairs and social policy
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Jarzembowski Report aims to reintroduce total rail liberalisation in 2010 at latest
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/WTO: European Union calls on WTO panel to examine dispute between United States which opposes Bacardi to Pernod Ricard regarding Havana Club trade name
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: International conference acknowledges all countries have right to non-trade objectives in agriculture
(EU) EU/MACAU: First meeting of Joint Committee since Macao's return to China
(EU) EU/TAJIKISTAN: ECHO food and medical assistance worth EUR 12 million
(EU) EU/MONGOLIA: EUR 800,000 to populations
(EU) EU/MAURITANIA: EUR 365,000 to children
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/COMMISSION/PARLIAMENT: Council challenges certain provisions of framework agreement on relations between Parliament and Commission - Conference of Presidents accepts amendments to Prodi's text
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves, subject to certain conditions, acquisition of American Cyanamid by BASF
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises ENI to acquire stake in GALP (Oil/Gas)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears joint control of Stream by Telecom Italia and News Television
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Merger operation between Granada and Compass (United Kingdom) is authorised
(EU) EU/BIOETHICS: European Group on Ethics prepares opinion on research and use of human stem cell, opinion, which it will give in autumn - Results of preparatory Roundtable
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Commission proposes to improve public access to environmental information
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA:
(EU) NEWS OF THE WEEK: from 26 June to 2 July 2000
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Computing:
(EU) Processed foodstuffs:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Automobile:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 421
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 03/07/2000: