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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7751
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) insurance

The Swiss company SWISS RE has acquired a 9.9% stake in the Chinese insurance group CIIH - CHINA INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS during the company's stock exchange entry. The operation represents investment of $15 million for the Swiss group.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/COUNCIL: Presenting the programme of the French Presidency, Jacques Chirac adds citizens' appropriation of the euro and sport to well known political priorities
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Vienna decides to prepare referendum on sanctions imposed by Fourteen
(EU) EP/COUNCIL: "Mission accomplished" states Guterres as he presents report on Portuguese Presidency to Parliament
(EU) EP/ZIMBABWE: Mitigated judgement from Council, Commission and Head EU Observer on elections, cautious optimism for future
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: For first time, Court imposes daily penalty on Member State (Greece) for failure to comply with previous judgement (environment)
(EU) EU/BANANAS: Commission to propose to Council to decide to comply with WTO verdict on a transitional quota system "first come, first serve", in view of passing after six years to exclusively tariff regime
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/BANKS: Commission issues warning to around 120 banks in four Member States suspected of colluding on exchange commissions within Euro area
(EU) EP/BUDGETS: While agreeing that the EP should grant the Commission its discharge for 1998, Mrs. Stauner still raises questions in the Flechard affair
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Bolkestein defends agreement on data protection and calls on Parliament to clarify its stance
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: This Wednesday Parliament should approve reform of linen and hemp sector according to Fischler/Schierhuber compromise
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commissioner Barnier calls for social cohesion within European cities
(EU) EU/POLAND: EIB grants EUR 20 million loan to hometown of Copernicus, Torun
(EU) EU/TURKEY: EIB grants a loan for the industrial reconstruction and a global loan the SMEs, for a total of EUR 125 million
(EU) EU/ARGENTINA: EIB grants EUR 50 million to MetroGas, joint venture between British Gas and Repsol
(EU) EU/MEXICO: EIB grants loan of USD 73 million to Consorcio Mexigas, joint venture mainly held by Gaz de France
(EU) EU/PATENTS: This Wednesday European Commission presents draft regulation on Community patents applicable throughout EU
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission opens in-depth investigation into acquisition of Perstorp by Industri Kapital, which raises serious doubts
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: British Airways and KLM inform Monti of their planned merger
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/PUBLIC SERVICES: ETUC (European unions) and CEEP (public enterprises) draw up draft European Charter of general interest services for attention of European institutions
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Anna Diamantopoulou underlines importance of calls for quality services provided outside traditional market - Third system sector represents 8.9 million jobs in EU
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Trade unions are indispensable partners in enlargement process, says Gabaglio - In favour of a "reasonable and balanced" approach regarding free movement of workers
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS: ETUC calls on the Council Presidency to strenghen the compulsory consultation of workers and to include social rights among the "fundamental rights"
(EU) EU/CAUCASUS: Caucasus region could recover peace, security, political stability and economic prosperity thanks to implementation of "Stability Pact for Caucausus", states CEPs report
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Temping:
(EU) Temping:
(EU) Tobacco:
(EU) Press:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Defence:
(EU) Rail:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Biotechnology:
(EU) Imagery:
(EU) Linen:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Press:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 04/07/2000: