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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7756

12 July 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 59
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Green light for joint venture between Planet Internet and Fortis Bank

Brussels, 11/07/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission authorised the joint venture in Belgium between Planet Internet, the subsidiary of the Dutch telecommunications operator KPN and Fortis Bank. This new company will create an internet site containing general information targeted at youths and will be active in Belgium. The Commission feels that there exists no danger of creating or reinforcing a dominant position in the European Economic Area or in a substantial part of it, for...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Chancellor Schüssel meets Commission - Three Wisemen should be named on Wednesday
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: French Council Presidency plans to intensify work of Intergovernmental Conference
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: French Presidency informs Council of its intentions regarding work to be carried out with a view to Biarritz and Nice Summits
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Other results of Council on Cyprus and Czech Republic
(EU) EU/IVORY COAST: EU regrets recent acts of violence and insists that elections and referendum should take place as scheduled
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: Council stresses desire for democratic change expressed in Zimbabwe and urges authorities to take their country down the path to recovery
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Opening of the EP meeting with parliaments of Member States and candidate countries on IGC
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: This Wednesday Commission adopts "telecom package" on general framework of information society in Europe
(EU) EU/CHINA: Meeting between Chinese Prime Minister and President of European Commission allowed for a general exchange of views (including on human rights and trafficking in human beings) and to smooth out remain divergences over accession to WTO
(EU) EU/KAZAKHSTAN/KYRGYZSTAN: At end of Cooperation Council, EU congratulates Kazakhstan on its progress and sets out before Kyrgyzstan priorities to respect
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Mrs. de Palacio welcomes inauguration of Maurienne Motorway, co-funded by the EU
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Spain accuses Commission of neglecting Latin America, Commission replies that it respects priorities defined by Council
(EU) EU/GREENLAND: European Commission considers EU-Greenland Fisheries Protocol could be signed by end of month
(EU) EP/VENEZUELA: EP calls for aid of EUR 250 million over five years
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Council entrusts ad hoc group with task of finding solutions to Irela's financial problems
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Pragmatism will be word favoured by Laurent Fabius during his Presidency of Economy/Finance Council on both management of Euro-group as on savings taxation
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Commissioner Bolkestein takes stock of savings tax and regulation of securities markets
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Belgium found guilty of not having system for collection and treatment of waste water in Brussels
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission continues infringement proceedings against Portugal, Austria and Greece for continued non-compliance with the Wild Birds Directive
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Parliament increases Media Plus programme grant and want to be fully associated with it adoption
(EU) EP/EURO: parliament calls for reinforcing of Euro information strategy
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Barnier signs twelve decisions for aid to Portugal under Objective 1 (regions behind in development) of regional policy, for 13.2 billion euro
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/AGRICULTURE: Successful research into high added value protein extracted from Lucerne could enable Union to partially replace soya imports
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES: Temporary Parliamentary committee on Echelon affair begins work among polemics
(EU) EU/CONGO: ECHO aid of EUR 20 million to Congo
(EU) EU/LAOS: Patten meets Laotian Deputy Prime Minister and stresses need for his country to sign the Ottawa Convention on mine clearance rapidly
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for joint venture between Planet Internet and Fortis Bank
(EU) OMBUDSMAN: Mr. Söderman calls for concrete measures to put an end to age limits for recruiting civil servants
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Agenda for plenary session
(EU) EU/FAMILIES: COFACE calls on Union to integrate family dimension into all policies - Priorities
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Cement industry welcomes European standard
(EU) EU/WOMEN: New European Network of Young Women launches manifesto for gender equality in 21st century
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 11/07/2000: