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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7763

21 July 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 46
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/education
Jack Lang gathered Vision group to prepare special meeting of Education Ministers on mobility

Brussels, 20/07/2000 (Agence Europe) - The first meeting of the Vision group, which gathers the representative of the EU Minister and the European Commission, took place Wednesday 19 July in Brussels, on the initiative of Jack Lang, French Minister and acting President of the EU Education Council. the aim of this meeting was to prepare the special meeting of the education Ministers, which will take place next 30 September in Paris to try and take a new initiative on mobility in Europe, both...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) AGENCE EUROPE:
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: The Fifteen to meet in Ministerial "Conclave" on Monday to discuss the four subjects of the IGC
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: The three wise persons meet in Helsinki
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2001: Council approves draft with announced reductions and rejects revision of multi-annual financial perspectives
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Culture Ministers began, in Lille on Thursday, the debate on the future of public television and ways of financing it
(EU) EU/BUDGET/FRAUD: European Commission takes decision of principal to start civil suits in United States against American manufacturers of cigarettes involved in tax evasion in EU
(EU) EU/GULF STATES:
(EU) EU/JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS: France introduces its initiative for a Council regulation on free movement in the EU for holders of a national long-stay visa
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: For lack of any decision on reducing road traffic in Austria, Council asks Commission to distribute the last batch of Ecopoints for 2000 - Commission refuses to "play scapegoat"
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Anti-dumping proceedings against colour television sets originating in or exported from Turkey
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Commission encourages Romania to implement vigorously its new medium term economic strategy and the action plan drawn up for that purpose
(EU) EU/KOREA: Initial positive consultation on shipbuilding
(EU) EU/BANANAS: ACP countries reject purely tariff formula, and especially Caribbean countries call for respect of traditional exports
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Loyola de Palacio congratulates EU unit in Hushkit affair
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: EIB will announce in autumn its project to support European audiovisual production
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: European television channels as a whole respect broadcasting quotas for European works, notes Commission
(EU) EP/IMMIGRATION: Klant report approves Directive on "family grouping"(but no progress made towards European immigration policy)
(EU) EU/PUBLIC MARKETS: Commission refers United Kingdom before Court of Justice concerning three cases of British interpretation of European Directives
(EU) EU/TRANSPORTS: Commission conditionally approves Spanish aid to Trasmediterránea ferry company in order to ensure continuity of service
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Approval, under certain conditions, of the concentration of beverage can producers Rexam and American National Can
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Inquiry procedure opens against Italian aid to Iveco (lorries) of the Fiat group
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Households and industrial consumers in most Member States benefit from substantial fall in electricity prices between January 1998 and January 2000
(EU) G7/G77: Developing countries remind G7 of commitment to reduce debt
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Jack Lang gathered Vision group to prepare special meeting of Education Ministers on mobility
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission wants to stimulate Member State's transition to "e-administration" at service of citizens
(EU) EU/BUDGETS: Commission has adopted Communication aimed at reducing payment delays by its services
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission grants EUR 8.5 million for financing emergency aid programmes in Middle East
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: "Social code of conduct" of European social partners in leather and tanning sector
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Companies linked to Internet and private telecommunications operators have positively greeted Commission's telecommunications "package"
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: The Consumers' Bureau gives very positive welcome to new Commission proposals to harmonise and simplify legislation on food health - Praise and suggestions
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 20/07/2000: