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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7772

4 August 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 33
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banking

Spain's foremost savings bank LA CAIXA has taken a 1% stake in BANCO ITAU (stock market capitalisation of 10.33 bn euro on 31 December 1999), Brazil's third largest banking group in assets, from ITAUSA, its main shareholder.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) UE/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: CEEP regrets that the draft Charter does not recognise access for all to public services
(EU) EU/RACISM: Mrs. Winkler, of the Monitoring Centre in Vienna, concerned at situation in Germany
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/ARMAMENTS: British warning to Washington over national missile defence
(EU) EU/VENEZUELA: Prodi congratulates President Chavez
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INTERNATIONAL TRADE: EU could call upon WTO against Australia over restrictions against foreign television stations during Olympic games in Sidney
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission opens procedure against Microsoft for discrimination in granting licences and refusal to provide information on software
(EU) EIB/ITALY: EIB acquires EUR 20 million in Tlcom venture capital, established in collaboration with Morgan Bank
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) ECB:
(EU) ACP/EU:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Following initial analysis of Davignon Report, Commission should move towards reform of JRC without affecting its status or the way it is funded
(EU) EU/FINLAND: New import scheme for beer
(EU) EU/TRANSPORTS: Commission confirms it is preparing non-binding recommendation on alcohol levels for drivers
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission grants EUR 1.74 million to Yemen
(EU) EIB/EGYPT: EUR 50 million loan for drainage system in Nile valley and delta
(EU) EU/MEDICINES AGENCY:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Motivated opinion to three Member States for incorrect transposition into national law of Community legislation concerning waste
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission refers United Kingdom and Italy before Court of Justice for persistent infringement of Community legislation on water quality
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: European Commission refers Germany, Austria and France before Court of Justice for non-transposition of Directives
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears creation of mobile telephony joint-venture in Spain
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears creation of e-peopleserve, a joint-venture between Andersen Consulting and British Telecommunications (BT)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition of Avis leasing activities in Europe by French bank BNP-Parisbas
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Mondi/Frantschach may take over AssiDoman's companies
(EU) EU/PRIVATIZATION/GREECE:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatization:
(EU) Automobile equipment:
(EU) Automobile equipment:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Audiovisual:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/DOCUMENTS N° 2202: CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 03/08/2000: