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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7783

24 August 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 39
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banks

The British bank BARCLAYS has made a friendly bid of £5.4 billion on its compatriot, WOOLWICH. The shareholders of the latter will receive 0.1175 new BARCLAYS shares and £1.64 for each of their stock. After the transaction they will hold about 11% of the BARCLAYS capital. The transaction is expected to be concluded during the fourth quarter.

Contents

GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Belarus has to take measures so that forthcoming elections are really democratic, Solana tells Martynov
(EU) EP/POLAND: Mrs. Fontaine on an official visit next week
(EU) EU/ENERGY: OPEC Secretary General declares that organisation does not envisage intervening rapidly to reduce price of barrel
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission refers Interbrew/Bass back to British competition authorities
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Joint venture between Sonera Systems and ICL Invia is approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Joint venture for provision of facility management services in Italy is cleared
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING: Decision concerning Norwegian salmon exporter
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING:
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING:
(EU) EU/ECB/STATISTICS:
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/GREECE/GMO:
(EU) EU/STOCK EXCHANGES:
(EU) EU/ETUC/TURKEY: Gabaglio congratulates President Sezer for having refused to sign a decree facilitating the sacking of civil servants
(EU) TURKEY/HUMAN RIGHTS: Turkey signs two UN Conventions
(EU) EU/ALBANIA/CRIME/ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EU/NORDIC COUNTRIES/BALTIC STATES:
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) AGRICULTURE: Rise of industrial crops and decline of cereals change agricultural landscape
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission adopts breakdown of aid to restructuring of wine-growing areas for 2000/2001 marketing year
(EU) AGRICULTURE: French winegrowers call for implementation of preventive distillation mechanism
(EU) EU/DUMPING:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: European Commission takes action against Greece for limiting activity of foreign insurers on its soil
(EU) EU/TAX: European Commission accuses Spain of tax discrimination towards foreign shareholders
(EU) EP/INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSITUTIONS: Publication of an EP Survey
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Main operations carried out in August:
(EU) Confectionery:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Security:
(EU) Rail equipment:
(EU) Aerospace:
(EU) Automobile:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Wood:
(EU) Packaging:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 23/08/2000: