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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7784

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

The British travel firm FIRST CHOICE has taken a 95% stake in the Swiss TAURUS for £470,000 in cash and with the possibility of buying the remaining 5%.

Contents

GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EPP: Extraordinary summit in Gdansk on 29 August
(EU) EU/LIBERIA: Commission calls for release of four journalists, recalling principles on which Cotonou agreement is based
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN: Commission allocates a further EUR 13 million to World Food Programme
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: EU condemns attack on 18 August
(EU) EU/ESDP: Decision introducing "top secret" classification in EU documents
(EU) AUSTRIA/ENLARGEMENT: Haider in polemic on Czech Republic joining EU and drags FPO along in his wake
(EU) NATO/RUSSIA:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Hauliers welcome Commissioner de Palacio's approaching OPEC
(EU) EU/DUMPING: Definitive anti-dumping duties on cast iron products from China, Brazil, Japan, Korea, Thailand and Czech Republic
(EU) EU/ECSC: October seminar on future of European coal industry
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EMU/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves takeover of Heiploeg Shellfish International BV by UBS Capital BV in the fisheries sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves creation of joint-venture between Greek firms Arla Foods Hellas and Delta
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: RWE and Iberdrola joint-Venture in energy sector cleared
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves exclusive acquisition by HSBC of part of BBA Friction (automobile equipment)
(EU) EU/ANTI-DUMPING: Review of duties on ammonium nitrate originating in Russia
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/UKRAINE: Russia pleased with EU work programme on implementation of common strategy - Work plan for Ukraine
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONS: "Trombinoscope" devoted to European Union publishes photos and biographies of 1500 personalities
(EU) EU/THINK TANKS:
(EU) IRAQ/FRANCE:
(EU) KOSOVO:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Main operations carried out in August:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Retailing:
(EU) Retailing:
(EU) Leisure:
(EU) Hotels:
(EU) Services:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 24/08/2000: