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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7789

1 September 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 35
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) cement

The Greek cement producer TITAN will take-over the activities of TARMAC AMERICA from the South African mining group ANGLO AMERICAN for USD 636 million.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Presidents of Knesset and Palestinian Legislative Council will speak in plenary on 5 September in Strasbourg
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: 4 September in Paris, seminar organised by "Notre Europe" and "Les Amis de l'Europe"
(EU) EP/AUSTRIA/IGC: Mr Pöttering hopes for lifting of sanctions against Vienna before Danish referendum on Euro and invites Mr Fischer to publicly speak in favour of a generalisation of qualified majority voting - EPP group want first accessions by 2003
(EU) EU/SWEDISH PRESIDENCY: Prodi in Stockholm for meetings on Friday
(EU) EU/MEXICO: EU calls for respect of electoral choice
(EU) EU/POLAND: EU welcomes twentieth anniversary of Gdansk agreements
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EMU/ECB: ECB raises key rates stating this supports favourable prospect for strong growth and noting monetary policy does not remedy in short term a situation strongly influenced by evolution of oil prices and exchange rates
(EU) EU/FUEL PRICES/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission sends letter to France following blockade of French ports
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Commission rejects accusations by Romanian press stating EU supplied products unfit for consumption to Romanian orphanages
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Aid extended to Holzmann - Commission reserves judgement
(EU) EU/STRUCTURAL FUNDS: Operational programmes in Italy and Portugal approved
(EU) EP/ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS: EP appeal against Council decision to limit access to CFSP documents
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Candidate countries should have exchange policy linked to euro as soon as possible, says Berès report
(EU) EP/ASIA:
(EU) EP/NUCLEAR:
(EU) EP/CLONING: Socialist group wants an ad hoc Committee in Bioethics, Radicals want a declaration from Plenary Committee
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises joint take-over of Lufthansa Ground services by Menzies
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for take-over of Frosch Touristik (FTI) by Airtours plc
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises creation of NewMonday.com
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: July growth of steel production confirms strength of recovery according to International Iron and Steel Institute
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Coal imports increase slightly - Colombia becomes EU's fourth supplier
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Seminar in Finland on European tourism policy
(EU) EU/UNIONS:
(EU) UEF/FRANCE:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Main operations carried out in August:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Stock markets:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Cruises:
(EU) Travel:
(EU) Paper:
(EU) Gardening equipment:
(EU) Cement:
(EU) Chemicals:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 31/08/2000: