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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7790

2 September 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 37
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) audiovisual

KIRCH PAYTV, the audiovisual group of German Leo Kirch, has sold its stake of around 3.1% in the capital of the British chain BSKYB - BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING. The amount of the operation is estimated at around £600 million.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Work of IGC preparatory group resumes 4 September
(EU) EU/MINISTERIAL GYMNICH MEETING: In Evian, ministers will take stock of bilateral contacts with Israeli and Palestinian leaders and will seek to draw operational conclusions for making external EU action more effective - Debate on sanctions against FRY and future of Europe
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EP delegation within convention has not reached consensus on draft Charter
(EU) CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Permanent forum for civil society rejects draft Charter and calls for continuation of works with a wide public consultation
(EU) EU/MEXICO:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: European Commission says US Congress proposal on Foreign Sales Corporations (FSC) is incompatible with WTO rules
(EU) EP/SESSION: More debates next week concerning cloning, transfer of football players and AIDS
(EU) EP/MEDITERRANEAN: Valdivielso Report calls for several changes to proposed new MEDA regulation
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Glase Report calls for EU action programme against undeclared work
(EU) EU/SINGLE MARKET: United Kingdom calls for meeting with French authorities and with Commission regarding blockade of Channel ports
(EU) EU/SPORT: FIFA guidelines to modify football player transfer system goes "in right direction" according to Commission
(EU) EU/SPORT: Ms Reding takes stock of Commission intentions and projects concerning sport - Concern regarding British attitude
(EU) EP/SPORT: Zabell Report calls for legal base in Treaty allowing EU to act in sport - Community support plan to combat doping in sport
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/STRUCTURAL FUNDS/ITALY: Regional operational programmes for Mezzogiorno and "Local development" and "regional" programmes
(EU) EU/STRUCTURAL FUNDS/PORTUGAL: New POAT operational programme for 2000-2006 period.
(EU) EU/ECOFIN:
(EU) EP/ASSISTANTS: New proposals for adoption of a "statute" for EP assistants
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Commission takes six Member States before Court of Justice, which does not apply or only incompletely applies "Seveso II" directive
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises joint venture between TotalFina Deutschland and Saarberg subsidiary
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Ms Diamantopoulou at European Disability Forum
CALENDRIER
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Main transactions carried out in August:
(EU) Electricity:
(EU) Environment:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Audiovisual:
(EU) Cables:
(EU) Electrical material:
(EU) Public works:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Food processing:
(EU) Boilers:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 01/09/2000: