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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7790

2 September 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 37
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) public works

The Anglo-Norwegian engineering company KVAERNER is to sell to the Swedish construction group SKANSKA (turnover SEK 41.8 billion for the first half of 2000) its construction branch (turnover NOK 16.6 billion in 1999 with 7,000 employed) for the sum of around NOK 4.7 billion. The sale includes the 50% share held by KVAERNER in GAMMON, a company located in Hong Kong.

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: