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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7793
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) heavy goods vehicles

The fund APAX PARTNERS bought nearly all the capital of GENERAL TRAILERS (turnover of EUR 600 million with 4,000 employees).

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EP/ENLARGMENT: Prodi and Verheugen reaffirm that they want new accessions as quickly as possible
(EU) EU/TURKEY: EP amends Council "common position" on aid to economic and social development to place emphasis on respect of minorities, abolition of death penalty and exclusion of nuclear energy
(EU) EU/OSCE: European Union backs strengthening of ties between OSCE governmental and parliamentary bodies and reform of OSCE Secretariat
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission shares Ms de Palacio's strategy for facing up to rise in oil prices - Aim is $20 per barrel - Reestablishing competition in EU, and not giving up nuclear energy
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Commission adopts its package for employment and calls for creation of "high quality jobs for high quality labour"
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: European Commission Communication aiming to give new impetus to "Barcelona process" - Mediterranean third countries must conclude free trade agreements between themselves
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Parliament calls for more flexible and transparent management of MEDA programme
(EU) EU/ENERGY/EASTERN COUNTRIES: Commission proposes new strengthened strategy and greater coordination with regards to nuclear security in Eastern countries
(EU) EU/EGYPT: Mr. Boutros Ghali again calls for "clarifications" on draft association agreement
(EU) EU/EP/BUDGET 2001: Parliament and Commission criticise Council's attitude, mainly concerning funding for Balkans - Moscovici explains Council position
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN DIPLOMACY: Parliament in favour of creation of a "Community diplomatic school"
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: EP in favour of regulation enabling closing of "EC Investment Partners" projects in abeyance, and for a strategy of encouragement to private sector in LDC
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN: EP calls for ECHO strategy to be clarified and that coherence with EU foreign policy be ensured
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS: Initiatives from different Member States aim to implement Community guidelines to combat illegal immigration, unauthorised residence, money laundering, etc.
(EU) EU/MERGERS/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission ensures concentrations do not injure consumers and do not lead to abuse of dominant position
(EU) EU/OIL/TAXATION: France requires European authorisation to lighten tax burden on diesel fuel in favour of lorry drivers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises acquisition of Italtel by Clayton Dubilier & Rice
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears BT/JT/Vodafone joint venture for exploitation of UMTS in Japan
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises BASF (Germany) to acquire participation in DyStar (Germany)
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Commission's recommendations to Member States target - country by country - progress to be achieved on tax on labour, education and training, extension of working life, equal opportunities, etc.
(EU) EU/GAS:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT/ENVIRONMENT:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Environment:
(EU) Electricity:
(EU) Glass:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Electrical appliances:
(EU) Press:
(EU) Agri-foodstuffs:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Press:
(EU) Airlines:
(EU) Automobile:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Electricity:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Environment:
(EU) Heavy goods vehicles:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 06/09/2000: