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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7794
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banks

VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP will acquire MARCHANT NEW YORK BANCOROP for USD 375 million in stock.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Germany proposes Council decisions on several aspects of taxation, structural funds, etc. should be taken by majority
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Moscovici, Patten and MEPs define EU's role in Peace Process
(EU) EP/BALKANS: AN calls for committee of enquiry into use of EU assistance in Kosovo and Albania
(EU) EP/SECURITY-DEFENCE: Meetings in Parliament following the introduction of the "Top Secret" category for Council documents
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Patten says he sees no encouraging sign in Libya's attitude - Palestinian Authority urged to be vigilant
(EU) EU/TIMOR:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Weakness of euro compared to dollar and reaction to surge in oil prices will dominate informal ministerial meeting in Versailles on Friday
(EU) EU/ECSC: European Commission proposes legal structure allowing ECSC financial assets to be transferred to EC for use in research projects in coal and steel sectors
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Lamfalussy calls for greater integration of financial markets - First report from Committee of Wisemen to Council on 9 November
(EU) EU/SPORT: Initial agreement between Commission and football world over problem of football player transfers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: European Commission monitors method for allocation of UMTS licences in certain Member States
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission reminds France that it must ensure free movement of goods
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Mr Patten confirms need to revitalise Barcelona process, whose assessment contains "clear successes, but also major problems"
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Mr Verheugen notes that Parliament and Commission are in agreement over core - Critical interview, but maybe useful
(EU) EP/CLONING: With a very small majority Parliament rejects therapeutic cloning and invites United Kingdom to stop
(EU) EP/INDUSTRY: Slim majority of Parliament considers creation of "Observatory on Industrial Change" not appropriate
(EU) EP/RIGHT OF RESIDENCY: EP approves directive on restrictions to freedom of movement of persons
(EU) EP/IMMIGRATION: EP approves directive on family reunification stressing Member States are entitled to have more favourable national legislation
(EU) EP/SPORT: Ms Buffet confirms Council Presidency's commitment to take specific nature of sport into account and eliminate financial and commercial irregularities - Ms Reding confirms Commission open to negotiation with football world
(EU) EU/SPORT: European Commission decides to finance 15 projects to combat drugs in sport
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Parliament calls for review of regulation on mergers and takeover bids directive
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament definitively approves directive on recycling end-of-life cars
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to mobile telephone joint venture between Hutchinson. NTT DoCoMo and KPN mobile
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission carries out renewal of Consumer Committee, advisory body working on its side
(EU) EIB/BELGIUM: EUR 50 million to ABC for financing of "health and education" projects
(EU) ACP: Three General Under Secretaries of ACP group have been nominated, in framework of ACP Secretariat reform
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2205: European Commission strategy faced with explosion in oil prices
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 07/09/2000: