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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7795

9 September 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 39
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) insurance

The British bank ABBEY NATIONAL confirmed the acquisition of the insurer SCOTTISH PROVIDENT for GBP 13.8 billion, thus becoming the largest life insurer in the United Kingdom. This transaction increases by GBP 10 billion the total funds managed by ABBEY NATIONAL to GBP 30 billion. See EI of 4 & 5 September.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Preparatory group on 11 September
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: In the report handed to President Chirac, the three Wise Men say that keeping up bilateral sanctions would be counter-productive
(EU) EU/GREECE/FRY:
(EU) CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Adopting of draft Charter could be delayed
(EU) EP/TIMOR:
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EP/FIJI: EP insists on democratic progress by end-November and considers that a high-level international mediator may have to be appointed
(EU) EP/TURKEY/KURDS: Parliament condemns Turkish bombing of Kurdish villages in Northern Iraq in August
(EU) EP/BURMA: Commission and High CFSP Representative hope to meet Aung San Suu Kyi, says EP
(EU) EP/BURUNDI: EP supports resumption of EU structural aid under certain conditions
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Saturday and Sunday, after exchange of views on Eurogroup, the euro's fall and the oil crisis, EU15 discuss practical and institutional issues and meet "civil society"
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Mr Cem rejects all links between "accession partnership" and Cyprus problem and criticises latest European Parliament stances
(EU) EU/CHINA: Making an initial assessment of the partnership with China, European Commission suggests broadening dialogue to drug trafficking, organised crime, money laundering and illegal immigration
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Americans seem to hesitate before introducing "carrousel" sanctions in banana and hormones affairs - Chirac and Blair make a move
(EU) EP/VOTES: EP approved "water" Directive in third reading
(EU) EP/BUDGET: Parliamentary Budgets Committee frees credits for European Commission delegations in third countries
(EU) EP/TRANSPARENCY: Conference of EP Presidents gives priority to search for compromise with Council in case of "top secret" documents
(EU) EP/CLONING: Parliament remains divided over case of "therapeutic cloning" - Careful attitude by European Commission
(EU) EP/HEALTH: European Parliament defines broad lines of overall strategy to combat AIDS
(EU) EP/AUDIOVISUAL: EP defines broad lines of European television policy, calling for revision of Broadcasting Directive
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission gathered the "wood industry" in shadow of Conference on Kyoto protocol and follow-up of its Communication on sector competitiveness
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission continues infringement procedure against Finland for non-respect of "water pollution by nitrate of agricultural origin" Directive
(EU) EU/ROAD TRANSPORT: 20% of vehicles controlled in EU infringe legislation on transport of hazardous goods
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/CONSUMERS: Commission proposes that it be compulsory that eggs indicate how hens were farmed
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission welcomes inventory of high risk sites in mining, extractive and ore-processing industries in Danube region - Useful contribution to upcoming review of Community legislation
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/INDUSTRY: European trade unions call on Commission to propose establishment of European Observatory on Industrial Change and on Parliament to go back on its position
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(EU) Distribution:
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(EU) Hotels:
(EU) Football:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
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(EU) Computing:
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 08/09/2000: