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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7797
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) telecommunications

The Swedish group ERICSSON and the American MICROSOFT have created a joint venture named EMMV - ERICSSON MICROSOFT MOBILE VENTURE so as to give access to on-line services "anywhere, anytime and on any terminal". EMMV will be 70% held by ERICSSON and 30% by MICROSOFT.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: After discussion in Vimont Group, Mr Brok believes EU will adopt mechanism for surveillance of violation of EU values - positions confirmed on composition of Commission - Positive discussion on Court of Justice
(EU) EU/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Talks continue on Tuesday over amendments - Convention will examine new draft Charter during next meeting
(EU) EU/LATVIA: EU welcomes adoption of decrees on language
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: EU prepared to enter into dialogue with new Somali authorities
(EU) EU/TIMOR: Condemnation of aggression against UNHCR team
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: French Presidency is calling for meeting of Transport Council on 20 September
(EU) EP/EURO: Before Economic and Monetary Committee, Mr Duisenberg explains and justifies European Central Bank policy
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commissioner Barnier stresses low use of regional policy funds in 2000 (except Objective 1), but hopes for rapid improvement
(EU) EP/ESPIONAGE: European Parliament temporary committee on Echelon system starts work - Programme and guidelines
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Mario Monti highlights challenges to competition raised by pay television and information society
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Member States must apply VAT to road tolls for infrastructures not governed by organisations under public law
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Slim majority in Parliament supports environmental air transport taxes and European measures on aircraft noise, failing international agreement
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament amends regulation on substances that impoverish ozone layer, in the interest of developing countries
(EU) EU/EP/HEALTH: Parliament adopts and strengthens amended Directive that limits marketing and use of certain dangerous substances
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament calls for establishing of European Centre for prevention of fires and to adapt Structural Fund programmes
(EU) EP/EDUCATION: parliamentary remarks over Erasmus programme
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC: Parliament calls on Prague to await results of assessment on environmental effect before starting-up Temelin nuclear power station
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Parliament invites EU to increase aid toward dismantling of Russian obsolete nuclear submarine fleet
(EU) EU/REGIONS/COLLOQUIUM:
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: First round of negotiations on revision of reciprocal agricultural trading system
(EU) EU/GCC: Annual ministerial meeting in New York - Forum in Dubai in October on use of euro in Gulf and Asia
(EU) EU/SERBIA: EU calls for Miroslav Filipovic to be treated and released
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Anti-dumping procedure on bicycle parts
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: EUR 1.5 million to Honduras
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: EUR 2 million in Indonesia
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Consultative Forum on biotechnologies holds first meeting
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: European Commission considers that Americans do not need fifteen months to adapt their "copyright" legislation
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Viviane Reding presents work schedule for rapid implementation of e-learning initiative
(EU) EU/SPORT/CULTURE: Reding in Australia
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: UNICE meets European Parliament's Intergroup on SMEs - Recommendations for new multiannual SME programme
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: UNICE invites Parliament to maintain its position, vis-à-vis the Council, in favour of speeding up rail liberalisation
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2001: "Migrants Forum" rejects accusations of misadministration and declares itself ready to have its accounts checked by external body
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIA: Programme of seminars and other European events in September
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Pharmaceutical:
(EU) Food processing:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Computing:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Art of entertainment:
(EU) Cement:
(EU) Packaging:
(EU) Banks:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 12/09/2000: