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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7799

15 September 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 45 / 55
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) insurance

According to the Scotland on Sunday and Financial Times dailies, the American financial services GEC - GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL made a GBP 2 billion offer to take-over the British life insurer SCOTTISH LIFE (assets under management of GBP 10 billion). GEC is also a candidate for the take-over STANDARD LIFE, the second largest life insurer in Britain.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Ministerial IGC session on Monday
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Lessons must be drawn from sanctions affair, says Permanent Representative Gregor Woschnagg - Reactions at EP
(EU) EU/ESDP: Meeting of EU Chiefs of Staff on 21 September in Brussels
(EU) EP/OCTOBER SESSION: Ciampi in plenary on 4 October - Broad discussion on enlargement
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA: Observer mission at elections on 10 October
(EU) EU/XENOPHOBIA/DENMARK:
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Greek representative to Vimont Group stresses development of Greek position concerning enhanced cooperation and states Nice Summit should tackle defence policy - In support of political Union of federal kind
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Mr Lund indicates that Sweden is ready to broach reinforced cooperation under a new angle and widen qualified majority voting (but without an automatic link to codecision) - Do we want, for the future, a Europe progressing at different speeds?
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: Programme and agenda for Monday's session
(EU) EU/OIL: Commission/Member States meeting on 29 September to examine competition situation on oil markets
(EU) EMU/ECB: ECB will sell the equivalent of EUR 2.5 billion in currency, but denies this is market intervention
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Americans are in favour of a world competition authority, independent of existing bodies but without supra-national powers
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission challenges several Member States for non-compliance with Community legislation relating to nature protection
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Pursuit of infringement proceedings against Germany and Italy for non-compliance with "Fuel Standards" Directive
(EU) EP/SECOND SEPTEMBER SESSION: Racism, organised crime, arms exports, Afghanistan, development, competition, data protection
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Action on mobility takes shape
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Preparation of Belgian Council Presidency
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission calls on Netherlands for information on possible obstacles to free movement of goods
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Union Fenosa is authorised to take a stake in Cable i televisio de Catalunya (Menta)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Ifil to take over Italian tour operator Alpitour
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for joint acquisition of Eutectic by Messer Industries and Carlyle Europe Partners
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission rejects package for acquisition of petrol station by TotalFinaElf
(EU) OMBUDSMAN:
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: European parliament starts examination of draft on de-coupling of local loops
(EU) EU/SPORT: Council Presidency predicts rapid agreement on European participation in World Anti-doping Agency
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Reduction in production quotas for sugar approved by Management Committee
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/ITALY:
SUMMER TEXTS ON EUROPE'S FUTURE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Food processing:
(EU) Audio visual:
(EU) Aerospace:
(EU) Postal services:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Post:
(EU) Materials:
(EU) Materials:
(EU) Road works:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Holding:
(EU) Advertising:
(EU) Art market:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 14/09/2000: