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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7800

16 September 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 39
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taxation
European Commissioner Fritz Bolkestein places emphasis on need to adapt tax systems to requirements of electronic commerce - Operational proposals

Brussels, 15/09/2000 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the European Commissioner responsible for Taxation issues, Frits Bolkestein pleaded in favour of a rapid adaptation of European tax systems to the new economy. "Economic commerce has highlighted the deficiencies of the existing tax systems throughout the world and forced administrations to consider long-awaited reforms", he declared, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Vereniging voor Belastingswetenschap (Economic and Financial...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ESDP: Next Friday, at Chateau Ecouen, EU Defence Ministers should approve catalogue of forces enabling to reach, in 2003, "Headline Goal" set in Helsinki
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Jacques Chirac insists on vigilance towards FPÖ
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONS: Nick Clegg proposes eliminating EU competence in a series of fields, including employment, health and sport, and to establish "ministers for Europe" permanently in Brussels
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EP/ARMS EXPORTS: Titley Report calls for EU code of conduct to become binding and insists on adoption of list of items to which it must be applied
(EU) UEF/ENLARGEMENT:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Prodi considers as positive the report at end of first year of his Commission presidency
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Balkans and Mediterranean at centre of Council session
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: At Paris Summit, EU acknowledges Ukraine's European nature - Commitments on Chernobyl confirmed - Strengthened economic, legal and commercial support
(EU) EU/BANANAS: European Commission seems favourable to "first come first served" formula and will rule on 4 October
(EU) EU/GREENLAND: New EU-Greenland fisheries agreement concluded on Thursday - EU to pay 42.82 million euro a year until 2006
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Mr Busquin confirms Commission's intention to reform JRC without affecting its status nor its financing
(EU) EP/MINI-SESSION IN BRUSSELS: Declarations on rise in oil prices and terrorism in Spain
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Council President considers European spatial planning policy necessary (though not immediately) - Perplexity over "Structural Funds/Nature 2000" link
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Anything possible in EMI/Time Warner affair
(EU) EU/MOROCCO:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: European Commissioner Fritz Bolkestein places emphasis on need to adapt tax systems to requirements of electronic commerce - Operational proposals
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Erkki Liikanen warns against obstacles to development of information society in Europe
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court specifies conditions for retaining workers' rights in case of transfer to public body from private company
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission pursues infringement proceedings against Several Member States infringing legislation on dangerous substances in water
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Motivated opinion to Austria for bad transposition of Directive on public access to environmental information
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Road unions move away from their bosses - In their view crisis is due to rampant competition in sector
(EU) ECB/CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS: Central Bank calls on banking sector for series of initiatives to end practice of exchange costs illegally imposed on consumers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission puts end to anti-trust action against Triumph (motorbikes), which lifts ban on intra-community sales
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 15/09/2000: