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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7800

16 September 2000
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/information society
Erkki Liikanen warns against obstacles to development of information society in Europe

Brussels, 15/09/2000 (Agence Europe) - When addressing a conference in Monaco, Commissioner Likanen, responsible for the information society, stressed the threats laying in wait for the development of the information society in Europe. He noted that implementation of the "eEurope" action programme, launched last year, was an important breakthrough, but that much remained to be done.

Among the difficulties, he identified the gap in skills that is forging in Europe. Over one million jobs are...

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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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