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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7808

28 September 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 46 / 55
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) heavy goods vehicles

According to the German press, Germany's VW - VOLSKWAGEN is in talks to buy some shares that AB VOLVO owns in its compatriot SCANIA so as to increase its own stake (currently 18.7%) in the Swedish manufacturer of heavy goods vehicles.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FRY: Mrs Fontaine telephones Mr Kostunica - Mr Prodi tells opposition: we will be ready to lift restrictions if peoples will is respected
(EU) EU/CHINA: Dialogue on Human rights on 28 and 29 September - Amnesty International: greater transparency and concrete results
(EU) EU/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Economic and Social Committee call for dynamic process for application of rights with full participation by organised civil society
(EU) EU/CFSP: Solana cannot see "merger" between posts of High Representative and External Relations Commissioner in near future
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Vimont Group examines future of European Parliament, Court of Justice, Court of Auditors, Economic and Social Committee and Committee of the Regions
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Aznar insists on "adequate" re-weighting of votes - setting dates for enlargement: a "disaster"
(EU) EU/IRAN: EU wants pardon for ten members of Jewish community
(EU) EU/FRY: EU condemns expulsion of journalists on eve of elections
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN: EU condemns terrorist attack in Islamabad
(EU) EP/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CROATIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: European Commission proposes to radically review system for implementing Treaty rules relating to agreements and abuse of dominant positions
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Commission presents regulation for creation of European Aviation Safety Agency
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/ECONOMY: Commission proposes a package of structural indicators to measure results of Lisbon Strategy
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Council to discuss Thursday afternoon extension of Europol powers to money laundering, criminal sanctions for environmental damage and first Eurojust unit
(EU) EU/POLAND: Agreement on greater liberalisation of reciprocal agricultural trade - "good for Polish enlargement preparations", says Verheugen
(EU) EU/EASTERN EUROPE: EIB loans to Baltic States Poland and Slovakia
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission encourages enterprises in candidate countries to prepare to introduction of Euro in Union
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission adopts report intended for Biarritz Summit on European strategy for safety at sea - Progress on several aspects and other initiatives announced
(EU) EU/SPACE/RESEARCH: European Commission and European Space Agency hope to strengthen their cooperation - Towards real European space strategy
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS: ETUC offers cooperation in European strategy for safeguarding relaunch and employment and countering single currency and oil price problems
(EU) EU/EURO/DENMARK:
(EU) EU/OCTOBER SESSION: Enlargement, Biarritz Summit, ASEM Summit, White Paper on Food safety, men/women equality - Short speech by President Campi
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: European Commission authorises Boeing to acquire activities of Hughes Electronics in field of satellites
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: One Member State cannot prohibit its residents from subscribing to loans in another EU financial market
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Brenner toll system in Austria is discriminatory and out of proportion to cost of building motorway
(EU) COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Ban on aid to bio-ethanol
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Kangaroo Group identifies brakes to development of "Cyberspace"
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatization:
(EU) Finances:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Cables:
(EU) Real estate:
(EU) Steel:
(EU) Optics:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Software:
(EU) Computer technology:
(EU) Communications:
(EU) Automobile:
(EU) Automobile:
(EU) Automobile:
(EU) Heavy goods vehicles:
(EU) Aeronautics:
(EU) Defence:
(EU) Security:
(EU) Finances:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Windows:
(EU) Desalination:
(EU) Luxury:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 27/09/2000: