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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7822

16 October 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 43
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) distribution

The British KINGFISHER acquired a 60% stake in DATART (turnover of GBP 15.3 million in 1999 with 15 superstores), the leader in the distribution of electrical and electronic products in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The remaining 40% are held by the chains management.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Biarritz summit did what it could on major international dossier such as Middle East and Oil - and it is precisely to "do more" that Union must imperatively succeed in its institutional reform
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BIARRITZ SUMMIT: Back from Biarritz, Kostunica confirms he wishes to organise referendum on maintaining federation between Serbia and Montenegro
(EU) EU/YEMEN: EU deplores attack against British Embassy in Sana'a
(EU) EP/BIARRITZ SUMMIT: Fontaine urges Fifteen not to give up inclusion of Charter in Treaty
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE: Four candidates chosen for Sakharov Prize are the "Basta Ya!" movement, Ms Acheng Atyam, Mr Barbitsky and Ms Sangdrol
(EU) BELARUS: EU-OSCE-Council of Europe Troika regret will for democratic change had not been taken into account
(EU) EU/KOREA: Solana welcomes awarding of Nobel Prize to Kim Dae Jung
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS: Ministers prepare on Tuesday morning joint session with Ecofin Council on fight against financial crime, and tackle civil protection sector
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurogroup met Monday evening
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC: Schuessel draws Biarritz Summit's attention to refusal of Czech authorities to discuss nuclear safety of Temelin
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: President Chirac raises problem of European authority before Summit
(EU) EU/MADAGASCAR: Signing of financing agreement
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Very heavy Ministerial session with numerous dossiers on agenda: information-consultation, fight against discrimination, poverty and social exclusion, social agenda, structural indicators
(EU) EU/SLOVENIA: Slovenia is now applying Union rules concerning animal welfare during transport
(EU) EU/REGIONAL:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Mr Glavany favours several reforms and initiatives to remedy confidence crisis on fisheries sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises merger between Vivendi, Canal+ and Seagram, with conditions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission considers authorising certain provisions for Visa payment card system and challenges others
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead for General Mills' acquisition of Pillsbury
(EU) EU/WOMEN: According to Anna Diamantopulou, 80% of poor population of EU is made up of women
(EU) EU/INDONESIA:
(EU) EU/COAL: ECSC Consultative Committee seminar on future of coal
(EU) EU/ACP: Parliamentary Assembly takes stance on situation in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Burundi, DRC, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Haiti
(EU) EU/ACP: Joint Assembly insists on more effective measures to combat AIDS - Initial measures by pharmaceutical industries
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Commission dismisses four local agents implicated in the affair of the false invoices at its representation in Stockholm
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: European Commission welcomes work achieved by international standards bodies
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Seven-year programme in field of education, training and employment in Germany, with Community support totalling EUR 4.756 billion
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission approves Employment and Human Resources Development Programme for Ireland for 2000-2006 and allocates EUR 900 million
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIUM: Programmes for European seminars and other events in October
(EU) NEWS OF THE WEEK: from 9 October to 15 October 2000
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Steel:
(EU) Distribution:
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(EU) Banks:
(EU) Electronic equipment:
(EU) Temping:
(EU) Processed food:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENTS
European Library: N° 431
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 16/10/2000: