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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7828
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) brewing

The venture-capital group ALCHEMY is said to be studying a £1.5 bn bid to take over the network of 3,000 pubs put up for sale by WHITBREAD. See EI of 21 October.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/BIARRITZ SUMMIT: desire to overcome cleavage between large and small countries is part of "spirit of Biarritz", asserted Mr Moscovici - "One European Commissioner per State" formula will be kept at Nice, but without excluding future changes
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Progress on majority voting, draft articles drawn up - Still no announcement on composition of Commission or re-weighting of votes
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EU regrets that Minsk should not have taken account of its recommendations for elections
(EU) EU/BURUNDI: EU prepared to support any initiative to put an end to violence
(EU) EU/SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Galvany hopes to finish with reform of fruit and vegetables sector in November, whereas rice and sugar are in deadlock
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: In the context of a radical simplification of the CAP, Fischler proposes introducing a direct lump sum of aid for half European farmers
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: After negotiations on Tuesday, most advanced candidate countries of the Helsinki Group (mainly Malta and Slovakia) come considerably closer to the Luxembourg Group
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS TARIFF: Publication of new tariff, updated and simplified
(EU) EP/BUDGETS: EP approves emergency aid of EUR 200 million for Serbia, from budget 2000, to be formally approved by Council on Friday
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2001: Parliament seeks to finance aid in Balkans without revision of financial perspectives and without, if possible, sacrificing aid to Mediterranean countries
(EU) EU/KOREA/SHIP YARDS: Having received a complaint, Commission will investigate Korean subsidies to naval construction - Possible appeal to WTO at right time
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Malta could join EU in 2003 but fears EU may delay accession while waiting for other applicant countries to be ready
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Committee of Regions assures it will adopt strategy by Christmas for providing practical assistance to local authorities of candidates in preparing for EU accession
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Anti-dumping duties on cathode tubes for colour televisions from India and Korea, procedure closed for those from China, Malaysia and Lithuania
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY:
(EU) EP/HONG KONG: Cushnahan report calls on Commission to closely follow situation by citing several elements for concern
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission opens procedure against Intercontinental Marketing Services (USA) for abuse of dominant position
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: European Economic and Social Committee considers proposed reforms for rice to be too radical and those for fruit and vegetables inadequate
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: A wave of "nays" from Copa and Cogeca to recent European Commission proposals
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY: ECAS criticises draft regulation on access to documents of European institutions
(EU) EU/SPORT: Sport and Community law on menu of European Sports Forum, on 26 and 27 October in Lille
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: European industry and employers support EU enlargement on condition working of the internal market is not upset and that applicant countries are effectively able to apply acquis communautaire
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Ahold to acquire Superdiplo
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Computing:
(EU) Roads:
(EU) Logistics:
(EU) Biotechnology:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Publishing:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Brewing:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Brokerage:
(EU) Real estate:
(EU) Audiovisual:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Leisure:
(EU) Retailing:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Semiconductors:
(EU) Mining:
SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Document N° 2216: In its Memorandum, Benelux in favour of retaining "Community Method" and more flexible conditions for enhanced cooperation
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 24/10/2000: