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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7830

27 October 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 37 / 51
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) agri-food

French CARREFOUR is to sell PICARD SURGELES, its frozen food subsidiary in which it holds a majority 79% stake. This split is evaluated at EUR 1 billion.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SWEDEN: Solana in Sweden to prepare forthcoming Presidency
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA: EU confirms its intention to back peace efforts in Colombia through a "substantial" European programme, at meeting of Support Group in Bogota
(EU) EP/IVORY COAST:
(EU) EU/SERBIA:
(EU) EP/DEATH PENALTY: Mr Patten explains EU's position - Calls for pressure on United States, where 1999 has been a "dark year", say parliamentarians
(EU) EP/ESDP/SOCIALIST GROUP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/2001 BUDGET: Parliament voted sufficient credits for Serbia, Balkans and Mediterranean countries, without formally requiring, at this stage, revision of budgetary perspective - Council must now react
(EU) EU/CHINA: Bilateral negotiations on China's accession to the WTO over
(EU) EU/CEEC: Union budgetary support for countries candidates for membership could soon begin (except for Romania), if necessary administrative structures are rapidly put in place
(EU) CORRECTION:
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATION: Liberalisation of fixed local networks take place at start of 2001 - Mr Liikanen underlines importance of event
(EU) EP/DISASTERS: Parliament calls for EU solidarity following floods in Italy and Spain
(EU) EP/ACP: Parliament calls for operational measures towards countries involved in conflicts in Africa - Criticism of Member State policies
(EU) EP/HONG KONG: Mr Patten reassures MEPs on the subject of special administrative region
(EU) EP/SAKHAROV PRIZE: 200 Sakharov prize awarded to Basta Ya
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY:
(EU) EP/COMPETITION/STATE AID: European Parliament opposed to any "re-nationalisation" of competition policy and insists on transparency in State aid
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: EP approves new Social Agenda, calling for it to be strengthened, especially through legislative initiatives (but dropping certain demands of the rapporteur)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission send letter statement of objections to Hutchison Atlantic and Port of Rotterdam because they did notify acquisition of ECT
(EU) COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: A Norwegian salmon exporter receives damages from the European Commission in an anti-dumping case
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission act against Spain and Ireland for failure to cooperate in dealing with environmental complaints
(EU) EU/"MAD COW":
(EU) EU/BIO-ETHICS: Towards a European Agency statute for the European Group on Ethics? Opinion being prepared on human embryo and patentability
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Echo grants 11 million euro to for persons displaced by conflicts in Afghanistan and Africa
(EU) EU/SINGLE MARKET: European Economic and Social Committee calls on Stockholm Summit to adopt, on Commission proposal, a multi-annual plan 2001-2005 for simplifying Single Market rules
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Seven first Community awards for development of renewable energies are presented
(EU) EU/HUNGARY: EIB grant EUR 100 million loan to Hungarian oil and gas company Mol
(EU) EU/POSTAL SERVICES: Partisans of postal service liberalisation campaign in Brussels, opponents in Strasbourg
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Automobile equipment:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Public works buildings:
(EU) Aluminium:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Tobacco:
(EU) Brokerage:
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Agri-food sector:
(EU) Automobile equipment:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Materials:
(EU) Restoration:
(EU) Telephony:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Information technology:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 26/10/2000: