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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7834

3 November 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 49 / 59
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) audiovisual

According to the Wall Street Journal, Bill Gates, head of MICROSOFT, is in talks with NEWS CORP, the group belonging to the businessman Rupert Murdoch concerning a USD 1 billion investment for a 3.5% stake in SKY GLOBAL NETWORK. This new entity will include all the satellite television activities of NEWS CORP.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FRY/UN: FRY joins United Nations - France introduces resolution on FRY's membership
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: EU calls on both communities to contribute to a settlement to the problem of Cyprus in the fifth round of indirect discussions in Geneva
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: EU welcomes intention of Bernard Kouchner to appoint Serb representatives in certain municipal councils
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM/ENLARGEMENT: According to Mr. Juncker, a rotation will be necessary in the Commission as soon as EU has more than 27 members - Nuances over qualified majority voting - against "galloping enlargement"
(EU) EU/EUROBAROMETER: Citizens of six Member States say they identify only with their own nationality rather than feeling European - Confidence in the institutions: Parliament and Court come out on top - Enlargement not felt to be a priority - Considerable support for a European Constitution
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM:
(EU) EU/SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE: Meeting between Ahtissari and Solana, Patten, Hombach, Brok and Pack
(EU) EU/IVORY COAST: EU calls on President Gbabgo to restore national cohesion - Appeal for a commission of enquiry into recent violence
(EU) GREECE/TURKEY: Athens and Ankara adopt confidence-building programme
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Works on the plan for "energy" cooperation will start soon within group chaired by Mr Lamoureux and Mr Khristenko - a long drawn out draft
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Next week European Commission will propose certain national sectoral reductions in fuel oils (notably for road transport and public transport)
(EU) EU/GREECE: Commission demands amount of fine inflicted on Greece by the Court of Justice for non-compliance with an environmental directive
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: After sinking of Ievoli Sun, France calls on European Commission to rapidly present new maritime safety measures
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission takes negative decision on tax credits that three Spanish provinces grant to companies for investments abroad, and initiates proceedings against similar French law
(EU) EU/GERMANY: Towards a compromise on aid to coal?
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves aid for Schiffsanlagenbau Barth GmbH (metal working and machine building, in Germany)
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Following a ruling by Court of Justice, Commission postpones decision ordering recuperation of aid to Tubacex (Spain)
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Following withdrawal of notification Commission closes investigation into aid to Ford Genk (Belgium)
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Major guidelines for Structural Funds financing in Austria and Finland under Objective 2
(EU) EU/CLIMATIC CHANGE: Parliament invites EU to negotiate a very strict monitoring mechanism for Kyoto Protocol in Hague Conference objectives and limited use of pollution licence trading - American problem
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Commission asks Italy to modify measures concerning Malpensa airport
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: EU guidelines for the third United Nations conference on the least developed countries
(EU) EU/SOVEREIGNTY AND DEMOCRACY: According to Commissioner Patten, sovereignty may be shared if this increases the common good - Remaining outside euro is a risk - Reassure public opinion
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Lille Conference tries to rekindle "Development Plan for Community Area" but still a great deal of reluctance
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: European Science and Technology Week starts on Monday
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: 8th Employment Week 2000 with interventions by Anna Diamantopoulou and Michel Rocard (Brussels, 7-9 November)
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: IST 2000 event to look at progress in the move towards the Information Society
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Conference of the Economic and Social Councils on "New knowledge, new jobs - the impact of new technologies"
(EU) EU/EDUCATion: EU students' unions call for more financial aid to enable any European student to study in another EU country
(EU) EU/EUROCHAMBRES:
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 02/11/2000: