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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7834
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) sport

The French MAJOR SPORT (consolidated turnover above FF 80 million forecasted for 2000 with 180 employees), specialised in the manufacturing of strings, rackets and tennis balls, acquired its Thai subcontractor for FF 12 million.

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: