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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7836

6 November 2000
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/internal market
Corbett angry at the impossibility of importing into France the English version of Beatles' anthology

Brussels, 06/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - British Labour MEP Richard Corbett noted that it was impossible to find, even in British bookshops located in France, the famous English anthology of the Beatles. Having conducted his own small investigation, he discovered that the original English version was not allowed to leave British territory and that only the "American" version could be obtained at "double the price of the French version. Is "The Beatles, the Anthology" to become a work of...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The Lesson (and example) to be drawn from Morocco
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: During Paris meeting, positive tendency confirmed regarding enhanced cooperation, some progress on vote re-weighting, status quo on majority vote
(EU) EU/TURKEY: According to PKK, EU should impose as condition for Ankara's membership cultural rights of Kurds
(EU) EU/FRY: EU satisfied at FRY's admission to the united Nations
(EU) EU/TANZANIA: EU concern following the 29 October elections
(EU) EP/NORTH KOREA: Delegation of MEPs calls on Pyongyang to open dialogue on human rights and missiles
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Cohn-Bendit favours a Constitution, a second EU Parliamentary House, a Commission that would be European government, with a president elected in the American way
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Ministers prepare economic and financial aspects of Nice summit, by emphasising public finances and pension reforms - Strategy of change by accession candidate countries
(EU) EU/EURO: ECB again intervenes on markets
(EU) EU/CIVIL SERVICE: 8th meeting of civil service ministers
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Commission takes Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds before American Court for complicity in cigarette smuggling to detriment of Community budget
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: On Tuesday Special "climatic change" Council will finalise position EU will defend next week in International Conference in The Hague
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: United States having altered its legislation, European Commission closes procedure on American rules of origin for textiles
(EU) EIB/TURKEY: Further (150 million euro) loan for reconstruction
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: Parties intend to prove their desire to move forward and specify aims of trade liberalisation during 3rd negotiation, which starts this Tuesday in Brasilia
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Commission fixes priorities and rules for implementation of third strand of Interreg initiative for 2000-2006
(EU) EP/NOVEMBER SESSION: Charter of Fundamental Rights - Council Declaration on defence policy - Progress regarding Turkey, Euro-Mediterranean meeting in Marseilles, EU/Balkans summit (and speech by President Kostunica) - Annual Report by Court of Auditors
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: After sinking of Ievoli Sun, Fontaine urges Council to alter its stance on checking vessels at risk
(EU) ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS: Finland backs the Dutch appeal against the Council decisions on the new classification of documents
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Corbett angry at the impossibility of importing into France the English version of Beatles' anthology
(EU) EU/SCHENGEN/TEXTS:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Anglo-Belgian convergence on priority of social inclusion - pension systems will remain national, but with common objectives
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Conference on modernisation of social protection systems
(EU) EP/EMU:
(EU) NEWS OF THE WEEK: From 30 October to 5 November 2000
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 434
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 06/11/2000: