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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7836

6 November 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 37
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) oil

The SHELL, BASF and ATOFINA groups will create, in Texas, a joint butane producing subsidiary, announced ATOFINA, chemical subsidiary of the French oil company TOTALFINAELF. Named SABINA PETROCHEMICALS, this joint venture will be 60% held by SHELL, 24% by BASF and 16% by ATOFINA.

Contents

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
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Brewing:
(EU) Brewing:
(EU) Galvanising:
(EU) Space:
(EU) IT:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Water:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Television:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 434
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 06/11/2000: