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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7837

8 November 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 54
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banks

The Dutch bank RABOBANK and its German counterpart DG BANK have given up their plan to merge their investment activities and international operations, giving as their reason for this the complexity and length of the operation, at the expense of customer service. See EI of 15 June 2000.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The choice has been made: In future, there will be as many European Commissioners as Member States: - Accompanying measures will therefore be necessary to avoid backsliding 50 years in the construction of a united Europe - Some considerations on other aspects of the reform
Texts of the Week: Jean Louis Bourlanges decries the risk that the IGC could "give birth to a monster"
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM/ESDP: At IGC Italy and Benelux countries propose changes to Treaty to reflect developments since Cologne
(EU) FRY/OSCE:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: 50th anniversary of Human Rights Convention - New risk of asphyxia for European Court
(EU) SPAIN/IDC:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Ministers provide some indications on exchange rates and "interventions", define two economic aspects to monitor and confirm the need to act over pensions
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Progress in discussions on financing instruments for companies (especially SMEs), lower taxes, funding pensions and exchange rate strategy of applicant countries
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: On Wednesday, Commission presents progress reports on candidate countries to European Parliament
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: Brazil's aim is to nearly double its agricultural exports towards EU, while recognising principals of multi-functionality and food safety
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/HEALTH: France and Switzerland envisage total ban on bone meal - British Conservatives call for embargo on French beef
(EU) EU/SPORT: Agreement of ministers responsible for sport on Summit's draft declaration on specific nature of sport - Towards EU participation in World Anti-Doping Agency, in search of a European headquarters
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Council "conclusions" on Union's position at COP 6 Conference
(EU) EIB/ROMANIA: EIB grants five loans totalling EUR 397 million for transport projects in Romania
(EU) EU/HEALTH: David Byrne invites consumers to discuss , live, with him on Internet detailed proposals concerning the European Food and Food Safety Authority presented this Friday by Commission
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Compart to acquire exclusive control over Falck (Italy, steel and energy)
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Hatzidakis rejects Council accusations over claimed EP reluctance to adopt European Commission proposals over maritime safety
(EU) EU/SINGLE MARKET: Wathelet urges European Commission to use Treaty instruments to act against relocations and other distortions
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Busquin pursues his crusade for better dialogue between scientists and citizens
(EU) EP/NETHERLANDS: Finance Minister Gerrit Zalm draws highly positive picture of Dutch economy and supports some harmonisation of pension tax systems in EU countries
(EU) EP/IMF:
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: "Big Business and the European Agenda" analyses impact of European Round Table of Industrialists on European policy
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Philip Morris considers that lawsuit in American courts by European Commission aims to impose on it, in the smuggling of cigarettes, a responsibility it rejects
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: EURYDICE celebrates twentieth anniversary with seminar covering future of cooperation in education and by a book on its development
(EU) EU/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European trade unions (ETUC) specify demands for Nice Summit
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Rail:
(EU) Air:
(EU) Consumer goods:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Medical aids:
(EU) Industry:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Computer technology:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Airlines:
(EU) Metro:
(EU) Shoes:
(EU) Medical equipment:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Glass:
(EU) Steel:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2217-2218: the fundamentals of EU/Asia cooperation defined at ASEM III summit in seoul
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 07/11/2000: