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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7843

17 November 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 42 / 56
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) petrochemicals

Japan's MITSUBISHI intends selling its American subsidiary ARISTECH CHEMICAL to the American group SUNOCO for $695 million.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Marseilles conference, taking into account difficulties in Middle east, Mr Védrine "re-centred Barcelona process on ambitious, but achievable aims
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Turkish Prime Minister confirms that his country refuses all ties between accession candidacy and Cyprus problem
(EU) EP/BURMA:
(EU) EP/VIETNAM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commissioner de Palacio and French Secretary of State Christian Pierret represent EU at oil producer and consumers' forum to open in Riyadh on Friday
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Union financial assistance by 2006 (MEDA plus EIB) to reach EUR 12.75 billion - Economic priorities of partnership
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Council subscribes to European strategy for space - Group of experts to give result of research on BSE (mad cow disease)
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: EU/Russia scientific and technological cooperation agreement is signed
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: US authorities believe tax regime replacing FSC is fully conform to WTO conclusions
(EU) EU/TAX: Experts of Fifteen end technical work on tax on savings, political arbitration at ministerial level still necessary
(EU) EU/POLAND:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission opens consultation on modernisation of rules relating to investment services
(EU) EU/ENERGY: For lack of a voluntary agreement, Commission to propose, early 2001, rules on costing electricity transit in framework of sector's liberalisation
(EU) EU/BALKANS: European Commission and World Bank organise aid programme for Serbia - What Belgrade must do
(EU) EP/BALKANS: Parliament approves revised regulations on Agency for Reconstruction and CARDS programme - Moscovici specifies ambitions of Zagreb Summit
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Lamy reaffirms liberalisation of trade could benefit LDC if controlled, while African ministers remain perplexed
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Parliament wants a strengthened Euro-Mediterranean partnership and makes several requests and recommendations
(EU) EU/SERBIA:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament calls for "regulation funds" of pig markets in all Member States, cofinanced by EU - Commissioner Fischler refuses
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: Parliament modifies proposal of directive on general product safety, but Commissioner Byrne expresses reservation
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Commission grants EUR 379 million for promoting education, training and employment in Denmark
(EU) EP/"MAD COW": MEPs want generalised obligatory tests - Casting doubt over Marrakech agreement on Soya? - Mr Patriat announces debates in "Agriculture" and "Consumer" Council - Mr Byrne warns against miracle solution
(EU) EU/MAD COW: Majority policy within Standing Veterinary Committee in favour of an extension of rapid BSE detection tests to all bovines in risk group of more than two years
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission orders recovery of aid provided by Belgium to Cockerill Sambre
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission investigates aid to Germany porcelain manufacturer Khala
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission reduces level of aid from Italy to Solar Tech
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves, British aid plan to coal industry
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Automobile equipment:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Defence:
(EU) Defence:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Petrochemicals:
(EU) Consultancy:
(EU) Leisure:
(EU) Clothing:
(EU) Infrastructures:
(EU) Stock exchanges:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Technology:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Forest products:
(EU) Press:
SUPPLEMENT
"EUROPE"/Document No 2219: Text of the "Declaration" by which the WEU Council has transferred most of the Competencies of the Western European Union to the European Union
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 16/11/2000: