- Norway: The Norwegian government has proposed the privatisation of 10% to 25% of the State oil company STAOIL whose value totals around NOK 150 million, according to the provisional estimates. The operation will be carried out through the issuing of new shares combined with the shares held by the State. A part of these shares will be put on the Norwegian stock market and also abroad "during the summer of 2001", then another part will be reserved to strategic foreign partners in the framework of a swap in stakes. The Norwegian press cited that French GAZ DE FRANCE and the German RUHRGAS as possible partners. In the end, the State should retain at least two thirds of the capital. The government will also sell 20% of SDOE, entity regrouping the stakes held directly by the States in the natural gas field in the North Sea. The value of the establishment is estimated at NOK 660 million before taxes. - Turkey: the Turkish government has set for 14 May 2001 the cut off date for the lodging of offers by foreign candidate for the acquisition of 33.5% of the public telecommunication operator TURK TELEKOM. Once the offers gathered, Turkey will organise an auction between the two participants that will have made the highest offers, added the Minister responsible for privatisation, Yuksel Yalova. A first attempt at the privatisation of 20% of the stake that should have taken place in 2000 failed, for lack of buyers.