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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7866
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) art market

The French luxury goods group LVMH announced the acquisition of the private sales company DE PURY T LUXEMBOURG. This company will be merged with PHILLIPS, the third largest in auctions acquired by LVMH in 1999.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/NATO: First joint meeting at ministerial level, working parties continue in their efforts
(EU) EU/NATO COUNCIL: No agreement on access to Alliance assets, proposals of EU/NATO relations
(EU) EU/FRANCE/GERMANY: Franco-German Summit in January
(EU) EP/KOSOVO: EP in favour of liberation of political prisoners and for a dialogue between Belgrade and Kosovo
(EU) EP/IVORY COAST: EP calls for organising of new elections - Appeal to procedure of Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement
(EU) EP/CHILE: parliament calls for "ambitious" agreement with Chile
(EU) EP/TUNISIA: Next Association Council must discuss human rights, says EP
(EU) EP/MOZAMBIQUE: EP condemns assassination of journalist Carlos Cardoso and calls on EU to remain vigilant
(EU) EP/REFUGEES: EP calls on Commission to place additional funds at the disposal of the HCR
(EU) EP/TURKEY: MEPs denounce conditions in Turkish prisons, but adopt no resolution
(EU) EU/CUBA: Cuba welcomes the important step it regards its membership of the ACP group to be
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Negotiations begin for Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA)
(EU) EU/SYRIA: Talks resume for association agreement
(EU) EU/CANADA: Tuesday's summit to confirm and broaden scope of cooperation
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Tuesday's Agriculture Council to discuss food safety and TSE - Other issues: vineyards, pigmeat, sugar, bananas
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission adopts proposal introducing annual system of lump sum aid for small farmers
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: French Council Presidency must give up idea of bringing "worker information-consultation in national enterprises" out of deadlock and issue is handed on to Swedish Presidency
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission presents report from High Level Group on air traffic control to be presented to Transport Council on Wednesday
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Agreement between European Parliament and Council on revision of directive on voluntary dissemination of GMOs into the environment becomes official
(EU) EU/ROMANIA/ENVIRONMENT: Final report by "Task Force Baia Mare" recommends measures to prevent such disasters reoccurring - Commission will seek to take it into account, promises Ms Wallström
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Council adopts unanimous conclusions on climate change, but Oslo Ministerial conference will not take place, United States and its allies having announced their refusal to participate
(EU) EU/ACP: ACP States prepare negotiations with EU over future regional agreements - "Declaration" by Trade Ministers
(EU) EP/TAXATION/TRANSPORT: Parliament calls on Council to verify whether taxation of aircraft fuel is feasible for third country flights
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: Parliament makes Council's position on food additives more severe
(EU) EP/ANIMAL FEED: EP approves in third reading "common project" reached at EP-Council conciliation on official controls
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: EP strengthens proposal on sustainable urban development at first reading
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/REFORM: Parliament and Council call on Commission for report next June on internal reform, mainly regarding budgetary management
(EU) EP/POPULATION:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Economic and Social Committee moves for extension until 2006 of present system for sugar, despite some opposition
(EU) EP/REGIONAL: parliament wants Commission to partially revise intentions over "innovative actions" by Regional Fund (ERDF)
(EU) EIB/IRELAND: EUR 50 million global loan to ICC BANK
(EU) EU/REGIONAL:
(EU) NEWS OF THE WEEK: from 11 to 17 December 2000
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 440
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 18/12/2000: