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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7867
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) insulation

The British engineering group BODYCOTE INTERNATIONAL is to pay $164 million or LINDBERG CORP (expected 2000 turnover of some $140 million), American firm specialised in the heat treatment sector.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: At Washington Summit, United States welcomes outcome of Nice for defence Europe - Continued cooperation in Balkans and strict control of arms exports
(EU) EU/EPP: Berlin Congress, from 11 to 13 January, will cover theme "A Union of Values"
(EU) EU/ALBANIA:
(EU) EU/SOUTH OSSETIA:
(EU) EU/COLLEGE OF EUROPE/MADARIAGA FOUNDATION:
(EU) EU/IVORY COAST: French Presidency to propose consultations under Article 96
(EU) EP/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Watson deplores lack of courage of European Council regarding fundamental rights
(EU) EU/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS:
(EU) FRY/EU/NATO:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/"EUROPEAN COMPANY": Extraordinary Council Wednesday should reach political agreement on statute of European Company and on worker involvement
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Wednesday and Thursdays' Council, to focus especially on maritime safety, will adopt "rail package" and discuss fundamental problems of air and road transport as well as "Galileo" project
(EU) EU/MARITIME TRANSPORT: Council should adopt its "common positions" on two Directive from "Erika" package by qualified majority if necessary, and will discuss other aspects of maritime safety
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Council achieves significant results
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Council unanimous in deploring attitude of Americans and their allies and urges all parties to resume negotiations as quickly as possible
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Trade disputes not resolved - Recommendations of Lubbers Report on biotechnologies - Priorities for next half year
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/REFORM: Council extends current system for remuneration of European officials by two years
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Agriculture Ministers insists on independence of future European food authority
(EU) EU/SINGLE MARKET:
(EU) EU/CULTURE: European Commission and EIB make available new financing instrument for audio-visual sector
(EU) EU/COMPANY LAW: European Commission wants to guarantee and strengthen independence of statutory auditors
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Metsa-Serla to take control of Zanders (paper)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for acquisition of Krupp Werner & Pfleiderer by George Fischer and West LB
(EU) EU/ROAD SAFETY:
(EU) EU/ROAD SAFETY: Commissioner Liikanen will propose cut off date of June 2001 for negotiated agreement with automobile industry on car bonnets that are less dangerous to pedestrians in case of accidents
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: EP calls on Council to adopt resolution on precautionary principal before end of year
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY: EP calls for EUR 170 million instead of 150 for European programme for development of digital content
(EU) EU/TREATY OF NICE: Trade unions welcome social breakthroughs of Summit but criticise new Treaty
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT/NGO: Controversy and mutual accusations between European Commission and NGO Liaison Committee
(EU) EU/MAD COW: After discovery of BSE in Bavaria, Byrne calls on German authorities to ensure strict application of Community legislation
(EU) COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Results of 36th session - Opinion on "governance", critical opinion on framework programme for equal opportunities, request to participate in discussions on social policies
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Optics:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Publishing:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Luxury goods:
(EU) Hotels and catering:
(EU) Postal services:
(EU) Printing:
(EU) Beverage:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Pictures:
(EU) Medical information:
(EU) Security:
(EU) Insulation:
(EU) Hygiene:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Tourism:
(EU) Automobile equipment:
(EU) Agencies:
(EU) Correction:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 19/12/2000: