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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7872

30 December 2000
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) dear readers

29/12/2000 (Agence Europe) - Agence EUROPE will be closed for the New Year holidays on Monday and Tuesday, 1 and 2 January 2001. Our next bulletin will be dated Thursday 4 January 2001. Happy New Year!

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) DEAR READERS:
(EU) EU/FRY/KOSOVO: EU calls for release of political prisoners and an amnesty for those who refused to fight in Kosovo
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Mandate of Moratinos, Special Representative, will mainly be to work for peace, by explaining and encouraging the role of the EU
(EU) EP/SOCIALIST GROUP/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Flahaut proposes study by the Fifteen of the "Balkans syndrome"
(EU) EU/FRENCH PRESIDENCY: Summary assessment of six months of presidency
(EU) EU/KASHMIR: EU welcomes pacification gestures by Pakistan and India
(EU) EU/LAOS: EU welcomes signature of two UN pacts by Laos
(EU) EU/ROMANIA:
(EU) TURKEY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: Sweden takes over Presidency for six months
(EU) EU/EURO: Belgium to hold Eurogroup presidency for one year
(EU) EU/SPORT: Commission services and representatives of the world of football hope to reach agreement end January on regulation of international player transfers
(EU) EU/COURT OF AUDITORS: Lukewarm opinion on aid to Palestine - Positive results but management problems rule out a more positive appraisal
(EU) EU/COURT OF AUDITORS: Food aid to Russia from December 1998 was not justified, says Court
(EU) EU/BANANAS: Countries concerned by EU banana system are still deeply divided
(EU) EU/CHINA: Anti-dumping proceedings on zinc oxide
(EU) EU/INDIA AND KOREA: Anti-dumping duties on polyester staple fibres
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission suspends proceedings against Italy and sends Spain a reasoned opinion relating to tariffs of former monopolies
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves joint Stora Enso-AssiDomän undertaking in paper sector
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes new emission limits for non-road machinery
(EU) EU/REGIONAL:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: European Commission's 11th annual report notes that 99% of available funds for the programming period 1994-1999 were committed and 75% paid
(EU) EU/BANKS: Complaint by EU Banking Federation to European Commission over Italian usury law
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Launch of European Foundation of Territorial Excellence
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: IRU calls on Swedish Council Presidency to deal with road transport problems as a priority
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 29/12/2000: