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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7876

8 January 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 38 / 41
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) insurance

The Swiss group ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES has bought 10% in NEW CHINA LIFE INSURANCE, the number one life insurance company in China, for USD 39 million. Three other foreign investors simultaneously bought shares in the firm: INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION, a World Bank institution; MEIJI LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Tokyo); and NETHERLANDS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE COMPANY FMO. These three investors hold a total of 14.9% of NEW CHINA LIFE.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Year 2000 will be considered by historians as a good year for Europe - To do this it is enough to put aside the results of institutional reform and recall all the rest
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ESDP/SWEDISH PRESIDENCY: Von Sydow foresees conclusions on
Wednesday on Balkans Syndrome - Crisis management: develop civilian and military aspects on equal footing
(EU) EU/BALKANS SYNDROME: Greek Defence Minister writes to his Swedish counterpart - Prodi places emphasis on EU responsibility in the region
(EU) EU/IRAN: Moratinos visits Teheran, where he discusses regional stability and reconstruction of Southern Lebanon
(EU) EU/GREECE: Prodi stresses that enlargement will take Greece closer to centre of Europe - Settling the Cyprus issue before membership
(EU) EP/TREATY OF NICE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SWEDISH PRESIDENCY: Meeting on Tuesday with European Commission
(EU) EU/MAGHREB: Prodi on an official visit to Maghreb from 11 to 15 January to relaunch the Barcelona process
(EU) EU/SYRIA: Syria wishes to conduct an economic assessment before signing association agreement being negotiated with EU
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Informal meeting of Equal Opportunities and Social Security Ministers from 21-23 January
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission updates 1998 Communication on statute of voice communications on Internet
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/EMU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: Randzio-Plath announces special meeting with Duisenberg on ECB annual report - Procedure provided for by Lamfalussy Committee not compatible with Treaty, she says
(EU) EIB/SYRIA/EGYPT:
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Account needs taking of agriculture's "difference" in future trade negotiations, says Lamy
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS:
(EU) EP/SINGLE MARKET (SLIM): Doorn report supports commission's determination to improve simplification of legislation
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Simpson report raises issue of flight time in regulation on harmonisation of civil aviation administrative procedures (JAR OPS-1)
(EU) EURO/BONDS:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Bushill-Matthews says that EP must play more active role in initiative for growth and employment
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Veyrac Report calls for grater protection of world, cultural and natural heritage
(EU) EU/BANGLADESH:
(EU) EU/PHARE/TACIS/COURT OF AUDITORS: Report on award of Phare and Tacis contracts (1996-98) reveals important shortcomings - satisfaction with measures taken since that time
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Commission approves financing of projects in Argentina, Peru and Ecuador, and in Andean Community
(EU) IMF/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/BUILDINGS: Belgian authorities launch audit on Berlaymont site - Meeting with Commissioner Kinnock in late January
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: In 2000, the EU population grew slowly and differently in EU countries, notes Eurostat - EU had 377.6 million inhabitants on 1 January 2001
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Regulation on judicial competence, recognition and enforcement of civil and commercial decisions is adopted
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: 6th report on the liberalisation of telecoms invites States to maintain efforts to conserve benefits of growth
(EU) SWEDEN/BUDGET:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisations:
(EU) Cement:
(EU) Cement:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Plastic:
(EU) Medical material:
(EU) Animal health:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Finance:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 441
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 08/01/2001: