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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7877

10 January 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 52
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banking

In france, LA POSTE and L'ECUREIL have pooled their global stake of 36% in CNP ASSURANCES (life-insurance) within SOPASSURE which thus becomes the second largest shareholder after CDC.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The depleted uranium affair raises the general question of destruction in the region of the Danube and increases the need for a European security and defence policy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/TREATY OF NICE: Majority of members of the Constitutional Committee see back-stepping in new treaty and does not consider it can accept it without significant changes - Parliament to vote on both Nice and post-Nice
(EU) EP/NICE TREATY:
(EU) EU/BALKANS SYNDROME: Commission asks Euratom Committee on Radiation for an opinion on effects of bombing in Kosovo
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Feisal Husseini has talks in Stockholm
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/SWEDISH PRESIDENCY: Common determination to move forward in enlargement negotiations, and regarding quality - Consequences of transferring European Councils to Brussels
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Hesitant moves by Moroccan authorities brings into doubt hope of an agreement on future partnership in terms of fishing
(EU) WTO/CHINA: New talks in Geneva in view of accession agreement for Beijing, expected for next spring
(EU) EU/ANGOLA/FISHING:
(EU) SWEDISH PRESIDENCY/ENLARGEMENT: Mrs Lindh insists on acceleration and differentiation - No "Big Bang" - An Objective date - Objectives for a first accession by Gothenburg Summit is not an aim of Presidency, says Mr Persson
(EU) SWEDISH PRESIDENCY/EMU: Mrs Persson and Mr Ringholm assure that Presidency will contribute to making Euro a success - Group of experts report on accession to Euro expected in January 2002
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Programme of Swedish Presidency
(EU) EU/SINGLE MARKET: European Commission calls for speeding-up of economic reforms in Union
(EU) EU/GREENS:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Bolkestein announces series of initiatives in context of action plan on financial market, and meeting with Lamfalussy on 30 January
(EU) EU/INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION PRICES: 0.2% increase in euro-zone and 0.3% in UE15 from October to November 2000
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: First policy debate on future of fisheries policy
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: McCartin's report invites Commission and Member States to improve management in dairy and cereals sector
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Costa Report on transport infrastructure pricing simply calls for "common methodology", but rapporteur should propose amendments to make text tougher
(EU) ACP/EU: Agreement of principle from ACP/EC Committee of Ambassadors to financial measures allowing certain activities financed by EDF leftovers to be continued pending implementation of Cotonou Agreement
(EU) EU/RETAIL TRADE: 1.7% annual increase in retail sales in EU15 and 1% in euro-zone
(EU) EU/MEDA: Commission approves funding of three projects concerning human rights in Mediterranean region
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/EQUALITY: Domestic slavery and trafficking in human beings must be integrated in a single reflection, says Yvette Roudy
(EU) EU/ALGERIA:
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 09/01/2001: