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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7877

10 January 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 52
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) robotics

The French group FINUCHEM (150 million euro turnover in 2000) has sold its grinding and mixing subsidiary GRENIER CHARVET (FF 25 million turnover) to its company manager for an undisclosed amount.

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:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 09/01/2001: