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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7878

11 January 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 63
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) mergers and acquisitions

According to a study by THOMSON FINANCIAL, more than 36,700 mergers and acquisitions operations have been carried out during 2000 in the world for a consolidated total rising by 5.5% compared to 1999, at USD 3,495 billion. A slowdown has nevertheless been observed in the fourth quarter, with 9,025 operations recorded for a total of USD 735.4 billion, notes the study. In Europe, some 15,000 transactions have been announced in 2000 for a consolidated total of USD 1,001 billion. In the United...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: What we can expect from Swedish Council Presidency and what we cannot ask of it
NOTULES: A request to Commissioner Vitorino - Translate Sénèque
TEXT OF THE DAY: Hopes and concerns of Romano Prodi over Swedish Council Presidency
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BALKANS SYNDROME: Discussions in General Affairs Council on 22 January, in European Commission and European Parliament next week
(EU) NATO/BALKANS SYNDROME: NATO Council approves action plan
(EU) EU/IRAN: Speaking to Moratino, Kharazi welcomes any EU initiative for Middle East peace
(EU) EU/NORWAY/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) FRY/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) CYPRUS/GREECE:
(EU) EU/CFSP/ESDP: CAP in favour of "differentiated integration"
(EU) EP/TREATY OF NICE: According to Duff, the decision taken in Nice on the distribution of seats in the EP should be the subject of a complaint to the Court of Justice
(EU) EU/TREATY OF NICE/DENMARK:
(EU) EU/LITHUANIA/TREATY OF NICE:
(EU) EP/SERBIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: President Prodi calls on Morocco to confirm its willingness to reach agreement over new fisheries agreement
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/ENLARGEMENT: On Wednesday next, Commission to adopt communication on Kaliningrad - Visit by Patten and Lindh on 15 February
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Meeting in Washington on Wednesday on dispute in aeronautic sector
(EU) EU/MAGHREB:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Sweden's updated convergence programme (on which the Ecofin Council will give its position on 19 January) meets all the convergence criteria except rate of exchange, notes the Commission
(EU) GERMANY/UNEMPLOYMENT:
(EU) SPAIN:
(EU) EU/ASIA: ASEM meeting of Finance Ministers on 13 and 14 January in Japan
(EU) EU/EP/MAD COW: Dagmar Roth Behrendt believes resignation of Health and Agriculture Ministers in Germany should mark new starting point inspired by lessons learnt from first BSE crisis
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission launches new strategy for eliminating barriers to trade in services in the EU
(EU) EU/RAIL TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/SWEDISH PRESIDENCY/TRADE: Priority to development of future industrial sectors and integration of Russia into world economy (notably WTO)
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS: Antonio Vitorino confirms priority of fight against trafficking in human beings (which will be on agenda of JHA informal meeting in February in Stockholm)
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Successful Parliament/Council conciliation over recommendation to Member States on minimum criteria to be met in conducting environmental inspections
(EU) EU/BURMA/TIMOR: Commission approves financing for aid programme to uprooted populations
(EU) EP/BUDGETS: van der Laan report on follow-up to 1997 discharge resolution approves internal reforms undertaken by the Commission
(EU) EP/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Staes report largely shares observations by Court of Auditors on control of Community aid
(EU) EP/REGIONAL/BUDGET: Critical draft resolution, based on four special reports from the Court of Auditors
(EU) EP/EU/BANGLADESH: Van den Bos report in favour of new cooperation agreement should normally be adopted by Parliament
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Commission approves first six projects of Euro-Mediterranean environment programme
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Commission launches 43 projects in framework of European year of languages, which benefit from a subsidy of EUR 1.7 million
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Mergers and Acquisitions:
(EU) Mail order:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Fertiliser:
(EU) Ship building:
(EU) Mechanics:
(EU) Materials:
(EU) Real estate:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Diamonds:
(EU) Privatization:
(EU) Publishing:
(EU) Publishing:
(EU) Advertising:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Construction:
(EU) Biotechnology:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Heating equipment:
(EU) Hotels:
(EU) Retailing:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Aeronautics:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 10/01/2001: