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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7886

22 January 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 44 / 47
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) advertising

According to the Financial Times, the French advertising group HAVAS ADVERTISING (turnover of EUR 7.2 billion for the first nine months of the 2000 financial year) is in talks to acquire the American TRUE NORTH.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The EU's official doctrine on enlargement does not suffice to overcome the contradiction between the desire to speed-up accessions and what is demanded of applicant countries - A leap of imagination is necessary
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CFSP: Council recommends regular debate on EU priorities in crisis management - Patten announces Commission communication for April
(EU) EU/CHINA: Council specifies aims of EU/China dialogue on human rights
(EU) EU/NICE TREATY: Treaty will be signed on 26 February
(EU) EU/DRC: Condemns assassination of Kabila and considers embargo on arms
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Council adopted conclusions on Balkans in view of Troika visit to Belgrade on 8 February - European mission in Presevo
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/POST-NICE: Chancellor Schroeder speaks out in favour of a kind of European constitution - This issue will be part of the debate we are initiating on the "future nature" of our Union, says President Prodi
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/FRANCO-GERMAN SUMMIT:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Mr Solana presents to ministers a highly criticised document on EU "common strategy"
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/TAXATION: Fifteen approve five-year renewal of 15% minimum standard VAT rate
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission makes EUR 15 million available for humanitarian actions in the Philippines and in Africa
(EU) EU/ECOFIN:
(EU) EU/EL SALVADOR: European Commission makes EUR 2 million available for earthquake victims
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves settlement agreement between Ladbroke and France's PMU over the broadcasting of French horse races in Belgium
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN:
(EU) EU/POOREST EU CITIZENS:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Fifteen extend mutual assistance to recovery of claims
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Rate of inflation falls in December in both euro-zone and EU15
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ROAD TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Candidate countries and Member States must honour commitments for keeping Presidency's "ambitious" agenda, stresses Landaburu - Against premature and unrealistic target dates
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/WTO: On Wednesday EU suspends tariff quotas on maize
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Pursing of infringement proceedings against six Member States who have not fully transposed IPPC Directive
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS: New call for proposals in framework of "European initiative for Democracy and Human Rights"
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament calls on Commission to enforce Community environment law
(EU) EP/WOMEN: EP call for balanced representation in all political fields - Divergences over suitability of quotas
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament calls for measures in favour of young farmers
(EU) EP/ECOFIN:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Trade unions urgently request European standards for worker information-consultation
(EU) EU/CANDIDATE COUNTRIES: Regional unemployment rate in countries of Central Europe between 3.2 and 23.7% in 1999
(EU) ILO/SOCIAL: Elisabeth Guigou in favour of a "Social Davos"
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investments:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Real estate:
(EU) Advertising:
(EU) Brewing:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 443
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 22/01/2001: