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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7898

8 February 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 38 / 46
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) telecommunications

BRITISH TELECOM is to acquire from Norwegian TELENOR the 49.5% stake in the capital of the Irish mobile operator ESAT DIGIFONE that it does not yet hold, for the sum of NOK 10.8 billion. BT, moreover, has announced it is to sell its 0.8M stake in PORTUGAL TELECOM for an undisclosed amount.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The long and difficult negotiations over the future funding of the Structural Funds for a Europe of 27 has begun
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Congratulating Sharon on his victory, EU places emphasis on resumption of peace process
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Ministerial troika to confirm EU willingness to help Serbia
(EU) EU/SERBIA:
(EU) EU/SERBIA:
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: EU demands investigation into disappearance of Gongadze
(EU) EU/TOGO: Satisfaction with announcement of date for elections
(EU) EP/ELECTION MONITORING: EP wants more say
(EU) EP/BURMA:
(EU) EU/GREECE/TURKEY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/STOCKHOLM EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Mr Prodi presents Commission summary report - ten fields where the summit must take decisions - Commission wants to remain leading force
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: For strengthening coordination in euro-zone, Pedro Solbes proposes creation of working group to prepare Eurogroup meetings
(EU) EMU/IRELAND:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/IRAN: Commission proposes to strengthen relations with Iran
(EU) EU/INTERNATIONAL TRADE: Mr Lamy formally authorised to modify "everything but arms" initiative
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Continuation of debate on coordination of fiscal policies
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission conditionally authorises EDF to acquire stake in German electricity company EnBW
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Towards partial compromise between Commission and Landesbanken
(EU) EU/MAD COW: Commission submits three proposals to Standing Veterinary Committee to extend list of specified risk materials and introduce further demands for treating animal by-products
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission adopts emergency measures for recovery of North Sea cod stocks
(EU) EP/GREENS/AGRICULTURE: V/ALE Group calls for "new common agriculture policy" based on quality and sustainability
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS: Creation of common European asylum system and fight against trafficking in human beings at centre of works of Stockholm informal Council
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: 2nd session of parliamentary forum should result in structured rekindling of inter-parliamentary dialogue between 27 countries involved in Barcelona process
(EU) EU/WTO: Euro-African seminar on "new issues" in trade talks
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Boselli Report maintains balance between rights of music publishing houses and reproduction rights on work diffused by Internet
(EU) EU/COHESION:
(EU) EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN: Soederman notes that Commission violated rights of complainant in Thessaloniki Metro case
(EU) EUROPEAN MOVEMENT/IRELAND:
(EU) EU/LAW:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT/EDUCATION:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Towards a 6th Framework programme, with seven thematic priorities and three new instruments
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Signing of European agreement on guidelines for "teleworking" in European telecommunications sector
(EU) EU/YOUTHS:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Catering:
(EU) Distribution:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Defence:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Video games:
(EU) Temping work:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 07/02/2001: