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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7918
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) banking

According to the Belgian daily, Le Soir, the Franco-Belgian group DEXIA has formed an alliance with the Belgian group ARTESIA BANKING CORPORATION in view of assimilating their businesses. The union of the two entities would give rise to Belgian's largest banking group, after FORTIS BANQUE, but ahead of KBC. Made up of three pillars, ARTESIA, BACOB and LAP, ARTESIA BANKING CORPORATION is owned to the tune of 99.6% by ARCOFIN and had a net consolidated profit in 1999 of 188 million euro, with...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Four principles recognising the specific nature of sport, to the advantage of the young, make their appearance on the Community stage
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPE'S FUTURE: Persson, Verhofstadt, Prodi, Martin and Barnier float open debate - Declaration signed by Fontaine also
(EU) EP/FUTURE OF EUROPE/CONSTITUTION: Mr Lamassoure and Mr Leinen, with other MEPs, say "yes to a constitution for Europe"
(EU) EP/EPP: Mr Pottering underlines that contribution to be made by EP must lead to public debate over future of EU
(EU) EU/DISARMAMENT: Conference on non-proliferation on 8 and 9 March
(EU) EU/FYROM: EU condemns attacks by Albanian extremists
(EU) EU/BOSNIA: EU condemns unilateral initiatives of Croats
(EU) EU/BURUNDI: EU urges President Kabila to strive towards rapprochement of parties to the conflict
(EU) EU/DRC/RWANDA/UGANDA: EU welcomes troop redeployment
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Commission sets out provisions for effective application of Charter by its services
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission submits (for debate) to Member States five options on free movement of persons, with view to preparing its formal recommendation for early April
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commissioner de Palacio postpones presentation of her Communication on European "single sky" to try to resolve Hispano-British dispute over Gibraltar
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission notes encouraging progress in application of Broad Economic Policy Guidelines by Member States - Mitigated report on transition towards knowledge-based society
(EU) EU/BSE: Standing Veterinary Committee accepts lifting of embargo on Portuguese beef
(EU) EU/FOOT AND MOUTH: Veterinary Committee approves additional precautionary measures throughout European Union
(EU) EU/FISHING: Commission adopts emergency measures to reconstitute cod stocks in North Western Scotland
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: On Friday Ministerial Troika meets Mr Ivanov
(EU) EU/EURO: ECB presents "Euro, our currency" campaign
(EU) ECB: Meeting planned in Dublin for 15 March will take place in Frankfurt
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/BALANCE OF PAYMENTS: Commission proposes limiting Community financial backing to balance of payments of Member States not having adopted the euro
(EU) EP/ECHELON: Schmid discusses work of temporary Echelon committee - Perkins affair does not warrant committee of enquiry
(EU) EU/EURO:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/REFORM: Trade unions notify strike warning for Monday 19 March
(EU) EU/SPORT: Legal import and implementation of new rules for football world to be formally approved on 5 July
(EU) EU/BUSINESS/ENVIRONMENT: Commission applies new approach to free movement of environment-friendly electrical goods
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: According to Margot Wallstrom, G8 Environment Ministers helped clarify stances on climate change
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Increase in retail sales in the euro zone and EU last December
(EU) EU/SOCIAL COUNCIL/EMPLOYMENT: Presidency conclusions on political debate in preparation of Stockholm European Council
(EU) EU/STANDING COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT: Preparation for Stockholm Summit - Employers insist on completion of internal market, trade unions on intermediary objectives for employment by 2005
(EU) EU/WOMEN: Anna Diamantopoulou and Antonio Vitorino to stress growing number of women trafficking victims in the EU on the occasion of International Women's Day - Demands by European Women's Lobby
(EU) EU/CITIZENS/GOVERNANCE:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/TRADE/DEVELOPMENT: World Bank and The European Policy Centre launch series of seminars on sustainable development and fight against poverty
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Private operators fear definition of "market power" adopted by Parliament
(EU) EP/ESP/ECONOMY:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Shipping:
(EU) Leisure:
(EU) Automobile:
(EU) Logistics:
(EU) Certification:
(EU) Oil:
(EU) Video games:
(EU) Copiers:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Telecommunications:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 07/03/2001: