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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7929

23 March 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 38 / 40
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) services

French SUEZ LYONNAISE DES EAUX, soon to be renamed SUEZ, has crossed into a new stage in its mutation by disclosing the brand name ONDEO, the name of its new subsidiary to group its water sector activities. In 2000, ONDEO made a total turnover of EUR 9.1 billion.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short account of debate on future of europe
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/POST-NICE: In favour of involving national parliaments of Member States and applicant countries in debate on post-Nice - Broad support for Convention
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Troika visit to Macedonia and Kosovo - Meeting between President Trajkovski and Fifteen confirmed
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY/FORZA ITALIA: Ms. Fontaine concerned at turn Berlusconi affair takes
(EU) EU/UGANDA: EU calls on Ugandan authorities to guarantee fairness of forthcoming legislative elections
(EU) EPP/RUSSIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission gets main European companies in satellite and equipment sector, to take part in financing of "phase 2" of Galileo project, for total of EUR 200 million
(EU) EU/EGYPT: On Friday, Mr Lamy begins two day visit to Egypt
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: After slow progress in 4th Round, negotiation for EU-Mercosur free trade agreement should accelerate in July
(EU) EU/FOOT-AND-MOUTH: Commission proposes embargo on Irish meat and approves export ban on meat from Netherlands
(EU) EU/BSE: 10 third countries exempted from obligation of extracting specified risk materials
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission presents new State aid register
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition of Equant by France Telecom
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Approval to purchase of Elf Antargaz by PAI and UGI
(EU) EU/STRUCTURAL FUNDS:
(EU) EU/MONGOLIA:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: On Thursday evening, Commission and fourteen Member States wait for Germany to free dossier on modernisation of financial markets
(EU) EU/EURO: Euro and European financial markets suffer new blow
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: failure in European negotiation in temporary work
(EU) EU/STOCKHOLM SUMMIT: Member State priorities - convergence and divergence
(EU) EP/TRANSPARENCY: Dialogue between Parliament and Council on framework regulation concerning access to documents starts to bear fruit, but game is not won - Status of dossier
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Soderman disputes Commission decision on access to documents
(EU) COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Rejection of appeal for compensation for European official infected by AIDS virus
(EU) ACP/EU: Testimony from Aldo Ajello at workshop on conflict prevention, during session of Joint Parliamentary Assembly
(EU) EU/BRAZIL: EU presents new offer in dispute with Brazil over exports of soluble coffee
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Lindh and Patten visit American continent to prepare next EU/Latin America summit
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Initiative from group of MEPs in favour of energy efficiency
(EU) EP/DISASTERS:
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION/ASYLUM:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 22/03/2001: