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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7930

24 March 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

23/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Commission competition services announced that inspectors had carried out, on Thursday 22 March, surprise visit with five companies, located in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Finland, suspected of having concluded an illegal price fixing and market sharing agreement in the sector for copper tubes.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/CHECHNYA: Fifteen set out their concerns over Chechnya before President Putin, who acknowledges existence of "humanitarian problems", and draws parallel between Chechnya and Macedonia
(EU) EU/FYROM: Message of solidarity from EU to President Trajkovski on fringe of Stockholm Summit
(EU) EU/PES:
(EU) EP/ZIMBABWE: Parliament calls on EU to step up pressure on Zimbabwe to stop campaign of violence by Mugabe
(EU) EP/INDONESIA: Parliament calls for measures to reestablish security in Kalimantan and in other regions
(EU) EP/TURKMENISTAN: Parliament demands respect of freedom of religion
(EU) EP/LIGHT WEAPONS: Parliament demands legally binding convention on trade in weapons
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF STOCKHOLM/FOOD SAFETY: Summit's conclusions will reflect solidarity between Fifteen towards countries affected by foot-and-mouth - No call for revision of financial perspectives
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF STOCKHOLM: Debate on opening of energy markets to competition confirms certain opposition on dates for total liberalisation
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Stockholm gives go-ahead to EIB environmental financing for Russia and backs Moscow's request to join WTO - Putin stresses importance of dialogue on energy
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/STOCKHOLM SUMMIT: Anna Diamantopoulou to meet social partners in the hope of clearing obstacles on temporary work situation - Guigou and Onkelinkx call for European policy on employment quality
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF STOCKHOLM: Fontaine proposes holding "parliamentary forum on the Union's social and economic policy" before each spring summit
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: Ecofin Council adopts a resolution on Lamfalussy report - Germany is reassured by compromise on comitology
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Mr Persson and Mr Prodi call on Mr Bush for opening of dialogue on climatic change, "as soon as possible"
(EU) EU/WTO: EU, Greece and United States reach friendly settlement in dispute over audiovisual piracy
(EU) EU/STOCKHOLM SUMMIT/SINGLE SKY:
(EU) EU/FRAUD: In the framework of the 1999 discharge procedure, Cocobu hears five Commissioners on lessons to draw from "Fléchard" affair
(EU) EU/SCHENGEN: Scandinavians enter Schengen area on Sunday
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/ENVIRONMENT: Agreement between Council and EP over tyre directive
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission prosecutes Denmark, which limits marketing of enriched foodstuffs, and Greece, which discriminates against imported orthopaedic devices
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Information mechanisms on barriers to trade ("Strawberry" Regulation) is not operational, for lack of cooperation by Member States, accuses Commission report
(EU) EU/STRUCTURAL FUNDS: Commission launches second programme for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and Border Regions with Irish Republic
(EU) EU/STRUCTURAL FUNDS: Commission approves EUR 1,514 million regional aid programme to contribute toward "sustainable prosperity"
(EU) EU/STRUCTURAL FUNDS: Commission approves three programmes in favour of Greece and its regions
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM/POVERTY:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Supporters of liberalisation of transport and postal services call on Commission to draw lesson from "Deutsche Post" precedent on crossed subsidies
(EU) EU/POST: Deutsche Post AG favourably welcomes end of investigation opened by Commission for abuse of dominant position
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(EU) EU/TOBACCO:
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