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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7939

5 April 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 40 / 42
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) internet

BT IGNITE, the division offering Internet services to companies of the British operator, will buy the French host FLUXUS (loss of FF 35 million in 2000 for a turnover of 105 million).

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/GERMANY: President Rau makes plea for European constitution for "federation of Member States" in which Parliament and Council would become a real two-house parliament - he recognises limits of intergovernmental method
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Solana meets Peres and Shaat
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Patten visits Croatia and Albania
(EU) EU/PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: Aid donors to meet in Stockholm on 11 April
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Macedonian President to take part in EPP Summit in Sofia
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Five new reports on racism in Albania, Austria, Denmark, FYROM and United Kingdom
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Support for two Tunisian students
(EU) EP/CYPRUS:
(EU) EP/ESP:
(EU) EUROPEAN MOVEMENT/ITALY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Council discusses at length issues of competition linked to "telecoms package"
(EU) EU/ROAD TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Americans give European Troika confirmation they will not ratify Kyoto Protocol - Troika continues its mission to gain ratification of Protocol with or without the United States
(EU) EU/JAPAN: Mutual Recognition Agreement signed for chemicals, pharmaceuticals and electrical and telecommunication equipment
(EU) EU/APPOINTMENT:
(EU) EU/FOOT-AND-MOUTH: Embargo on French products is partially lifted - Netherlands authorised to implement limited preventive vaccination programme
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Budgetary Committee may accept new Commission compromise on Thursday on transfer of unused funds from structural actions - agreement on Council's supplementary budget
(EU) EP/STOCKHOLM SUMMIT: Stockholm deals with day-to-day concerns of citizens, says Persson - Prodi announces single Commission report for next spring summit
(EU) EP/CANARY ISLANDS:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Parliament calls for Community legislation on management of PVC based on use of substitution products for this dangerous plastic
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: EP calls for specific measures for disabled while facilitating their integration into labour market
(EU) EP/MOBILITY/PENSIONS: Bolkestein rejects criticisms by MEPs demanding tax coordination of cross-border pension schemes
(EU) EP/VAT-BASED OWN RESOURCES: EP calls for budgetary trialogue also to concern collection of own resources
(EU) EP/CARS:
(EU) EP/BUDGET: EP discharges budget 1999 - Budget 1998: EP calls for increased efforts regarding disciplinary procedures
(EU) EU/EURO: Commission proposes twenty "good practices" to prepare changeover to Euro
(EU) EU/EURO: Consumer, trader and SME representatives have launched "New currency, stable prices" slogan
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Bombardier may acquire Adtranz subject to concessions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises acquisition of European Culinary Brands Businesses (Unilever) by Campbell Soup
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to joint venture between Getronics and Hagemeyer
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to acquisition of Atle by Ratos and 3i Group Plc
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: VAT and bathing water in France - Portuguese beef
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: UNICE deplores lack of progress on Community patent
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Busquin calls on Switzerland to be more actively involved in European research effort
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Few foreign-owned companies have considerable economic impact in Union
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Investments:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Automobile:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 04/04/2001: