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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7945

13 April 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 44 / 52
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) privatisation

- Poland: the European insurance multinational EUREKO is to acquire a further 21% stake in the Polish insurance company PZU, thereby gaining control of the company. EUREKO will pay at least 1,164 zlotys (EUR 320) per share. EUREKO acquired 30% of PZU in 1999 for EUR 735 million and was recently authorised by the Polish Treasury to take control of the company. The Treasury holds 59% of PZU and will be quoting 50% on the stock exchange. See EI of 6 April.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short overview of debate on future of Europe - Eurosceptics demolish Treaty of Nice - Quarrel over role of European Commission grows - Balance of CERI document
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/PERU: EU welcomes the democratic atmosphere of 8 April elections after the problems encountered last year12/04/2001
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/FRANCE: official opening of the debate in France
(EU) EU/GREECE/TURKEY:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Council of Europe examines the case of UKRAINE
(EU) EP/TREATY OF NICE/CDU/CSU: CDU/CSU wants convention and rejects idea of "Groups of wise"
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT:
(EU) EP/DEATH PENALTY:
(EU) EU/future of europe: Mr Lipponen underlines the dangers of the debate on the delimitation of competences and calls for strong institutions
(EU) EP/SOMALIA: Parliament calls for policy initiative from EU
(EU) EP/NAMIBIA: EP condemns homophobia of ruling party
(EU) EP/MEXICO: EP insists on rights of indigenous communities
(EU) EP/CYPRUS: EP calls for freeing of Mr Tsiakoumas
(EU) EP/PAKISTAN: EP calls for holding of free elections
(EU) EP/CATHOLIC CHURCH: For sanctions against sexual violence
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) Eu/ECOFIN: in Malmö, fifteen member states and governors of central banks will meet their counterparts from candidate countries for first time - Exchange of views on taxation - economic slowdown will dominate discussions
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Talks in Council over free movement of prsons will begin on 20 April, indicates Mrs Lindh
(EU) EU/INDIA: Mr Fischler in India, where he must discuss future multilateral agreement in agriculture
(EU) EU/AUSTRALIA: Mr Patten in Melbourne for 17th Ministerial meeting
(EU) EU/BUDGET:
(EU) EU/ITALY/LDC:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY/ITALY:
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Council and ep have still not agreed on the "follow-on rights" of authors
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Turkey ratifies energy charter
(EU) EU/PATENTS: France called on to oppose the scrapping of requirement for European patent to be translated into French
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission to investigate Spanish aid for farmers following oil price hikes
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises Italian aid for ST Microelectronics for three high-tech R&D projects on microchips
(EU) EU/FOOT AND MOUTH: Commission takes additional precautionary measures for the netherlands
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Russia is planning to introduce extra quotas for poultry imports from the EU
(EU) EU/REsearch: Mr Busquin to submit a research update on transmissible spongiform encepalopathies
(EU) Eu/MEDIcineS: Commission has set up a high level group
(EU) EU/pharmaceutical iNDUSTRy: European industry is not managing to communicate on the delicate issue of access to medicine in developing countries
(EU) EU/health: overview of the many public health concerns recently expressed in the european institutions
(EU) SPAIN/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: directive on occupational retirement pensions is "step in right direction"
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: ESC welcomes modernisation of competition rules
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: ESC favours general transferability of tickets
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: UNICE Conference for SMES
(EU) EU/CONFERENCE:
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: programme of European events in April and May
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: State Watch criticises publishing of "sanitised" version of annual Europol report for public
(EU) EU/ICELAND:
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatisation:
(EU) Services:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Bank:
(EU) Cruise liners:
(EU) Environment:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 12/04/2001: