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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7975

1 June 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 35
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) multimedia

VIVENDI UNIVERSAL, formed with the merger between VIVENDI, CANAL+ and Canadian SEAGRAM, has bought up 16.9 million of the shares from the Bronfman family, former SEAGRAM owner, for 75.1 euros per share. The Bronfman family, which held 7.5% of VIVENDI UNIVERSAL, lowers its share to 6.1% but remains the main shareholder.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/TREATY OF NICE: Parliament's position on Treaty of Nice will depend on outcome of Laeken Summit - Call for a process leading to adoption of an EU Constitution
(EU) EP/KOREA: Mr Larsson and Mrs Wallström underline positive fallout that should come from recent mission by Troika to Korea
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/ENLARGEMENT:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: Singing of Community financing agreement with Palestinian Authority, following politico-financial mission by Yasser Arafat to Brussels
(EU) EU/LEBANON: Further progress in negotiation for Association Agreement. Lebanon hopes to gain more benefits in areas of agriculture and services
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Fifteen agree on free movement of persons and capital - Membership talks continue on Friday
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: No agreement at Council on "distance contracts of financial services" directive
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/CONSUMERS: Council has some success, but remains stuck over distance selling of financial services - adoption of common approach for continuation of works on Community patent
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Council makes progress on means to improve the effectiveness of European aid - Support for the creation of a global fund for AIDS - Other results
(EU) EP/EQUALITY BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN: EP wants to step up flight against sexual harassment
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Latest scoreboard on justice and home affairs shows considerable number of delays
(EU) EU/EP/RESEARCH: Commission proposes simplified implementation of Article 169 of Treaty on Community participation in joint research programmes by several Member States
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Israeli Ministers for Trade discusses with Commission case of rules of origin (which has also been tackled by Customs Committee)
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: Entry into force of trade part of Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA)
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Latest development in EDF/Montedison case moves towards a clarification - EDF stake will not exceed 20%
(EU) EP/EURO: Maaten report denounces ECB refusal for advance supply public with small denomination notes
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Community regulations ban imposition of residency obligation for payment of maternity allowance
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Commission approves technical assistance programme of EUR 108 million to help implementation intervention by structural funds in Portugal
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Commission approves EUR 432.6 million technical assistance programme in favour of Italian regions
(EU) EP/URBAN POLICY:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission calls for 2003 to be European year of the disabled - outcome of first eurobarometer survey into europeans' attitude to disabilities
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 31/05/2001: