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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7981

11 June 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 47
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) insurance

The Dutch bank-insurer ING has reduced its stake in FORTIS to 5% and sold 14.7 million FORTIS shares to its Belgian-Dutch rival. ING carried out the operation at 27.75 euro a share, taking the transaction to a total of 407.9 million euro.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The choice of the Irish people must be respected and offers an opportunity to definitively clarify the distinction between "Area Europe" and "Power Europe" - Attempts at lame compromises that perpetuate ambiguities and impotence should be rejected
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GOTHENBURG SUMMITS/COMMISSION: Prodi expects European Council to give "message of mutual interest" on next enlargement and on integration of sustainable development in all EU sector-specific policies - "equal to equal" discussion with United States
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/ENLARGEMENT: Council takes account of Spanish fears over cohesion policy
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Council invites Georgievski to present end-June outcome of negotiations over institutional reform in Macedonia
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Foreign Ministers meet Chaath and Perez - Other results
(EU) EU/NICE TREATY: Following Ireland's rejection, Fifteen rule out any re-negotiation of Treaty
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Netherlands proposes constitution, elected Commission President and strategic role for European Council
(EU) EU/GOTHENBURG SUMMIT/DEFENCE: Mr Chirac proposes that EU launch international conference on non-proliferation of ballistic weapons
(EU) EU/EPP/LIBERALS/SOCIALISTS: Summit in Gothenburg on 14 June
(EU) EU/TREATY OF NICE/IRELAND: After Dublin's "no", Council Presidency and EP stress need to find solution and not to delay enlargement - Some MEPs believe Treaty is dead
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Wuori report underlines role of human rights in world in all EU policies, and singles out several countries
(EU) EP/KOSOVO:
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL: Political agreement concerning social Europe, and notably information-consultation of workers
(EU) EU/ETUC: Gabaglio welcomes results of Council on worker consultation
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EBF lowers growth forecasts of euro-zone for 2001-2002
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Third "European Competition Day" in Stockholm
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB grants loan of EUR 125 million to Ireland
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB decides loan of EUR 100 million to SMEs in Ireland
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: According to new report on European climate change programme, Union can afford to keep its commitments with cost-effective measures
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission adopts recommendation on taking environmental aspects into consideration in companies' accounts and reports
(EU) EU/CHINA/WTO: EU renews talks with China
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISES:
(EU) CORRECTION:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Galeote Quecedo requests that "Commission delegation" be changed into "Community delegation"
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/LANGUAGES:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: European stock exchange operators oppose first proposals for Directives drafted in framework of Lamfalussy report
(EU) EU/VAT/ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: European companies call for adoption of Directive on taxation of digital services - United Kingdom blocks
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Commission approves EUR 542 million development programme for Hessen
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission grants EUR 4.5 million to EMMA consortium for developing research on mice
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS/REGIONS:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Camping-cars:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Holding companies:
(EU) Engineering:
(EU) Capital goods:
(EU) Cement:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Electricity:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 463
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 11/06/2001: