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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7988

20 June 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 39 / 58
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) telecommunications

BT - BRITISH TELECOM has sold 44% of its shares in BHARTI CELLULAR SERVICES, a mobile phone company, to the Indian group BHARTI for $140.2 million, the latter already holding a 66% stake. BHARTI CELLULAR leads the mobile phone sector in New Delhi with 350,000 subscribers.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ESDP: First EU workshop on crisis management
(EU) EP/CYPRUS: Jacques Poos, rapporteur on accession of Cyprus, replies to Turkish Ambassador Mihat Akyol
(EU) WEU: Assembly raises problem of mutual assistance clause in EU Treaty and calls for more active contribution of national parliaments to ensure parliamentary control of ESDP
(EU) EP/CHEMICAL WEAPONS: EP places emphasis on verification mechanism for ban on bacteriological weapons
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BSE: As Agriculture Council unable to give its position, Commission is responsible for deciding on maximum extension until 2003 for ban on meat and bone meal
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Agriculture Council approves new simplified system for aids to small farmers
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council of Fisheries Ministers approves extension of Portuguese and Spanish aid system, until end of year
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission proposes new instruments for improving cooperation between administrations against VAT fraud
(EU) EU/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY/TRADE UNIONS: Verhofstadt receives ETUC
(EU) EU/WTO/MEDICINE: In context of its strategy for better access by poor countries to medicines, Commission proposes clarification of TRIPS agreement on intellectual property
(EU) EU/CANADA: At centre of Thursday Summit, Kyoto Protocol, WTO negotiations, developments in terms of security and defence - Mr Lamy and Mr Pettigrew will examin several disputes
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Two decision from Commission, this Wednesday
(EU) EU/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/ESTONIA: Estonia is second applicant country to receive SAPARD funding
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Commission approves programme in favour of Vienna
(EU) EP/FOOD: Public hearing on agriculture to the service of quality food
(EU) EU/TRAINEES:
(EU) EU/ENERGY/COMPETITION: Commission expected on Wednesday to adopt conclusions on problems caused by asymmetrical electricity markets, in context of EDF/Montedison case
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Commission will propose revision of common rules concerning allocation of slots
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/SATELLITES: European Commission will propose formation of "joint venture" for Galileo project
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Seventh annual conference on competition between EU and candidate countries - Problem of State aid
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Farmers from whole Mediterranean area take united stand at WTO
(EU) PE/FISHERIES: Parliament approves new protocol to agreement for fisheries between EU and Comoros
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/ INFORMATION SOCIETY:
(EU) EP/BUSINESS:
(EU) EP/VAT:
(EU) EP/COMMISSION REFORM:
(EU) EU/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY: Colloquium by Present European Realities
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Conference on proximity
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/PENSIONS:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/PRESS:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Mr Söderman opens investigation in possible existence of racism in recruitment of civil servants
(EU) EU/UN/DRUGS: Maurizio Turco continues his crusade against management of United Nations Anti-Drug Agency
(EU) EU/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY: Euromed forum on role of women in economic development
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatization:
(EU) Reservations:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Cement:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Electrical equipment:
(EU) Lithography:
(EU) Sport:
(EU) Transport:
(EU) Automobile:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Banking:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU)Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Aeronautics:
(EU) Computer technology:
(EU) Internet:
(EU) Cement:
(EU) Paper:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 19/06/2001: