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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7991

23 June 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 44 / 49
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) telecommunications

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM has just sold the 100% stake it had in six of its nine regional cable networks to the American LIBERTY MEDIA. Under the terms of the agreement, LIBERTY MEDIA, cable television subsidiary of the American telecommunications group AT&T will also take over the activities of DEUTSCHE TELEKOM KABELSERVICES GMBH and MEDIASERVICES GMBH in the six regions. The American should pay between 5 and 5.5 bn euro for this acquisition.

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES: Leinen deplores delays in adopting statute of European political parties
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY: Labour MEP David Miliband at the Laeken Group
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Extradition of Slobodan Milosevic is not a condition for holding the 29 June Conference, says Commission
(EU) EU/STATE OF THE UNION: ISAE report is launched, with President Prodi's participation
(EU) EU/TREATY OF NICE: According to Prodi, enlargement is possible without ratification of Treaty of Nice
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Call from several parliament presidents to abolish death penalty
(EU) GOTHENBURG SUMMIT/EP/YOUTH:
(EU) EU/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY: Van Deale underpins role of General Affairs Council in overseeing sustainable development strategy
(EU) EU/CHAD: EU regrets irregularities that marked presidential elections
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN: Further appeal for "transition to democracy"
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes enhancing support for environmental NGOs and extending funding to NGOs in candidate countries and Balkans - 32 million euro over 5 years
(EU) EU/SWINE FEVER: Veterinary Committee agrees to extend export restriction measures of Spanish pork
(EU) EP/WORKER INFORMATION:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: EU and Norway agree on measures for recovery of cod stocks in the North Sea
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Reding urges for flexible regulation in context of revision of television without frontiers directive
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/WTO:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/PUBLIC FINANCE:
(EU) EU/CANADA: Stockholm Summit leads in particular to reaffirmation of attachment to Kyoto Protocol and detailed declaration on future WTO round
(EU) EU/MONEY LAUNDERING: FATF points finger at six soft countries
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead to takeover of True North by Interpublic
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: New external trade deficit for euro zone
(EU) EP/JULY SESSION: Gothenburg Summit, Belgian Presidency, G8 Summit, annual meeting with ECB, bids, Bonn conference on climate change, road accidents and human rights
(EU) EU/RACISM: Anna Diamantopoulou meets ACP Ambassadors before world conference against racism
(EU) EP/ECB: Randzio-Plath report calls on ECB to review its policy concerning inflation
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Belgian Presidency hopes to reach common position on 6th Framework Research Programme
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Debate over 6th framework programme continues
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission approves strategy to improve researcher mobility
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Profession of psychologist open to all EU graduates in France, sparrows and starlings better protected in Italy, marriage and partnerships in European civil service
(EU) EU/ITALY/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/ECB: Mr Duisenberg does not envisage revising inflation targets
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Employment rate rising and unemployment falling in EU last year - Exceeding Lisbon targets in seven Member States
(EU) EU/EEA: 16th meeting of joint parliamentary committee of European Economic Area
(EU) EU/ARGENTINA/EURO:
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/EU/BUDGET: During an EP hearing, participants debated quality of spending execution relating to structural actions and research
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: EP Economic and Monetary Committee approves compromise solutions in terms of opening Union pensions market
TIMETABLE
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Privatization:
(EU) Postal services:
(EU) Chemicals:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Printing:
(EU) Capital goods:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Automobile:
(EU) Banks:
SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2242: Future of Europe: Benelux presents Memorandum with view to Laeken Summit
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 22/06/2001: