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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7996

30 June 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 45
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/telecommunications
Telecommunications operators want to see the Commission play a more major role in their sector

Brussels, 29/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - The ECTA (European Competitive Telecommunications Association) has just published a report on the sector in which it defends interests at European level. One of the things which emerges from the document is that the companies want to see the European Commission play a more major part in regulation.

The ECTA report underlines that companies in the sector are overly optimistic when it comes to evaluating their growth, that they suffer and will continue...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Brief account of the debate on the future of Europe - The link between institutional reform and enlargement grows more complicated
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FRY: Union welcomes transfer of Milosevic to ICTY and calls on Belgrade to use this "historic" opportunity for peace and reconciliation
(EU) WEU: Council meeting, closure of military staff
(EU) EU/NICE TREATY: France ratifies Treaty
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY: Socialist candidate takes over from Fontaine-
(EU) EP/ALGERIA: Greens call for negotiations to be suspended
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/MACEDONIA: Assembly calls for freeze of assets of ethic Albanian extremists
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: Belgian Presidency Timetable
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Commission recommends abolishing visa obligation
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: According to Commission survey, economic impact of enlargement would be more advantageous to future Member States than to Fifteen
(EU) EU/FRY: Success of donor conference - EU will free an aid of EUR 530 million
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL: After Aldonas/Carl meetings, EU and United States continue to seek amicable solution by 6 July
(EU) EU/SHIPBUILDING: CESA considers recourse to WTO is inevitable
(EU) EU/HONG KONG:
(EU) EU/CLIMATIC CHANGE: Consultations in The Hague announce difficult negotiations in Bonn, but EU feels that agreement is still possible
(EU) EP/SESSION: In plenary, social responsibility of companies, for appeal against Council security regulations
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL: Results of meetings on 28 June
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises SEAT to acquire ENIRO
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Approval to joint acquisition of CAT, Renault subsidiary
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Towards abolition of reserve for BSE and foot and mouth?
(EU) EU/BSE:
(EU) EU/BUDGET: institutions reflect on way out of impasse on examining the proposal on reformulation of financial regulation
(EU) EU/REGIONS/FLOODING: Mr Barnier confirms reallocation of part of credits for Picardie and poses problem of budget heading
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Regional development programmes for four provinces in Flemish region of Belgium
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Mr Caudron envisages substantial modifications to the draft framework programme but without calling into question the main balances
(EU) EU/EIB/fYROM: 20 million euro loan for the private sector in Macedonia
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: telecommunications operators want to see the Commission play a more major role in their sector
(EU) EU/ECB:
(EU) EU/BURKINA FASO/CHAD: aid to combat meningitis epidemic
(EU) EU/EMPLOyment: council's common position on job creation measures
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: common position on the exposure of employees to mechanical vibrations
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: the council adopts a recommendation in order to promote mobility
(EU) EU/FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE:
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Communication:
(EU) Environment:
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(EU) Agri-foodstuffs:
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 29/06/2001: