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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7998

4 July 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 58
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy/unemployment

03/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - According to Eurostat, unemployment in the Eurozone remained unchanged in May. The same unemployment statistics were recorded in both the Eurozone ((8.3%) and the EU as a whole (7.6%) in May as in April. One year ago, the respective levels were 8.9% and 8.3%.

 

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Belgian Presidency prepares "appropriate answer from EU 15 to event in region"
(EU) EP/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY: Political groups show confidence in Belgian Presidency
(EU) EU/CFSP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: EU prohibits GE's acquistion of Honeywell
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Lithuania, Latvia and Poland will be next CEECs to benefit, this year, from pre-accession agricultural aids - Romania, Hungary and Slovakia will have to wait for 2002
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Redeployment of Commission delegations
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission asks EU to make adequate levels of pension through integrated strategy for sustainability of pension systems a common goal
(EU) EU/STATE AIDS: Tax relief to Schiphol Group to end by 2002
(EU) EU/BSE: Commission adopts decision on Community financial participation in BSE screening programmes for next six months
(EU) EP/ECB/EURO: Duisenberg confirms ECB keeping on track to fight inflation, and sees no reason to provide small notes to consumers before 1 January 2002
(EU) EP/SWEDISH PRESIDENCY/GOTHENBURG SUMMIT: Persson and Wallström pleased with results on enlargement and environment - MEPs pose problem of citizen malaise
(EU) EP/BIDS: Germans and Dutch to reject compromise with Council on Bids Directive, while British and Liberals urge for it to be adopted
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission launches in-depth investigation into merger between Brazilian iron ore producers
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission imposes interim measures on IMS HEALTH in Germany
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves joint venture between Creditanstalt and RaiffeisenZentralbank
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer recommends the Court validates Portuguese, Belgian and French regulations on 'golden shares'
(EU) EP/ESC/TAKEOVER BIDS:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Biological farmers have been unable to challenge derogation enjoyed by Danone for its organic products
(EU) EU/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY: Priorities of Justice Council - Eurojust, fight against trafficking of human beings
(EU) INTERNAL MARKET/KANGAROO GROUP: Annual conference, 17 and 18 September in Brussels
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Reorganisation of anti-fraud office continues
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 150 million for new power plant in Spain
(EU) EU/EURO: Will United Kingdom delay entry into Euro?
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2002: Budgetary Committee makes further credit reductions
(EU) EP/ASSISTANTS: European Parliament's Assistants' Association demands "full transparency"
(EU) EU/ECONOMICS:
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Agenda of July plenary session - Laurette Onkelinx' intervention
(EU) EU/CONFERENCE: REP conference on Belgian Presidency of Council of EU
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/UNEMPLOYMENT:
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 03/07/2001: