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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8000

6 July 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 38
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) telecommunications

TELECOM ITALIA has reached an agreement with the media group NEWS CORP owned by Rupert Murdoch to sell him the 50% that it owns within the Italian pay TV STREAM. This channel, held jointly by TELECOM ITALIA and NEWS CORP, is in negotiation with the other Italian pay TV channel TELEPIU (French group CANAL+), with a view to merger.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
Unconventional reading of decision to spurn takeover directive - Avoid knee-jerk reactions and disre:
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: MEPs accept new model for assessing respect for fundamental rights in the EU and makes minor changes to annual report on human rights around the world
(EU) EU/NATO/MACEDONIA:
(EU) EP/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY: Generally enthusiastic reception from MEPs
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Quality of employment, social inclusion and pension indicators at centre of work by informal Council in Liège
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: EU presents Mercosur with offer for liberalisation of 90% of agriculture and 100% of industry over ten years
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Negotiations kick off with fraud
(EU) EU/ECB: Bank rates unchanged - Duisenberg expresses concern about Member State determination to keep budgetary balance
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission calls on Ferrovie dello Stato to open railway market
(EU) EU/ACP: International conference on ACP-EU civil society's input into the implementation of the Cotonou agreement
(EU) EU/CHINA/WTO: Progress in Geneva on China's WTO membership - EU-US disagreement over insurance companies
(EU) EP/G8: Mr Patten outlines ambitious agenda of G8 Summit, which will be dominated by fight against poverty and climatic change
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EP/ECB: Parliament calls for greater ECB transparency mainly for decision-making in Governing Council
(EU) EP/EURO: Parliament requests small notes for citizens before 1 January 2002
(EU) EP/PENSIONS: Anna Diamantopoulou insists on social aspect of pensions and rules out harmonisation of professional pension schemes
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Parliament adopts in second reading Directive on renewable energies, by excluding waste from "green" energy sources enjoying aid
(EU) EP/INSURANCE: Parliament adopts Ettl reports on solvency of life and non-life insurance companies
(EU) EP/ECHELON: Temporary committee adopts report, which will be submitted to plenary in September
(EU) EU/PERU: Commission pledges to free EUR 60 million for visit of new Peruvian President, Alejandro Toledo
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Mr Verheugen makes assessment before MEPs
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Opening of anti-dumping procedures concerning Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Turkey, China, Taiwan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Korea
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Beef management committee eases conditions for granting subsidy
(EU) EU/RACISM: Establishment of European information network on racism and xenophobia (RAXEN)
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Machine tools:
(EU) Wine industry:
(EU) Brewing:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Equipment:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 05/07/2001: