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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8126

11 January 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/euro
ECB says most transactions will be in Euros by Sunday

Brussels, 10/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - In a press release on Wednesday, the European Central Bank (ECB) declared that it expected that most cash transactions would be done in Euros by Sunday, 35 days before the end of the transmission period deadline, effectively signifying that the introduction of the single currency is now virtually at a close. This news also confirms what the European Commission indicated the same day: see yesterday's edition of EUROPE, pages 6-7. The introduction of...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The institutional set-up which would make the Commission the "European government" by turning the Council into a second legislative chamber would sound the death knell of the Community method and the triumph of the directories
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Constituent session on 28 February - Parliament to receive Valéry Giscard d'Estaing on 6 February - Nicole Fontaine secures Parliament representation at Convention Secretariat
(EU) EP/EPP-ED: Pöttering confirms Inigo Mendez de Vigo will represent the group at Convention Presidium and proposes sending observers from candidate countries to EP
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY: Greens to vote for the candidate of a small group
(EU) CYPRUS/GREECE: Simitis/Annan meeting
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Appeal for account to be taken of Turkish view for EU membership
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TAKEOVER BIDS: report by expert group ordered by the Commission gives shareholders the power to accept a public offering and argues against golden shares - proposal of Directive in April
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission to include further thirty products under Community eco-label over next three years
(EU) EU/DANISH PRESIDENCY: Denmark to hold Informal Summit in Brussels
(EU) EU/LEBANON: Association agreement between EU is a "vote of confidence in the Lebanon" says Mr Hariri
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Rural development aid in Germany
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: EUR 65.7 million for Scotland under Leader +
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission sets up first European social patners consultation on "socially intelligent" handling of restructuring
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE/BSE: Court rules that under European Union rules countries must compensate farmers for slaughter of animals
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Parliament next week will discuss thresholds above which EU legislation will apply to public procurement
(EU) EU/JHA: Parliament on Wednesday to discuss mutual recognition of financial penalties
(EU) EU/ECONOMICS: Retail sales fall in eurozone and rise in EU in year to October 2001
(EU) EP/WTO: Harlem Désir welcomes Havana Club decision
(EU) EU/CONSTRUCTION:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission report lists obstacles to full competition on gas and electricity markets
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Opening of gas and electricity markets and interconnection are priorities for the Spanish Presidency
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Priorities of the Spanish Presidency
(EU) EU/BULGARIA/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/SPANISH PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/GREECE:
(EU) EU/ARGENTINA:
(EU) EU/EURO/DENMARK: Most Danes support Euro
(EU) EU/EURO: ECB says most transactions will be in Euros by Sunday
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro-zone labour costs rise in third quarter of 2001
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Distribution companies' position on liberalisation of gas and electricity markets
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
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(EU) EP/DRUGS:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Aluminium:
(EU) Banking:
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N. 2266: PES proposals on the future of Europe
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 10/01/2002: