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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7729

17 June 2000
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) Dear Reader:
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: In Feira, Portuguese Presidency to propose including closer cooperation on the IGC agenda, says Mr. Seixas da Costa - On Monday, Seixas da Costa to meet candidate countries
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Possibly, Benelux Memorandum
(EU) EU/FRANCE/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Chirac in favour of "deeper cooperation", notably in field of defence
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Austrian question has not to trouble Feira, Michel tells Dini
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: Union releases 2.4 million euro and sends 160 observers to contribute to smooth running of electoral process
(EU) EU/ARMAMENTS:
(EU) WEU/ASSEMBLY: De Puig Report calls on WEU to ensure collective defence commitments under Article V of revised Brussels Treaty are maintained - Martinez Casan/Adamczyk Report insists on participation by associate members at current level
(EU) EU/OUR EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL CRIME: "Our Europe" calls on Eurojust to be included in EU Treaty
(EU) EUROPEAN DEFENCE/PARLIAMENTARY DIMENSION: WEU Assembly should disappear, says Ruperez
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Summit confirms strength of the Euro-American partnership in spite of trade disputes - Shared political views, support for new WTO round, fighting AIDS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Member States approve Euro-American arrangement on data protection
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: White Paper on Governance will mainly explore decentralisation of responsibilities and consistency between common policies
(EU) EU/CANADA/WTO: WTO confirms that Canadian auto system is illegal, satisfaction in Brussels
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission announces new initiatives in transport and energy sectors to attain Kyoto objectives
(EU) EU/GREECE: Technical provisions on inclusion of Greece in euro regulations to be adopted by Ecofin Council on 19 June
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: For lack of a majority in the Ecopoint Committee on the reduction of traffic in Austria, the Transport Council will have to take a decision
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION: In July, Commission to present proposal aimed at EU action in case of natural or technological disasters
(EU) ACP/EU: On Friday 2 June, the Committee of Ambassadors will choose the candidate country to arbitrate the signing ceremony of the Partnership Agreement
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS: Results of Council deliberations on implementation of Tampere conclusions, prevention of money laundering, crackdown of Euro counterfeiting, etc.
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Political agreement by the Fifteen on procedures for the winding up or reorganisation of insurance companies paves the way to better protection of the insured
(EU) EU/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: European Commission calls work in five priority sectors to be speeded up
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission reviews its proposals aimed at improving legislation on collective investment undertakings (UCITS)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises joint undertaking between Andritz and Ahlström in pulp and paper equipments sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Approval for joint venture between Techpack International (Pechiney) and Valois (Aptar) for packaging manufacture
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises acquisition of CCF by HSBC in the banking and insurance sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission opens formal proceedings against Deutsche Post AG
(EU) EU/REGIONAL AID: Commission approves Austrian regional aid for 2000-2006 period
(EU) EU/REGIONAL AID: Netherlands presents revised proposal of regional aid map
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commission adopts single draft programming document for "Objective 1" aid to Flevoland (Netherlands)
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/REFORM: Commission proposes making controls before and after financial transactions two different functions
(EU) EU/TOURISM: The Commission sets a website in place on Community actions linked to tourism
(EU) EU/WOMEN: Lissy Gröner (EP) and Susanna Florio (ESC) invite EU Member States to develop mechanisms allowing for significant number of women leaders in all fields
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: According to Michel Rocard, the IGC should improve the wording of Article 13 of the Amsterdam Treaty against discrimination - Odile Quintin calls for anti-discrimination package to be adopted before year end
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Appeal by David Byrne to EP and Council on the occasion of the "World No Tobacco Day"
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