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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7749

1 July 2000
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Mr. Blair asserts that Great Britain must be a partner at fore front of EU
(EU) EP/UNITED KINGDOM: Mrs. Fontaine underlines that British must make choice over single currency to take part in "pioneer group"
(EU) EU/SAUDI ARABIA/YEMEN: European Union welcomes ratification of border treaty between Saudi Arabia and Yemen
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA:
(EU) EU/FRENCH PRESIDENCY/ESDP: Richard announces intensive programme for EU Defence Ministers during coming semester
(EU) EP/FRENCH PRESIDENCY: Mosocovici (to chair "ministerial group" at IGC) states there is agreement of principle between France and Germany on institutional reform and recalls principles governing vote weighting in Council
(EU) EU/FRENCH PRESIDENCY/PARLIAMENT: HAENEL AND BARRAU HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE, AT THE IGC, OF REWEIGHTING OF VOTES AND ASSERT THE ROLE NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS MUST PLAY AT EUROPEAN LEVEL
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: France takes on rotating Council Presidency - Timetable of ministerial meetings for next six months - Two European Councils and several summits with third countries
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/COMMISSION: MEETING ON MONDAY IN PARIS
(EU) EU/MEXICO: Free trade agreement enters into force on 1 July for more than two thirds of European imports and nearly half of Mexican exports in the industrial sector
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: Solana addresses Mercosur/Chile/Bolivia summit
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: European Commission strongly backs, in Geneva, right to maintain support for agriculture, which corresponds to demands from civil society, notably over food quality and animal welfare
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: EP and Council reach agreement on "water quality" directive
(EU) EU/HEALTH/MAD COW: Risk materials, transmission vectors and BSE to be eliminated from human and animal food chain on 1 October
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Kinnock firmly rejects accusations by MEPs and journalists against Gomez-Reino
(Eu) EU/JUSTICE: Fighting organised crime, says new Council President Guigou, involves dealing with the issue of money laundering (focus of Justice-Home Affairs/Ecofin Council of 17 October)
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/COMPETITION: Anna Diamantopoulou favours creation of social protection network that initially covers employees who have lost theirs jobs due to mergers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Comments from Mr. Monti on social aspects of competition, relations with United States, disappearance of IRI
(EU) EP/JULY SESSION: Modifications to the agenda
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Compromise with Commission should allow Parliament to bring hemp and flax issue out of deadlock
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Ford is authorised to acquire land Rover
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Bertelsmann and GBL to acquire Pearson TV
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission closes Saeco dossier after it implements international guarantee for its products
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves part of regional aid map for Lisboa e Vale do Tejo region (Portugal)
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commission signs Finnish Objective 2 programmes, first Objective 2 programmes adopted for 2000-2006 period
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for joint venture between Phillips and Chevron
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Loyola de Palacio calls for Commission debate in privatisation process for public companies
CALENDAR
(EU) MAIn EUROPEAN activitIEs: 3 to 10 july 2000
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Electronics:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Video games:
(EU) Publishing:
(EU) Finance:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Water:
(EU) Art of entertaining:
(EU) Pharmacy:
(EU) Sport:
(EU) Automobile:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 30/06/2000:

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