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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8000

6 July 2001
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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:

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