No. 2367, December 1998

Index

• 1999 BUDGET: COMPROMISE BETWEEN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL.
• 1999 STEEL IMPORT QUOTAS DECIDED FOR KAZAKHSTAN.
• ANIMAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH: FARM COUNCIL TO VOTE ON PROPOSAL TO BAN ANTIBIOTICS IN ANIMAL FEED.
• CARL ZEISS WITHDRAWS EU FILING ON LEICA/GEC AIRBORNE PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT JOINT VENTURE.
• COMMISSION AND CZECH REPUBLIC REACH COMPROMISE OVER PIGMEAT TRADE.
• COMMISSION ANNOUNCES STATE AID PROBE INTO INMA SHIPYARD.
• COMMISSION APPROVES QUALITY BEEF AND VEAL PROMOTION PROGRAMMES.
• COMMISSION GRANTS AZERBAIJAN SPECIAL RECONSTRUCTION AID OF ECU 10.85 MILLION.
• COMMISSION IN TALKS WITH ASTRA/ZENECA OVER EUROPE'S BIGGEST MERGER.
• COMPETITION/ENGINEERING: COMMISSION STALLS IN ABB TALKS OVER ELSAG BAILEY BUY.
• COMPETITION: COMMISSION FINES GREEK AND ITALIAN FERRIES FOR PRICE FIXING.
• COUNCIL/PARLIAMENT PACT ON IRRADIATED FOOD DIRECTIVES.
• DATA PROTECTION: EU TRIES TO RESOLVE ANOTHER TRANSATLANTIC WRANGLE.
• EBRD LENDS ECU 30 MILLION FOR CROATIAN RAILWAYS.
• ECB PRESIDENT HAILS PRICE STABILITY.
• ECHO PRIZE FOR PROGRAMMES ON HUMANITARIAN AID.
• ECONOMIC POLICY: EUROPEAN COUNCIL CONFIRMS EMPLOYMENT AS A PRIORITY.
• ECONOMIC POLICY: MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBALISATION.
• ENVIRONMENT: COMMISSION UNVEILS PLANS FOR LIFE III.
• ESTONIA MEETS EU DEMANDS ON CITIZENSHIP.
• EU BUDGET: MEPS BACK DOWN ON 1996 BUDGET DISCHARGE.
• EU CIVIL SERVICE: COUNCIL ADOPTS PRUDENT STANCE ON NEW STAFF PAY REGULATION.
• EU ENLARGEMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATIONS OUTLINE CONCERNS.
• EU GRANTS ECU 10 MILLION FOR JOB CREATION IN TUNISIA.
• EU LOOKING AT MIDDLE-EAST TYPE ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT WITH UKRAINE?
• EU REPORT ON DEROGATIONS TO THE BERNE CONVENTION.
• EU/BALKANS: PLAN TO WIND UP SANCTIONS SUPPORT CENTRE.
• EU/MOROCCO: FISHERIES AGREEMENT NOT UP FOR RENEWAL.
• EU/RUSSIA: COMMISSION PROPOSES FOOD SUPPLY PROGRAMME.
• EU/SOUTH KOREA: EU STRATEGY TAILORED TO KOREA'S NEW ORDER.
• EU/SWITZERLAND: BILATERAL AGREEMENT IN THE BAG.
• EURO: PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION ON SETTING EXCHANGE RATES.
• EUROPEAN COMMISSION.
• EUROPEAN COUNCIL TO ADOPT FIRST CFSP 'COMMON STRATEGIES'?
• EUROPEAN COUNCIL: THE AGENDA IS CLEARER THAN THE ACHIEVEMENTS.
• EUROPEAN DRUG FIRMS ATTACK EU 'SINGLE MARKET' MOVES.
• FARM COUNCIL: MINISTERS HAVE A LOT ON THEIR PLATE FOR DECEMBER 14/15.
• FINNISH GROUP'S TAKEOVER OF UK PAPER LTD CLEARED BY COMMISSION.
• FOODSTUFFS: PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL REACH AGREEMENT ON COFFEE/CHICORY EXTRACTS.
• FOODSTUFFS: PARLIAMENT PRESSES FOR EARLY CONCLUSION OF CONCILIATION ON BABY FOODS.
• INFORMATION POLICY: INSTITUTIONAL DEBATES AND COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS.
• INFORMATION SOCIETY: COMMISSION LAUNCHES WIDE-RANGING DEBATE ON RADIO SPECTRUM POLICY.
• INVESTMENT AID TO FINNISH METAL ENCLOSURES FIRM WAVED THROUGH.
• LORENZO NATALI JOURNALISM PRIZE.
• MACEDONIAN CALL FOR ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT.
• MILD INCREASE IN LEVEL OF EU GDP GROWTH.
• NEW CHARTER FOR LOCAL ACTION ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
• NO RESPONSE FROM UNITED STATES ON EXTERNAL REPRESENTATION OF THE EURO.
• NUCLEAR SAFETY: COUNCIL URGES EAST EUROPEANS TO IMPROVE STANDARDS.
• OECD/ENVIRONMENT: HARMONISED CHEMICALS CLASSIFICATION AGREED.
• OIL & GAS PIPELINES: REFURBISH OLD NETWORK, SAYS INOGATE SEMINAR.
• PARIBAS/CDC/BEAUFOUR/SCHWABE DEAL NOT A MERGER, COMMISSION DECIDES.
• PARLIAMENTARY HEARING ON LIFT SAFETY.
• PARLIAMENTARY VOTE ON COPYRIGHT DIRECTIVE POSTPONED.
• PEUGEOT INFORMS COMMISSION OF LEASE FIRM TAKEOVER.
• PREPARATIONS FOR MEETING OF EU/MALTA JOINT PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE.
• RAILWAYS: COMMISSION CLEARS EUROSTAR MANAGEMENT JOINT VENTURE.
• SHIPPING: COMMISSION BACKS AID FOR JOBS BUT PROBES AID TO FERRY COMPANIES.
• SINGLE CURRENCY: COMMISSION SAYS BANKS ARE BEHAVING ON CHARGES FOR EURO CONVERSION.
• STATE AID: COMMISSION CLEARS FIVE GERMAN CASES, BUT OPENS NEW STEEL AID PROBE.
• TELECOMMUNICATIONS: CONCILIATION AGREEMENT ON NEW EQUIPMENT DIRECTIVE.
• UNICE AND UEAPME SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT.
• WILDLIFE: COMMISSION ACTS AGAINST THREE MORE MEMBER STATES ON WILD BIRDS DIRECTIVE.