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* EMU half way through the transition period: experiences and perspectives is the theme of a conference to be staged on 18-19 September in Barcelona under the auspices of the European Institute of Public Administrations and the European Centre for the Regions (EIPA-ECR). Information: Araceli Barragan - Tel: (+31) 43/329625 - Fax: (+31) 43/3296296 - E-mail: a.barragan@eipa-nl.com* Gas & Electricity 2000-2001: seminar organised on 21-22 September by the Development Institute International on the effects of the opening of energy markets in Europe, its impact on purchase of gas and electricity, what is at stake with eco-taxes, containing electricity expenditure, etc. Information: Development Institute International, 87 Bd Haussmann, F-75008 Paris, France. Tel: (+33) 01/4313 8555 - Fax: (+33) 01/4006 9526* Building the Social Europe is the title of a seminar to be held from 27 to 30 September in Lille by the French Presidency of the European Union on action at local level on social matters (local employment policies, involvement of citizens, urban policies, access to employment rights, etc.). For more information, contact: Union nationale des Centres Communaux d'Action sociale, 6 rue Faidherbe BP 568, F-59200 Tourcoing Cedex, France. Tel: (+33) 3.2028 0754 - E-mail: secretariat@acthis.com* Convergence in European energy markets will be discussed at a seminar on 28-29 September in Brussels organised by the Centre for Energy Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy of Dundee University and the Centre for European Policy Studies. Delegates will be looking at the changes in European regulation of energy markets, and their effects on the structure and the functioning of companies (liberalisation, new markets, carbon...