The report holds that the decrease was likely due to companies merging as a result of growing competition in the EU's single market. The euro's introduction will eliminate a further barrier to competition, it says. The prestigious Salzburg Seminar is convening a new session, The Transatlantic Agenda at the Turn of the Century , at the Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg, Austria from March 20-27, 1998. This session will examine transatlantic relations against the changing backdrop of the post-Cold War order, and identify the underlying values and goals of the relationship as Europe and the US approach the next century. Proficiency in English is also necessary.
Places are limited.
You can also visit the German presidency's website . It will feature speakers from the European Commission, the US government, WIPO, academia, the judiciary and the US and other bars. Copyright European Union.