· Highlights of this issue

· Monitoring the ECB - Not just Unproven, but also Unsafe?

· Regulation of Network Industries - The European Telecommunications Sector

Syposia

The following symposia were discussed in this issue:

· European Summer Symposium in Macroeconomics

· European Summer Symposium in Financial Markets

· European Summer Symposium in Economic Theory

Conferences

The following conferences were discussed in this issue:

· Financial Crises - Contagion and Market Volatility

· Industrial Structure and Input Markets

· Japan Network - The Japanese Economy in International Perspective

· Financial Crises - World Capital Markets to Blame?

· BIS/CEPR Conference - Asset Prices and Monetary Policy

Discussion Meetings

The following discussion meetings were discussed in this issue:

· EMU - Currency Crisis Risks Exaggerated

· WTO Agenda - Out with the New, In with the Old?

· The United Kingdom and EMU - The Risks of Being an Outsider

· Regional Trade Agreements  - Europe's Emerging Role

Workshops

The following workshops were discussed in this issue:

· Competition and Trade Policy

· Financial Econometrics Workshop

· CEPR/ESRC Macroeconomic Workshop

· Credit Risk Research Group Workshop

· Unemployment Dynamics

Discussion Papers

Abstracts of Discussion Papers that appeared in Bulletin 73 will soon be available.