31.   The privatisation plan was first announced in May by the new government of Jose Maria Aznar.

32.   The privatisation plan has been delayed several times due to a poor economic climate.

33.   The privatisation plan has been delayed several times due to the poor economic climate.

34.   The workers of Rautaruukki and Valmet have staged restricted strikes this week as a protest against the privatisation plans.

35.   The unprecendented advice to the wealthy country also included a call to reduce redundant labour and push ahead with privatisation plans.

36.   Transport Secretary Brian Mawhinney is expected to make a statement to the House of Commons on the privatisation plans, a spokesman from his department said.

37.   Juppe strongly denied that the privatisation plan with Daewoo had been rejected because it was a Korean firm.

38.   Justice Minister G. L. Peiris, however, said that the government will nationalise only former state enterprises sold under a privatisation plan of the previous administration.

39.   Peyrelevade also wants to discuss the privatisation plan directly with European Commission authorities in Brussels, he said in an interview with the daily newspaper La Tribune Desfosses.

40.   Peyrelevade, speaking in an interview with the daily newspaper La Tribune, said he also wants to discuss the privatisation plan directly with European Commission authorities in Brussels.