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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-05-02
From: News Distribution Manager <dist@hri.org>
CONTENTS
[01] Qualified support for beef ban
[02] British plans to cull cows
[03] New Zealand lamb imports/Fischler
[04] Action in Norway food dispute
[05] Spanish strawberries/Fischler
[06] EU/US consultations over Cuba
[07] Spanish drug export decision
[08] Move to single currency/De Silguy
[09] EU/Algeria talks mandate seeked
[10] Feb 15 deadline for telecom talks
[11] Olympic Airways aid delayed
[12] No more Italian shoe industry aid
[13] Advanced Micro Devices aid
[14] EU probes soft loan to Olivetti
[15] Chemical regulatory climate
[16] Channel Tunnel rail link funding
[17] Agnelli in Mideast on EU trip
[18] Papoutsis launches tourism plan
[19] Main EU events for May 2
[01] Qualified support for beef ban
LUXEMBOURG - The European union signalled qualified support on Tuesday for a
gradual relaxation of a worldwide ban on British beef exports but asked
Britain to do more to control mad cow disease and set no time timetable, an EU
official said.
[02] British plans to cull cows
LONDON - British plans to start culling cattle and rid the 11 million herd of
mad cow disease ran into problems after it became clear that the abattoirs
involved had yet to be formally approved. In LUXEMBOURG, the EU's veteri- nary
committee said UK's plans to eradicate mad cow disease by slaughtering or
quarantining 42,000 cattle were not good enough, an EU diplomat said.
[03] New Zealand lamb imports/Fischler
LUXEMBOURG - Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler sought on Tuesday to soothe
concerns of French and other farm ministers over increased imports of chilled
lamb from New Zealand.
[04] Action in Norway food dispute
LUXEMBOURG - The European Commission will present proposals to the Farm
Council if no agreement is reached with Norway in the near future over a food
trade dispute, Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler said on Tuesday.
[05] Spanish strawberries/Fischler
LUXEMBOURG - Spanish strawberries must be allowed to be traded freely within
the European Union single market, Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler said on
Tuesday.
[06] EU/US consultations over Cuba
BRUSSELS - The European Union, turning up the heat on Washington over anti-
Cuba legislation, is to take the first step towards calling a World Trade
Organisation dispute panel on the issue.
[07] Spanish drug export decision
BRUSSELS - The European Commission was right to refuse to allow European Union
governments to block exports of low-price medicines from Spain because it was
upholding the principle of free movement of goods, a Commission spokeswoman
said on Tuesday.
[08] Move to single currency/De Silguy
ATHENS - Monetary Affairs Commissioner Yves Thibauld de Silguy said on Tuesday
that Europe's march towards economic and monetary union is irreversible.
[09] EU/Algeria talks mandate seeked
BRUSSELS - The European Commission, reflecting the European Union's desire to
bolster its fragile southern rim, said on Tuesday it wanted to open talks with
Algeria on a wide-ranging "association accord".
[10] Feb 15 deadline for telecom talks
GENEVA - Trade envoys looked likely on Tuesday to agree to adopt a deadline of
February 15, 1997 to conclude a pact on liberalising global telecommunications,
a World Trade Organisation official said.
[11] Olympic Airways aid delayed
BRUSSELS - The European Commission on Tuesday ordered Greece to keep out of
the day-to-day running of its national airline Olympic Airways, blocking a
state aid payment to the airline until its demands are met.
[12] No more Italian shoe industry aid
BRUSSELS - The European Commission told the Italian government on Tuesday to
stop subsidising its shoe industry, the most successful in Europe.
[13] Advanced Micro Devices aid
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Tuesday it had cleared a German
subsidy of 300 million marks to help Advanced Micro Devices Inc of the United
States to build a semiconductors plant in Dresden, in eastern Germany.
[14] EU probes soft loan to Olivetti
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Tuesday it had "serious doubts"
about whether to clear a soft loan of 37 million European currency units to
Italian computer firm Olivetti SpA.
[15] Chemical regulatory climate
BRUSSELS - The European Union should improve the regulatory climate for its
chemical industry to ensure that it stays one of the most modern and
competitive in the world, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
[16] Channel Tunnel rail link funding
BRUSSELS - The European Commission, praising Britain for its contracting
procedure, said on Tuesday that government money to help build a Channel
Tunnel rail link did not constitute an illegal state subsidy.
[17] Agnelli in Mideast on EU trip
ROME - Italian Foreign Minister Susanna Agnelli said on Tuesday that she would
pay a fresh visit to the Middle East next weekend on behalf of the European
Union to press the search for peace in the region.
[18] Papoutsis launches tourism plan
BRUSSELS - Tourism Commissioner Christos Papoutsis launched the EU's first
multi-annual tourism programme on Tuesday, hailing it as a boon to the quality
and competitiveness of the European tourism industry.
[19] Main EU events for May 2
BRUSSELS - Fourth meeting of EU foreign ministers' representatives begins at
1300 GMT; discussions will focus on IGC's second chapter on institutions;
Commissioner Oreja attends (first of two days).
WASHINGTON - Employment and Social Affairs Commissioner Flynn on official
visit (first of two days); meets U.S. Labour Secretary Robert Reich, Health
and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala.
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://www.cec.lu/
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