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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-05-03EU News Flashes and Events DirectoryFrom: News Distribution Manager <dist@hri.org>CONTENTS[01] U.K. will start cattle slaughter[02] British farmers attack government[03] EU set to clear Krupp[04] Transparency mechanism[05] Main EU events for May 3[01] U.K. will start cattle slaughterLONDON - Britain said it would start slaughtering thousands of cattle in the next few days in a bid to restore confidence in beef following the mad cow disease health scare.[02] British farmers attack governmentLONDON - Angry farmers on Thursday attacked government arrangements to cull thousands of cattle and restore faith in mad cow-tainted British beef as a farce and a shambles.[03] EU set to clear KruppBRUSSELS - The European Commission is set to approve the acquisition by Fried Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp of a majority stake in Italian steel company Acciai Speciali Terni SpA, a European Union source said on Thursday.[04] Transparency mechanismBRUSSELS - A European Commission proposal for a "transparency mechanism" which would oblige member states to notify all planned regulations which would hinder the free flow of services on the information highway is imminent.[05] Main EU events for May 3BRUSSELS - Polish Foreign Minister Dariusz Rosati holds news conference at 0800 GMT (Friday).BRUSSELS - Fourth meeting of EU foreign ministers' representatives to discuss IGC's second chapter on institutions (Friday). MADRID - Spanish parliament begins investiture debate at 0930 GMT (Friday). VENICE, Italy - EU regional policy ministers informal meeting begins on Friday at 0730 GMT (Friday-Saturday). VISBY, Sweden - Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson hosts Baltic Sea States summit (Friday-Saturday). Commission President Jacques Santer attends. OTRANTO, Italy - EU farm ministers hold informal meeting (begins on Sunday); discussion will focus on the impact of regional trade agreements on the Common Agricultural Policy and the current situation in the beef market. CAIRO - Italian Foreign Minister and current EU Council President Susanna Agnelli meets Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Foreign Minister Amr Moussa and Arab League's Secretary General Esmat Abdel-Meguid (Sunday). From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://www.cec.lu/
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