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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-05-20EU News Flashes and Events Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: News Distribution Manager <dist@hri.org>CONTENTS
[01] Centre-left Italian governmentROME - Italian prime minister Romano Prodi was sworn into office on Saturday to head Italy's 55th government since World War Two and the first to include members of what was formerly the communist party. Prodi would like to reshape Italy into a German-style federal republic and give himself the power of Bonn's chancellor to strengthen Italy's weak executive branch ITALY-PRODI- REFORMS).[02] Dini and EMU deadlineROME - New foreign minister Lamberto Dini said Italy might miss the deadline for joining the first wave of countries into the third stage of European monetary and economic union by a year, but did not think this would be a disaster.[03] Britain to give EU more BSE plansBRUSSELS - Britain will propose an extended slaughter scheme to curb mad cow disease to the European Union executive Commission on Monday and is ready to accept new terms to lift an export ban on gelatine, tallow and semen, British officials said.[04] Tietmeyer and EMU softeningFRANKFURT - Bundesbank President Hans Tietmeyer said on Friday any weakening of criteria for membership of the planned single European currency would be penalised by world financial markets.[05] EU denies Mostar vote delayedZAGREB - The European Union administrator in Mostar on Saturday denied comments by an aide that May 31 elections to help reunify the Bosnian city were off, but the vote appeared awash in trouble.[06] OECD meets on jobs and growthPARIS - OECD Ministers will grapple with mass unemployment and securing sustainable economic growth at their annual meeting here this week but a diplomatic row over tightening U.S. sanctions against Cuba could sour the mood.[07] Council of Europe/ArmeniaSTRASBOURG - The parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe is to consider Armenia's bid for membership of the 39-nation body which monitors democracy and human rights on the continent, the council said on Friday.[08] Main EU events for May 20BRUSSELS - EU industry ministers meeting begins at 1200 GMT; discussions on third multiannual programme for small and medium-sized enterprises in the European Union (1997-2000); Commissioner Van Miert oral presentation on competition policy report (1995).BRUSSELS - EU farm ministers meeting begins at 1300 GMT (first of two days); discussions on the organisation of the fruit and vegetable market, BSE. BRUSSELS - Euro-Mediterranean conference on economic and industrial partnership (and Tuesday); Commissioner for Relations with the Mediterranean Manuel Marin and Industrial Affairs Commissioner Martin Bangemann attend. BRUSSELS - Commission President Jacques Santer meets German Economy Minister Gunther Rexrodt. BRUSSELS - Commission President Jacques Santer and Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Yves-Thibault de Silguy meet European Investment Bank (EIB) President Sir Brian Unwin. STRASBOURG - European Parliament plenary session begins at 1500 GMT (first of five days). From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://www.cec.lu/
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