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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-06-10

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CONTENTS

  • [01] Santer/Dini relations with ex-Yugo
  • [02] 72 million Ecus to Bosnia
  • [03] Santer warns Britain
  • [04] Lack of BSE consultation
  • [05] EU draws BSE consumer guide
  • [06] Compensation for BSE job losses
  • [07] EU experts say baby milk safe
  • [08] Paris/Bonn electricity accord
  • [09] Italy sees speedy Schengen entry
  • [10] De Silguy says no changes in EMU
  • [11] Commission warns on mobile phone
  • [12] Beghin-Say/Bunge oilseeds deal
  • [13] Auto/Oil adoption delayed
  • [14] Main EU events for June 10

  • [01] Santer/Dini relations with ex-Yugo

    BELGRADE - European Commission President Jacques Santer and Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini, chairman of the EU Council of Ministers, touring the former Yugoslav republics, stressed the need to normalise relations.

    [02] 72 million Ecus to Bosnia

    SARAJEVO - The European Union on Friday donated a total of 72 million Ecus to Bosnia, devastated by 43 months of war, and pressed for fair and free elections to reintegrate the country.

    [03] Santer warns Britain

    LONDON - European Commission President Jacques Santer has warned Britain the rest of Europe is turning against it because of its policy of refusing to cooperate with its partners in protest at the export ban on British beef.

    [04] Lack of BSE consultation

    BRUSSELS - The European Union's scientific committee on food criticised the European Commission for not informing it of the reasons for easing a ban on British beef exports, a Commission spokesman said on Saturday.

    [05] EU draws BSE consumer guide

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission has drawn up a consumer guide on mad cow disease in which it pledges to keep the public fully informed about research.

    [06] Compensation for BSE job losses

    BRUSSELS - The European Trade Union Confederation urged the European Union on Sunday to aid an estimated 50,000 workers who had lost their jobs or whose livelihood was threatened by the mad cow crisis.

    [07] EU experts say baby milk safe

    BRUSSELS - European Union scientific experts looking into the British baby milk scare agreed on Friday that there is no risk.

    [08] Paris/Bonn electricity accord

    PARIS - France is near to an agreement with Germany on how to open up the European Union electricity market, Industry Minister Franck Borotra said in an interview with financial daily Les Echos on Friday.

    [09] Italy sees speedy Schengen entry

    ROME - The Italian cabinet on Friday approved two draft laws designed to make Italy a full member of the European Union's Schengen accord, the prime minister's office said.

    [10] De Silguy says no changes in EMU

    ROME - Economic Affairs Commissioner Yves-Thibault de Silguy on Friday ruled out a possible delay in moves towards European Economic and Monetary Union.

    [11] Commission warns on mobile phone

    BRUSSELS - The European Commisssion, fearing that the fast-growing mobile phone market is bypassing competition rules, has warned the industry about keeping too tight a grip on users .

    [12] Beghin-Say/Bunge oilseeds deal

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission has cleared a proposal by Eridania Beghin- Say and the Bunge Group to merge their oilseeds business in Spain, the head of Beghin-Say's office in Brussels, Massimo Vitale, said on Friday.

    [13] Auto/Oil adoption delayed

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission has put off at least until June 18 the adoption of its Auto/Oil package of two directives and a communication, officials said on Friday.

    [14] Main EU events for June 10

    LUXEMBOURG - EU foreign ministers meeting begins at 0730 GMT (first of two days); British Foreign Minister Malcolm Rifkind holds news conference at 1100 GMT; signing of an association accord with Slovenia at 1245 GMT; exchange of views with EP President Klaus Haensch and MEPs Elisabeth Guigou and Elmar Brok on the inter-governmental conference at 1330 GMT; Argentine President Carlos Menem attends ministerial meeting with Mercosur at 1730 GMT.

    LUXEMBOURG - On the margins of the Foreign Affairs Council Commissioner for Relations with Latin America Marin meets Argentine President Carlos Menem, Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ruben Melgarajo Lanzoni and Brazilian Foreign Minister Luis Lampreia.

    LUXEMBOURG - EU fisheries ministers meeting begins at 0900 GMT; exchange of views on multi-annual guidance programmes - MAGP IV.

    BRUSSELS - EP Legal Affairs Committee holds public hearing on "The legal protection of biotechnological inventions" (first of two days).

    BRUSSELS - EP Civil Liberties Committee joint meeting with counterparts from central and east European countries begins at 1300 GMT.


    From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://www.cec.lu/
    © ECSC - EC - EAEC, Brussels-Luxembourg, 1995, 1996


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