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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-06-17

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CONTENTS

  • [01] Mad cow problems remain
  • [02] Aid to Clabecq
  • [03] Exxon/DSM polymer venture
  • [04] EU fumbles for aviation policy
  • [05] Cereals set-aside in 1997
  • [06] EU inches towards employment pact
  • [07] Russia and NATO enlargement
  • [08] Croatia/EU relations
  • [09] Japan welcomes WTO film case
  • [10] China/U.S. expected talks on trade
  • [11] Main EU events for June 17

  • [01] Mad cow problems remain

    BRUSSELS - European Union veterinary officials ended talks on Friday without resolving problems over Britain's programme to end mad cow disease, EU officials said. In Madrid, Commission President Jacques Santer said on Saturday he did not believe the crisis over British beef would disrupt next weekend's summit of European Union leaders in Florence.

    [02] Aid to Clabecq

    BRUSSELS - The government of Belgium's Walloon region will meet European Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert's top aides on Monday to discuss a plan to keep steel company Forges de Clabecq SA alive. Van Miert said a 1.5 billion Belgian franc plan to rescue ailing Belgian steel maker Forges de Clabecq SA probably involves state aid.

    [03] Exxon/DSM polymer venture

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Friday it had cleared a joint venture between petrochemical companies Exxon Chemical Holland Ventures BV, a subsidiary of Exxon Corp of the United States, and DSM NV of the Netherlands.

    [04] EU fumbles for aviation policy

    BRUSSELS - While transatlantic airlines speed ahead with cooperation deals on one of the world's busiest routes, the European Union has been left fumbling for a policy on its civil aviation relations with the United State

    [05] Cereals set-aside in 1997

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission is expected to propose next week cutting set-aside for the 1997 cereals crop to five per cent, from 10 percent in 1996, Commission officials said on Friday.

    [06] EU inches towards employment pact

    ROME - European labour ministers, union bosses and employers' organisations on Saturday inched towards the creation of an accord to battle widespread joblessness across the 15-nation European Unio

    [07] Russia and NATO enlargement

    BRUSSELS - NATO wants to work more closely with Russia but will not allow its former Cold War enemy to stand in the way of enlarging the 16-nation alliance, Secretary-General Javier Solana said on Frida

    [08] Croatia/EU relations

    ZAGREB - Croatian President Franjo Tudjman said on Saturday the European Union was unfairly cold shouldering Croatia while opening its doors to another former Yugoslav republic, Slovenia

    [09] Japan welcomes WTO film case

    TOKYO - Japan on Friday welcomed Washington's decision to take complaints about Japan's photo film market to a world trade body, but a U.S. official suggested Tokyo might come to rue its refusal to settle soone

    [10] China/U.S. expected talks on trade

    BEIJING - U.S. and Chinese officials broke off last-ditch talks on copyright piracy on Monday shortly after the expiry of a noon deadline, with both sides tightlipped about whether a deal to avert a trade war was within reac

    [11] Main EU events for June 17

    ROME - EU foreign ministers conclave; signing of a political declaration with the Andean pact at 0700 GMT; Commission President Santer attends; Commissioner for Institutional Affairs Oreja attends meeting on the inter-governmental conference at 0800 GMT; Italian Presidency holds news conference at 1400 GMT; Troika of senior past, present and future presidencies (Spain, Italy and Ireland), Mediterranean countries' representatives and Commissioner for Relations with the Mediterranean Marin hold informal meeting at 1600 GMT.

    LUXEMBOURG - EU transport ministers meeting begins at 0800 GMT (first of two days); debate on the green paper on fair and efficient transport pricing.

    STRASBOURG - European Parliament plenary session begins at 1500 GMT (first of five days).


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


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