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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-07-23

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From: HR-Net News Distribution Manager <dist@hri.org>


CONTENTS

  • [01] Farm price marathon begins
  • [02] Sheep offal ban from food chain
  • [03] Penalty set-aside scrapped
  • [04] Maize, rye, barley,sorghum duties
  • [05] UK sets out EU fish reform demand
  • [06] Pressure on company statute
  • [07] More effective EU waste policy
  • [08] German telecoms deal finalised
  • [09] European Court reform proposal
  • [10] Final Air France aid tranche soon
  • [11] Enderly/Saia-Burges deal cleared
  • [12] EU clears Hoechst/3M deal
  • [13] Swissair/Allders deal approved
  • [14] EU expresses concerns to Burma
  • [15] Main EU events for July 23

  • [01] Farm price marathon begins

    BRUSSELS - European Union farm ministers began marathon talks on Monday to find ways of coping with the four-month-old crisis over mad cow disease and its huge cost to the taxpayer.

    [02] Sheep offal ban from food chain

    BRUSSELS - The European Union's farm commissioner Franz Fischler said on Monday he is proposing to ban nervous tissue and spleen from sheep and goats from the food chain after scientists found sheep could be infected with mad cow disease.

    [03] Penalty set-aside scrapped

    BRUSSELS - France told the farm Council on Monday it still wanted the EU to suspend mandatory set-aside next year, but held out the prospect of some crop idling if the EU also abolished extra penalty curbs, EU officials said.

    [04] Maize, rye, barley,sorghum duties

    BRUSSELS - The European Union will raise duties on imports of maize from distant origins to 30.27 Ecus a tonne on Tuesday from 21.94 Ecus, the European Commission said.

    [05] UK sets out EU fish reform demand

    LONDON - Britain took a diplomatic initiative on Monday to protect its hard- pressed fishing fleet from what it sees as unfair competition from other European states.

    [06] Pressure on company statute

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission is stepping up pressure on EU member states to unblock the proposed European Company Statute and other measures that have been stymied by disputes over worker participation provisions.

    [07] More effective EU waste policy

    BRUSSELS - The Irish presidency, warning that the EU is not on course top meet key waste management targets, has called for steps to make waste policies more effective.

    [08] German telecoms deal finalised

    FRANKFURT - German rail operator Deutsche Bahn AG and Mannesmann AG said on Monday they agreed the final details of a telecommunications joint venture in a bid to challenge monopoly Deutsche Telekom AG.

    [09] European Court reform proposal

    LONDON - Britain unveiled on Monday its proposals for reform of the European Court of Justice, saying the court had to be prevented from imposing excessive costs on government and businesses, and from making new laws.

    [10] Final Air France aid tranche soon

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission is expected to approve on Wednesday five billion francs in state aid to French state-owned carrier Air France, the third and final tranche of a 20-billion-franc package, an EU source said on Monday.

    [11] Enderly/Saia-Burges deal cleared

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Monday it had cleared a deal under which Enderly Holdings Ltd will buy the Saia-Burges Electronics group of companies which formerly constituted the electronics division of Williams Holdings Plc.

    [12] EU clears Hoechst/3M deal

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Monday it had cleared a joint venture between German chemical company Hoechst AG and U.S.-based company 3M.

    [13] Swissair/Allders deal approved

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Monday it had cleared the takeover of the duty and tax free shopping business Allders International by Swissair.

    [14] EU expresses concerns to Burma

    JAKARTA - The European Union expressed its concerns to the Rangoon government over the situation in Burma on Monday but agreed to further dialogue, Irish Foreign Minister Dick Spring said.

    [15] Main EU events for July 23

    BRUSSELS - EU farm ministers continue meeting at 0800 GMT; main discussion focuses on agricultural prices and related measures for the 1996/97 marketing year and common organisation of the fruit and vegetable markets. - - - BRUSSELS - Irish Equality and Law Reform Minister Mervyn Taylor attends EP Women's Rights Committee at 0900 GMT.

    BRUSSELS - Irish Transport Minister Michael Lowry (0800 GMT), Irish Marine Minister Sean Barrett (1300 GMT) and European Commissioner Papoutsis (1500 GMT) attend EP Transport Committee.

    BRUSSELS - European Commissioners van den Broek and Bangemann attend the opening of the conference on "Mobilisation of European industry for the reconstruction of Bosnia-Herzegovina".


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


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