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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-07-25
From: HR-Net News Distribution Manager <dist@hri.org>
CONTENTS
[01] U.S.-EU trade battle
[02] Final tranche Air France aid
[03] No EU-UK airline probes conflict
[04] EU to review air fares
[05] Commission promotes info highway
[06] Info-society transparency
[07] Media concentration decision
[08] Talks on Auditors' liabilities
[09] EU to promote road transport
[10] WTO study labour standards
[11] TNT/PTT Post control of GDEW deal
[12] EU to ease grain shortages
[13] Proposal for sheep brains ban
[14] EU Mostar's mandate unresolved
[15] Main EU events for July 25
[01] U.S.-EU trade battle
BRUSSELS - The European Union was gearing up for another trade battle with the
United States on Wednesday after Washington moved a step towards widening its
laws against foreign companies doing business with "enemy" nations.
[02] Final tranche Air France aid
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had approved the
payment of five billion francs in state aid to Air France, the third and final
tranche of a 20-billion-franc rescue package.
[03] No EU-UK airline probes conflict
BRUSSELS - EU Transport Commissioner Neil Kinnock said on Wednesday he saw no
conflict in Britain and the European Commission both probing the competition
effects of the alliance between British Airways and American Airlines.
[04] EU to review air fares
BRUSSELS - The European Commission will assess after its August recess
progress made in opening the European air transport sector to competition and
the controversial issue of promoting lowering fares.
[05] Commission promotes info highway
BRUSSELS - The European Commission adopted a packet of initiatives on
Wednesday aimed at smoothing the way for the information highway in Europe,
but stopped short of proposing new rules in sensitive areas such as
pornography.
[06] Info-society transparency
BRUSSELS - The European Commission on Wednesday adopted a proposal for a
directive which would set up a mechanism for member states to notify the EU
authorities of planned new rules and regulations for information society
services.
[07] Media concentration decision
BRUSSELS - A final European Commission decision on a draft directive aimed at
ensuring pluralism in the media is not expected until September, Internal
Market Commissioner Mario Monti said on Wednesday).
[08] Talks on Auditors' liabilities
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday it was opening
consultations on a range of issues relating to the auditing profession.
[09] EU to promote road transport
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday it planned to spend $44
million in the next five years to promote combined transport -- moving goods
between two places on at least two different forms of transport without
unloading.
[10] WTO study labour standards
BRUSSELS - The European Commission proposed on Wednesday that the World Trade
Organisation take up the sensitive question of how to promote core labour
standards such as bans on child slavery and forced labour.
[11] TNT/PTT Post control of GDEW deal
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had cleared the plans
of PTT Post BV, a unit of Dutch post and telecoms group Dutch PTT and
Australian transport company TNT Limited to take joint control of GD Express
Worldwide NV.
[12] EU to ease grain shortages
BRUSSELS - The European Union, in a bid to ease world grain shortages, has put
more land under the plough but Third World buyers face another year of
unstable prices before the grain reaches their silos.
[13] Proposal for sheep brains ban
LONDON - Agriculture Minister Douglas Hogg said on Wednesday he was issuing
for consultation a proposal for removing the heads of all sheep and goats from
the food chain.
[14] EU Mostar's mandate unresolved
ZAGREB - European Union officials said on Wednesday their mission to help
reunify the Bosnian city of Mostar was in doubt after negotiations failed to
resolve a political impasse.
[15] Main EU events for July 25
BRUSSELS - EU budget ministers meeting begins at 0900 GMT; discussion on draft
Community budget for 1997.
BRUSSELS - European Commission representatives and senior officials from 15 EU
member states, China, Japan, Korea and seven ASEAN nations resume meeting
(second of two days); closing news conference at 1630 GMT.
BRUSSELS - European Commissioner Brittan addresses EP External Economic
Relations Committee on the WTO at 0930 GMT.
BRUSSELS - European Commissioner de Silguy attends EP Budgetary Control
Committee at 0700 GMT.
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://www.cec.lu/
© ECSC - EC - EAEC, Brussels-Luxembourg, 1995, 1996
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