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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-09-17
From: HR-Net News Distribution Manager <dist@hri.org>
CONTENTS
[01] Beef crisis plans attacked
[02] Markka ERM
[03] Kinkel and EMU rules
[04] Serb candidates take early lead
[05] Main Eu events for September 17
[01] Beef crisis plans attacked
BRUSSELS - European farm ministers attacked proposals on Monday to pay grain
farmers less so beef farmers can get more to help them cope with the mad cow
crisis.
[02] Markka ERM
HELSINKI - Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen on Monday indicated a decision to
link the Finnish markka to the Exchange Rate Mechanism was drawing near and
the central parity exchange rate would be on the firm side.
[03] Kinkel and EMU rules
BONN - Germany, deriding "waverers, hesitators and delayers", said on Monday
that there would be no easing in the entry rules for Economic and Monetary
Union and the single currency would be launched on schedule in 1999.
[04] Serb candidates take early lead
SARAJEVO - The leading Moslem and Serb candidates for a new collective Bosnian
presidency were well ahead of their rivals according to early results in the
country's first post-war elections, organisers said on Monday.
[05] Main Eu events for September 17
BRUSSELS - EU agriculture ministers meeting resumes at 0800 GMT (second of two
days); discussions include update on the beef crisis.
BRUSSELS - IGC Working Party of EU foreign ministers' representatives continue
meeting to review of EU treaties (second of two days).
STRASBOURG - European Parliament plenary session begins at 0700 GMT (second of
five days).
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/
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