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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-10-25

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CONTENTS

  • [01] Major says British beef safe
  • [02] EU studying BSkyB UK soccer deal
  • [03] Van Miert no comment on Telekom
  • [04] EU clears joint control of DBKom
  • [05] Kloeckner buy of Arus Distribution
  • [06] Spain must free telecoms sector
  • [07] MEPs vote on advertising
  • [08] Unilever, Argos VAT refund case
  • [09] Court/aid to Vulcan inadequate
  • [10] Dalai Lama/relations with China
  • [11] MEP vote to freeze aid to Turkey
  • [12] EU law on vehicle safety tests
  • [13] EU employers/competitiveness
  • [14] Main EU events for October 25

  • [01] Major says British beef safe

    LONDON - Prime Minister John Major insisted on Thursday that British beef was safe to eat, but the European Union's agriculture commissioner said a global ban on the meat would stay in place.

    [02] EU studying BSkyB UK soccer deal

    LONDON - Competition commissioner Karel Van Miert wants to probe a four-year exclusive broadcast rights deal between satellite broadcaster BSkyB and Britain's Football Association, BBC radio said on Thursday.

    [03] Van Miert no comment on Telekom

    BRUSSELS - Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert will not comment on the dispute opposing Deutsche Telekom AG to other telecoms companies until discussions with all interested parties are over, his spokesman told reporters.

    [04] EU clears joint control of DBKom

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Thursday it had cleared a proposal under which a group led by Mannesmann AG will buy 49.8 percent of DBKom in an agreement with German railway Deutsche Bahn AG.

    [05] Kloeckner buy of Arus Distribution

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Thursday it had cleared the purchase by Germany's Kloeckner Stahl and Metallhandel GmbH of French company Arus Distribution SA.

    [06] Spain must free telecoms sector

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission, under pressure to make a fresh offer in WTO telecoms talks in Geneva, has told the Spanish government that it must liberalise its telecommunications sector from the first half of 1998 by granting licences.

    [07] MEPs vote on advertising

    STRASBOURG - Advertisements which directly compare branded products, such as washing powders, will be seen more frequently following a vote by the European Parliament on Wednesday.

    [08] Unilever, Argos VAT refund case

    LUXEMBOURG - The European Court upheld on Thursday a move by Unilever subsidiary Elida Faberge and retail chain Argos to have the British government pay back excess VAT paid on discounted goods.

    [09] Court/aid to Vulcan inadequate

    LUXEMBOURG - The European Court of Justice annulled on Thursday the Commission's characterisation of state aid to Hibeg, and subsequently to Bremer Vulkan, as illegal.

    [10] Dalai Lama/relations with China

    STRASBOURG - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Thursday he was not seeking independence from China for his Himalayan country and constructive engagement with Beijing was the best approach.

    [11] MEP vote to freeze aid to Turkey

    BRUSSELS - The European Parliament, angered by Turkey's human rights record, voted on Thursday to block hundreds of millions of dollars of aid to help Ankara set up a customs union with the European Union. Turkey's Human Rights Association welcomed a EP vote to freeze aid as punishment for Turkey's failure to improve its rights record.

    [12] EU law on vehicle safety tests

    STRASBOURG - The European Parliament approved on Thursday a draft directive on the approximation of member state laws on roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers -- CO415.

    [13] EU employers/competitiveness

    BRUSSELS - The European employers' group UNICE said on Thursday competitiveness continued to decline it was time to study whether the functioning of the labour market itself was a major cause behind Europe's high unemployment rate.

    [14] Main EU events for October 25

    LUXEMBOURG - EU internal market ministers meeting begins at 0800 GMT; European Commissioner Monti report to the Council on the latest state of preparation for the information campaign aimed at demonstrating advantages and opportunities of the single market for citizens.

    STRASBOURG - EP holds plenary session resumes at 0700 GMT (last of five days).

    On Sunday - European summer time ends - Central European time changes from GMT +2 to GMT +1.

    SOFIA - Bulgaria holds its second post-communist presidential election (Sunday).


    From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/
    © ECSC - EC - EAEC, Brussels-Luxembourg, 1995, 1996


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