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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-11-26

EU News Flashes and Events Directory - Previous Article - Next Article

From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>


CONTENTS

  • [01] EU agrees to open textiles market
  • [02] Greater ambition for WTO meeting
  • [03] Yugoslavia trade decision
  • [04] EU warned on East Timor issue
  • [05] EU renews sanctions on Nigeria
  • [06] Info technology talks go-ahead
  • [07] Italy has epic battle to make EMU
  • [08] New world rubber trade pact
  • [09] Out-of-court settlements projects
  • [10] Erbakan at EU summit dinner
  • [11] French truck strike help/Kinnock
  • [12] Launch of Citizens First campaign
  • [13] Rice talks to end rice row
  • [14] EU-Korea telecoms equipment deal
  • [15] Malta puts EU application on hold
  • [16] Main EU events for November 26

  • [01] EU agrees to open textiles market

    BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday to confirm earlier undertakings to open up the bloc's textiles market by bringing additional product categories within the scope of world trade rules.

    [02] Greater ambition for WTO meeting

    BRUSSELS - European Union foreign affairs ministers on Monday urged next month's Singapore meeting of World Trade Organisation leaders to push for more ambitious targets.

    [03] Yugoslavia trade decision

    BRUSSELS - The General Affairs Council decided on Monday not to give rump Yugoslavia the preferential trade status granted to other countries in the region.

    [04] EU warned on East Timor issue

    BRUSSELS - Indonesia urged the European Union on Monday not to interfere in the disputed territory of East Timor, a former Portuguese colony.

    [05] EU renews sanctions on Nigeria

    BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers on Monday extended for another six months EU sanctions on Nigeria imposed over human rights abuses.

    [06] Info technology talks go-ahead

    BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers gave the European Commission the go-ahead on Monday to negotiate a global information technology agreement on their behalf, a Commission spokesman told reporters.

    [07] Italy has epic battle to make EMU

    ROME - Italy's uphill struggle to take the lira back into Europe's Exchange Rate Mechanism is only a foretaste of the battle it faces over the next two years to whip itself into shape for currency union.

    [08] New world rubber trade pact

    BRUSSELS - The European Union said in a statement it had agreed to implement provisionally the new International Rubber Agreement from January 1, 1997.

    [09] Out-of-court settlements projects

    BRUSSELS - The Consumer Council agreed on Tuesday that a number of pilot projects should be set up to see how consumers could gain redress in cross- border disputes without going through court.

    [10] Erbakan at EU summit dinner

    BRUSSELS - Ireland on Monday invited Turkish Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan to dinner during next month's European Council, but again failed to win agreement for a formal meeting on EU-Turkish relations.

    [11] French truck strike help/Kinnock

    BRUSSELS - European Transport Commissioner Neil Kinnock said on Monday he was in touch with French authorities to see if there was anything the European Commission could do to help resolve the French truckers strike.

    [12] Launch of Citizens First campaign

    BRUSSELS - The European Union will launch an information campaign on Tuesday to make the single market more comprehensible and user-friendly for its 370 million citizens.

    [13] Rice talks to end rice row

    BRUSSELS - The European Union is relying on talks with United States officials to resolve a growing dispute over its failure to adopt GATT minimum quotas for U.S. rice, a Commission official said on Monday.

    [14] EU-Korea telecoms equipment deal

    BRUSSELS - The European Union and South Korea have struck a deal to throw open their telecommunications equipment markets to each other's suppliers, the European Commission said on Monday.

    [15] Malta puts EU application on hold

    BRUSSELS - Malta said on Monday it had put on hold its application to join the 15-member European Union, preferring to work out a special deal for the small Mediterranean island.

    [16] Main EU events for November 26

    BRUSSELS - EU foreign ministers meeting resumes at 1030 GMT (second of two days); ministers discuss structured dialogue with Cyprus.

    BRUSSELS - EU internal market ministers meeting begins at 0830 GMT; open debate on Commission report on the impact and efficiency of the single market begins at 0845 GMT; European Commission President Santer and Commissioner Monti hold joint news conference on "Citizens Europe" at 1100 GMT prior to the launch of the information campaign at 1145 GMT to be attended by the ministers.

    THE HAGUE - European Commissioner Sir Leon Brittan meets Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Hans Wijers and addresses the "AGM of Netherlands Trade Federation".

    BRUSSELS - Foreign Trade Association (FTA) news conference on "EU antidumping policy" begins at 0930 GMT.

    BRUSSELS - Centre for European Policy Studies seminar on "Managing consumer credit in the EU" begins at 0745 GMT.


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


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