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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-12-19

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


CONTENTS

  • [01] No postal liberalisation yet
  • [02] Spain urged to act in GSM fee row
  • [03] EU clears gene-modified maize
  • [04] Better gene-food labels
  • [05] No end to tobacco subsidies
  • [06] EU-US close to rice duty deal
  • [07] Burma's preferential trade status
  • [08] Dutch sees difficult times ahead
  • [09] Britain must stay EU key player
  • [10] Call for fur ban rejected
  • [11] New steel aid rules adopted
  • [12] New German regional aid plan
  • [13] Shipbuilding aid ceilings
  • [14] 6-month extension for IRI on debt
  • [15] EU probes French aid to Thomson
  • [16] EU grants aid to UK coal industry
  • [17] EU to study Boeing deal
  • [18] Commission rejects Clabecq plan
  • [19] Red Cross workers murder
  • [20] $80 million for Bosnia's winter
  • [21] Main EU events for December 19

  • [01] No postal liberalisation yet

    BRUSSELS - The Telecommunications Council reached a common position on Wednesday on a plan for opening up postal services to competition that will delay significant liberalisation until at least the year 2003.

    [02] Spain urged to act in GSM fee row

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission told Spain on Wednesday it had until mid- March to announce how it plans to end distortion of competition in favour of partly state-owned Telefonica in the fast-growing Spanish mobile phone market.

    [03] EU clears gene-modified maize

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission approved on Wednesday Ciba Geigy AG's application for market release of gene-modified maize, European Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler told Reuters.

    [04] Better gene-food labels

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission will soon propose improved labelling of genetically modified food products, Environment Commissioner Ritt Bjerregaard said on Wednesday.

    [05] No end to tobacco subsidies

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission refused on Wednesday to seek an end to European Union tobacco production subsidies, saying it was not prepared to put 200,000 people out of work.

    [06] EU-US close to rice duty deal

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission is close to reaching agreement with the United States on the cumulative recovery of rice import duties, an EU official said on Wednesday.

    [07] Burma's preferential trade status

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had approved a decision to withdraw certain preferential trade terms from products produced by Burma's industrial sector.

    [08] Dutch sees difficult times ahead

    BRUSSELS - The Netherlands said on Wednesday its presidency of the European Union would sound a sober note in its race to agree key institutional reforms ahead of the planned enlargement of the 15-member alliance.

    [09] Britain must stay EU key player

    LONDON - Finance minister Kenneth Clarke on Wednesday called for Britain to remain fully involved in the European Union, saying it could not enjoy the economic benefits of membership if it stood aside from talks on the bloc's future.

    [10] Call for fur ban rejected

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission rejected on Wednesday EU environment ministers' calls for a ban on fur imports from Canada, Russia and the United States as a way to force new talks on animal-trap standards.

    [11] New steel aid rules adopted

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission adopted new rules on Wednesday to control state support to the European Union's steel industry.

    [12] New German regional aid plan

    BRUSSELS - After months of hard bargaining with Germany, the European Commission cleared a plan on Wednesday which will allow Bonn to continue pouring huge subsidies into its regions over the next three years.

    [13] Shipbuilding aid ceilings

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission decided on Wednesday to maintain EU shipbuilding aid ceilings until the end of 1997, if an international deal to scrap most support to the sector has not come into force before then.

    [14] 6-month extension for IRI on debt

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had agreed to give Italian industrial holding company IRI six more months to reduce its debt to levels agreed between the Commission and Italy in 1992.

    [15] EU probes French aid to Thomson

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had opened a formal probe into French state aid to Thomson SA consumer electronics unit Thomson multimedia.

    [16] EU grants aid to UK coal industry

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission authorized on Wednesday a total of 371 million pounds in aid for the 1997 and 1998 financial years to the privatised British coal industry.

    [17] EU to study Boeing deal

    BRUSSELS - European Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert said on Wednesday that at a first glance it appeared that a merger between Boeing and McDonnell Douglas Corp would have to be notified to the European Union competition authorities.

    [18] Commission rejects Clabecq plan

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission has rejected a rescue plan for Belgian steel firm Forges de Clabecq, Belgian media reported on Wednesday.

    [19] Red Cross workers murder

    DUBLIN - The European Union on Wednesday condemned the murder in Chechnya of six aid workers of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

    [20] $80 million for Bosnia's winter

    SARAJEVO - The European Union said on Wednesday it had donated 65 million ecus for Bosnia's emergency relief winter programmes in its biggest single contribution to the war-torn country.

    [21] Main EU events for December 19

    BRUSSELS - EU fisheries ministers hold bilateral meetings in the morning. Plenary session begins at 1400 GMT (first of two days); discussions focus on 1997 fish catch quotas.

    BRUSSELS - European Commission President Santer meets Brunei Sultan Sir Hassanal Bolkiah at 1400 GMT; addresses the Paul-Henri Spaak Foundation on "The IGC after Dublin II" at 1800 GMT.

    BRUSSELS - European Commissioners van den Broek, Van Miert and Papoutsis meet Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Hans Wijers.

    LUXEMBOURG - Executive committee of Schengen group on free movement of people meets at ministerial level under Luxembourg presidency at 0900 GMT; European Commissioner Monti attends.

    BRUSSELS - Economic and Social Committee plenary session resumes at 0800 GMT (second of two days).


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