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EU News Flashes and Events for 97-03-03
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS
[01] Anglo's Lonrho stake report
[02] EU to reopen probe into aid to GAN
[03] BA takeover of Air Liberte cleared
[04] EU says veal premium must stay
[05] EU beef intervention purchases
[06] Prostitution legalisation rejected
[07] Turkish Cypriots to end isolation
[08] Euro-Med meeting in Malta
[09] Solana to visit Moscow in March
[10] Yeltsin discusses NATO
[11] Main EU events for March 3
[01] Anglo's Lonrho stake report
BRUSSELS - The European Commission on Friday played down a press report saying
the EU was set to ban Anglo American of South Africa Corp from keeping a 28-
percent stake in Lonrho Plc, arguing it was too early to make any conclusions.
[02] EU to reopen probe into aid to GAN
BRUSSELS - The European Commission will reopen a state aid probe into Groupe
des Assurances Nationales following the French government's announcement of a
rescue package of up to 20 billion french francs for the ailing insurer.
[03] BA takeover of Air Liberte cleared
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Friday it had cleared British
Airways Plc's proposed acquisition of insolvent French airline Air Liberte.
[04] EU says veal premium must stay
BRUSSELS - A veal early marketing premium must stay for now despite French
claims that it is unfair, the European Commission said on Friday.
[05] EU beef intervention purchases
of beef was accepted into - intervention by the European Union's beef
management committee on Friday, a Commission official said.
[06] Prostitution legalisation rejected
BRUSSELS - EU Justice Commissioner Anita Gradin, who has led the bloc's fight
against illegal trafficking of women for sex, rejected criticism on Friday
that her approach was too narrow because it did not call for legalising
prostitution.
[07] Turkish Cypriots to end isolation
NICOSIA - The European Union appealed on Friday to Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf
Denktash to bring his community out of "isolation" and move towards solving
the protracted Cyprus dispute splitting the island for decades.
[08] Euro-Med meeting in Malta
VALLETTA - Less than six months after taking power, Malta's new Labour
government, which has frozen plans to take the island into the European Union,
is preparing to host one of the biggest gatherings this year of European and
Mediterranean foreign ministers.
[09] Solana to visit Moscow in March
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana will visit Moscow on March 8
and 9 for a new round of talks on a new deal with Russia ahead of the
alliance's planned eastwards enlargement, alliance officials said on Friday.
[10] Yeltsin discusses NATO
MOSCOW - President Boris Yeltsin met his foreign minister Yevgeny Primakov on
Sunday to discuss Moscow's relations with NATO and the Russian leader's
planned summit later this month with U.S. President Bill Clinton.
[11] Main EU events for March 3
BRUSSELS - EU environment ministers continues meeting at 0900 GMT (second of
three days); discussions focus on climate change and the Auto Oil programme.
BRUSSELS - Inter-governmental conference representatives meeting begins (first
of two days).
BRUSSELS - EP Socialists conference on "Women's rights" begins at 0900 GMT;
discussions focus on equal access to money and power; the inter-governmental
conference on EU reform; violence against women.
MOSCOW - EU and Russia hold summit; Commission President Santer, Commissioner
van den Broek, Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok and Dutch Foreign Minister Hans
van Mierlo attend; discussions focus on EU-Russia partnership and cooperation
agreement; World Trade Organisation; drugs and crime; EU enlargement;
investment.
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/
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