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EU News Flashes and Events for 97-03-07
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS
[01] Council agrees voice telephone
[02] EU may restrict plant relocations
[03] MEPs slam Renault "arrogance"
[04] EU/inflation data before EMU
[05] Van Mierlo to urge restraint
[06] MEPs to demand ban on cloning
[07] Women paid less than men in EU
[08] Labour says would not veto IGC
[09] Main EU events for March 7
[01] Council agrees voice telephone
BRUSSELS - The Telecommunications Council agreed on Thursday a cornerstone of
its plan for liberalising telecoms markets by January 1, 1998 -- new rules to
cover basic voice telephone service.
[02] EU may restrict plant relocations
BRUSSELS - Spurred by Renault's controversial decision to close down a car
plant in Belgium, the European Commission may well try to regulate relocations
if it suspects firms want to use subsidies to switch operations from high to
low-labour cost regions within the EU.
[03] MEPs slam Renault "arrogance"
BRUSSELS - Socialist members of the European Parliament on Thursday accused
French car maker Renault of "arrogance and disdain" in its handling of the
closure of a Belgian assembly plant.
[04] EU/inflation data before EMU
BRUSSELS - The European Commission, preparing for the single currency,
releases for the first time on Friday comparable inflation data designed to
help to determine which countries qualify for economic and monetary unio.
[05] Van Mierlo to urge restraint
BRUSSELS - Dutch Foreign Minister Hans Van Mierlo will urge all parties in
Albania to show maximum restraint and respect human rights during a Friday
visit to the tiny Balkan state, diplomats said.
[06] MEPs to demand ban on cloning
BRUSSELS - The European Parliament, reacting to the successful cloning of a
sheep at Scotland's Roslin Institute, is expected next week to call for a ban
on the cloning of humans and a ban or moratorium on the cloning of animals.
[07] Women paid less than men in EU
BRUSSELS - Women in the European Union earn on average a fifth less than male
counterparts, the European Commission said on Thursday.
[08] Labour says would not veto IGC
BRUSSELS - British Labour foreign affairs spokesman Robin Cook said a Labour
government would not threaten the inter-governmental conference with vetoe
[09] Main EU events for March 7
BRUSSELS - European Commission hosts conference on priority actions for
completion of the single market; European Commissioner Monti gives address at
0910 GMT.
BRUSSELS - U.S. Defence Secretary William Cohen meets NATO Secretary-General
Javier Solana at 1300 GMT; meets NATO Military Committee Chairman General
Klaus Naumann at 1350 GMT; holds joint news conference with Solana at 1545
GMT.
MOSCOW - NATO Secretary General Javier Solana on official visit for a new
round of talks on a new deal with Russia ahead of the alliance's planned
eastwards enlargement (Saturday-Sunday).
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/
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