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EU News Flashes and Events for 97-03-21
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS
[01] Yeltsin says tough summit ahead
[02] EU to retain unanimity
[03] Bonino on EU food safety plan
[04] Cosmetic tests on animals
[05] B.Midland/multi-airline alliance
[06] EP/Council/interconnections deal
[07] EU clears Recticel/Greiner venture
[08] EU clears digital telecoms network
[09] De Silguy on EMU delay
[10] EU/Ukrainian steel exports
[11] EU Albania mission sees order
[12] Court on EU state aid law
[13] Court annuls Commission pension
[14] Court/discriminatory civil courts
[15] Court on child support bid
[16] Main EU events for March 21
[01] Yeltsin says tough summit ahead
HELSINKI - Russia promised a tough summit fight over NATO enlargement on
Thursday but the United States said it would not be deterred by Moscow's
objections as the two leaders arrived in the Finnish capital for their
meeting.
[02] EU to retain unanimity
BRUSSELS - The European Union has given up on plans for a sweeping move to
Qualified Majority Voting, opting to retain unanimity in the most sensitive
policy areas, according to a Dutch EU presidency document.
[03] Bonino on EU food safety plan
BRUSSELS - The European Union's new food safety chief, Emma Bonino, called on
Thursday for tougher controls to protect consumers from possible health
threats posed by the production and marketing of gene-altered soya and other
foodstuffs.
[04] Cosmetic tests on animals
BRUSSELS - The European Union decided on Thursday to extend testing of
cosmetics products on animals until June 2000 because there were no other
methods, a European Commission spokesman said.
[05] B.Midland/multi-airline alliance
BRUSSELS - British Midland has no plans to join any multi-carrier alliance
in competition with that planned by British Airways and American Airlines,
chairman Sir Michael Bishop told a news conference on Thursday.
[06] EP/Council/interconnections deal
BRUSSELS - The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers struck a
deal early on Thursday on a key telecommunications liberalisation measure
-- the draft directive on interconnections.
[07] EU clears Recticel/Greiner venture
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Thursday it had approved a joint
venture between Recticel SA and Greiner Holding AG to manufacture, convert and
market flexible polyether and polyester polyeurethane foam.
[08] EU clears digital telecoms network
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Thursday it had cleared an
agreement between five leading European phone companies to create a digital
telecommunications network.
[09] De Silguy on EMU delay
TOULOUSE, France - European Commissioner Yves-Thibault de Silguy said on
Thursday that any delay to European Economic and Monetary Union would be
legally impossible and would require a change to the Maastricht treaty.
[10] EU/Ukrainian steel exports
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Thursday it had reached a deal with
Ukraine which would allow the former Soviet republic to boost sales to the
European Union of some steel and iron products up to the year 2001.
[11] EU Albania mission sees order
THE HAGUE - The head of an EU fact-finding mission to Albania said on Thursday
the European Union's first priority should be to help restore order in the
country and secure safe passage for food aid.
[12] Court on EU state aid law
LUXEMBOURG - The European Court of Justice left no doubt on Thursday that
European Union law on state aid takes precedence over national la
[13] Court annuls Commission pension
LUXEMBOURG - The European Court of Justice annuled on Thursday a 1994 European
Commission policy document on the investment of pension funds saying it
smacked of an attempt to create binding rules through the back door.
[14] Court/discriminatory civil courts
LUXEMBOURG - The European Court of Justice said on Thursday that a practice by
member state courts to require non-nationals pursuing civil litigation to post
security is discriminatory.
[15] Court on child support bid
LUXEMBOURG - The European Court of Justice said on Thursday jurisdiction rules
under the Brussels Convention apply to individuals seeking child support from
a parent living in another member state.
[16] Main EU events for March 21
BRUSSELS - European Commissioner Bonino holds news conference on humanitarian
aid to Albania at 1115 GMT.
BRUSSELS - European Commissioner Papoutsis opens conference on renewable
energy at 0900 GMT.
BRUSSELS - European Commissioner Marin meets Vietnamese Planning and
Investment Minister Tran Xuan Gia; meets Moroccan Finance Minister Mohamed
Kabbaj.
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/
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