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EU News Flashes and Events for 97-04-03
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS
[01] UK must take part in EMU debate
[02] Optimism about Malta meeting
[03] Gene-product release rules
[04] US-EU meat export fight
[05] Electronic commerce growth
[06] South Korean shipyards pricing
[07] Shipyards' competitiveness
[08] EU reviews Siemens/Huelsbeck deal
[09] Coca-Cola/Carlsberg A/S deal
[10] CL buy of SDBO contains no aid
[11] Proposed EU olive oil reform
[12] EU initiative in Turk-Greek rows
[13] EIB to lend Tunisia 40 Mecus
[14] JM Voith Holding joint control
[15] Main EU events for April 3
[01] UK must take part in EMU debate
LONDON - Prime Minister John Major on Wednesday said he would not "play
partisan politics" by ruling out British membership of a single European
currency, saying he had to put the interests of country ahead of party.
[02] Optimism about Malta meeting
VALLETTA - Arab countries intend to separate Middle East peace problems from
the work of a European and south Mediterranean foreign ministers' meeting in
Malta this month, Dutch foreign minister Hans van Mierlo said on Wednesday.
[03] Gene-product release rules
BRUSSELS - Companies selling gene-modified organisms such as maize, soybeans
and other crops in the European Union will soon have to label their products,
according to European Commission proposals adopted on Wednesday.
[04] US-EU meat export fight
BRUSSELS - The European Union said on Wednesday it had no plans to escalate a
trade war with the United States over meat imports, at least for the moment,
but warned it could make few concessions.
[05] Electronic commerce growth
BRUSSELS - Computer shopping and other electronic trade could bring in $100
billion a year by the year 2000 compared with only $4 billion now, a European
Commission official said on Wednesday.
[06] South Korean shipyards pricing
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday South Korean shipbuilders
had adopted "aggressive pricing practices" in order to use new capacity.
[07] Shipyards' competitiveness
BRUSSELS - Efforts are needed to boost sharply the competitive strength of
European shipbuilders which still lag behind more efficient Japanese rivals
despite tough restructuring, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
[08] EU reviews Siemens/Huelsbeck deal
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had started a routine
probe into Siemens's proposed acquisition of a stake in Huelsbeck & Fuerst
GmbH, a German maker of car locking systems.
[09] Coca-Cola/Carlsberg A/S deal
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday it was starting a routine
probe into a proposed joint venture between the Coca-Cola Company and
Carlsberg A/S of Denmark.
[10] CL buy of SDBO contains no aid
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday that Credit Lyonnais's
buy back of Societe de Banque Occidentale did not involve any state subsidies.
[11] Proposed EU olive oil reform
MADRID - Spain criticised the European Commission's proposal for sweeping
reforms of the olive oil industry on Wednesday and will seek support from
other countries to block the plan.
[12] EU initiative in Turk-Greek rows
ANKARA - Turkey said on Wednesday it would be willing in principle to accept
EU-inspired outside mediation in its many disputes with neighbour Greece.
[13] EIB to lend Tunisia 40 Mecus
TUNIS - The European Investment Bank has granted Tunisia two loans totalling
40 million ecus to finance private sector firms and work on a railway, the
European Commission said on Wednesday.
[14] JM Voith Holding joint control
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had started a routine
probe into plans by Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG to take joint control
of JM Voith Holding AG.
[15] Main EU events for April 3
BRUSSELS - European Commissioner Bjerregaard addresses Committee of the
Regions.
BRUSSELS - European Commissioner Liikanen meets Swedish Labour Minister Ulrica
Messing.
BRUSSELS - Human Rights League news conference on "A Europe for civic and
social rights" begins at 0900 GMT.
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/
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