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EU News Flashes and Events for 97-06-04
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS
[01] Waigel/Tietmeyer discuss gold deal
[02] EMU budget pact seen test
[03] Van Miert on BA/AMR pact
[04] Van Miert on UK digital TV plan
[05] EU urge Internet business caution
[06] Leg-hold traps deal is "a con"
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[08] Main EU events for June 4
[01] Waigel/Tietmeyer discuss gold deal
BONN - Finance Minister Theo Waigel and Bundesbank President Hans Tietmeyer
said on Tuesday they were on the way to coming to an agreement on government
plans to revalue gold and currency reserves.
[02] EMU budget pact seen test
BRUSSELS - A budget stability pact designed to ensure spending discipline
inside a single European currency, is shaping up to be the first critical test
of the Franco-German alliance on economic and monetary union.
[03] Van Miert on BA/AMR pact
BRUSSELS - European Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert said on Tuesday
that the Commission was unlikely to rule on the alliance between British
Airways and American Airlines before the end of August.
[04] Van Miert on UK digital TV plan
BRUSSELS - European Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert said on Tuesday
he was concerned about plans to grant licences to operate digital terrestrial
pay-television in Britain.
[05] EU urge Internet business caution
BRUSSELS - Big business is dreaming of burgeoning sales across the Internet,
but the European Commission is saying "not so fast", delegates to a conference
were told Tuesday.
[06] Leg-hold traps deal is "a con"
BRUSSELS - A leading European Parliament campaigner slammed European Union
foreign ministers on Tuesday for endorsing a draft deal with Canada and Russia
on more humane standards for trapping animals for their fur.
BRUSSELS - European Union soft drinks producers on Tuesday called for
urgent reform of sugar production and marketing rules to prepare for the
next round of world trade negotiations and the EU's expansion eastwards
[08] Main EU events for June 4
BRUSSELS - European Commission meeting (0700 GMT); Commissioner Flynn holds
news conference on worker information and consultation in national companies
(1015 GMT); European Commission President Santer and Commissioner Monti hold
joint news conference on action plan for the internal market (1030 GMT).
BRUSSELS - European Commission President Santer meets Bulgarian Prime Minister
Ivan Kostov.
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/
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