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EU News Flashes and Events for 97-03-19

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From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>

CONTENTS

  • [01] Farm ministers attack cereal cuts
  • [02] Poland wants more EU aid
  • [03] 30,000 tonnes U.S. malt barley
  • [04] EU to clear aid to shipyards
  • [05] No EU decision on BA
  • [06] Court-Competition rules
  • [07] Caribbean banana trade benefits
  • [08] End obstacles to free movement
  • [09] Anti-corruption aid clauses
  • [10] NATO enlargement-Helsinki
  • [11] Main EU events for March 19

    • [01] Farm ministers attack cereal cuts

    BRUSSELS - European Union farm ministers attacked on Tuesday a proposal to cut direct aid payments to cereals farmers by 1.4 billion ecus to fund extra aid for beef farmers hit by the mad cow crisis.

    [02] Poland wants more EU aid

    BRUSSELS - Polish Deputy Prime Minister Roman Jaglelinski said on Wednesday he wanted more European Union aid to help match EU veterinary and plant health standards.

    [03] 30,000 tonnes U.S. malt barley

    BRUSSELS - Farm ministers approved on Tuesday the opening of a 30,000-tonne tariff quota for imports of U.S. malting barley on condition that Washington withdraw its complaint to the World Trade Organisation, an EU official said.

    [04] EU to clear aid to shipyards

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission is expected to clear on Wednesday new German subsidies amounting to 728 million marks to help two shipyards in former east Germany which were previously owned by bankrupt Bremer Vulkan, EU sources said on Tuesday.

    [05] No EU decision on BA

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission is unlikely to rule on the alliance between British Airways and AMR Corp's American Airlines before the British general election on May 1, EU sources said on Tuesday.

    [06] Court-Competition rules

    LUXEMBOURG - The European Court of Justice said on Thursday competition rules do not apply to private companies hired by public authorites to carry out anti- pollution surveillance schemes.

    [07] Caribbean banana trade benefits

    BRUSSELS - Caribbean banana exporting countries face economic disaster if a United States complaint against trade preferences granted by the European Union is successful, the European Commission said on Tuesday.

    [08] End obstacles to free movement

    BRUSSELS - The European Union should take action to make it easier for its citizens to cross borders to work, study or unite their families, an EU advisory group said on Tuesday.

    [09] Anti-corruption aid clauses

    BRUSSELS - All European Union trade and aid accords with third countries should include an anti-corruption "good governance" clause, the European Commission said on Monday.

    [10] NATO enlargement-Helsinki

    HELSINKI - The difficult issue of NATO enlargement tops the agenda when U.S. President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin meet in the Finnish capital on Thursday and Friday.

    [11] Main EU events for March 19

    BRUSSELS - EU farm ministers meeting resumes at 0900 GMT (third of three days); discussions focus on cattle identification and beef labelling.

    BRUSSELS - European Commission regular weekly meeting begins at 0800 GMT; discussions focus on action against sexual harassment; aid to shipyards in Spain, Greece and Germany; new rules for aid to Eastern European countries.

    BRUSSELS - MEPs Glenys Kinnock, Alex Smith and Rob Davies hold joint news conference on EU/South African relations and beef exports at 1030 GMT.

    BRUSSELS - EP Culture Committee public hearing on "Sport, youth and the media: should the EU play too?" begins at 0800 GMT.

    BRUSSELS - Commissioner de Deus Pinheiro attends EP Budgetary Control Committee at 0800 GMT.

    BRUSSELS - Duma Vice-President Mikhail Yuriev and other Duma members attend EP Subcommittee on Security and Disarmament at 0830 GMT.

    BRUSSELS - Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Hans Wijers attends EP Economic Committee at 1400 GMT.

    BRUSSELS - EP Regional Policy Committee public hearing on "Development problems and structural assistance in the U.K." begins at 1400 GMT.

    BRUSSELS - EP Environment Committee public hearing on "Sustainable cities: strengthening EU environment policy" begins at 1430 GMT.

    BRUSSELS - Dutch State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science Aad Nuis attends EP Culture Committee at 1630 GMT.

    BRUSSELS - Economic and Social Committee plenary session begins at 1400 GMT (first of two days).

    BRUSSELS - MEP Manuel Medina Ortega addresses Centre for European Policy Studies lunchtime seminar on "The BSE crisis and the EU" 1215 GMT.

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