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EU News Flashes and Events for 97-04-04
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS
[01] EU clears Cereol stake in Olmuhle
[02] Nuclear venture/EU merger rules
[03] EU-US meat talks
[04] EU to restore British gelatine ban
[05] EU/Middle East peace process
[06] EU dumping committee to meet
[07] Commission/postal notice
[08] EU concerned about Belarus
[09] Kohl plans to stand for elections
[10] NATO to scrap Spanish exercise
[11] Main EU events for April 4
[01] EU clears Cereol stake in Olmuhle
BRUSSELS - The European Commission has cleared a plan by Cereol Holding BBV,
which belongs to Eridania Beghin, to buy a 50-percent stake in oilseed
processor Olmuhle GmbH from Austrian holding company OSAT, an EU source said.
[02] Nuclear venture/EU merger rules
BRUSSELS - The European Commission has decided that a joint venture between
Russian state-controlled company AO Techsnabexport and RSB Logistic
Projektspedition GmbH, will not be reviewed under EU merger rules, an EU
source said.
[03] EU-US meat talks
BRUSSELS - The European Union's position remains unchanged ahead of a
resumption of negotiations with the United States next week on meat inspection
rules, a European Commission spokesman said.
[04] EU to restore British gelatine ban
BRUSSELS - European Union scientists expressed doubts about the safety of
British gelatine, raising prospects that an EU export ban on the beef by-
product may soon be restored.
[05] EU/Middle East peace process
BRUSSELS - The European Union was as anxious as anyone for Middle East peace,
but a lasting settlement was a matter for Israel and the Palestinians, the
European Commission said.
[06] EU dumping committee to meet
BRUSSELS - The European Union's anti-dumping committee will meet on Monday to
discuss a European Commission proposal to impose a duty on imports of farmed
Atlantic salmon from Norway, an EU source said.
[07] Commission/postal notice
BRUSSELS - The European Commission's competition directorate-general is still
working on a long-awaited notice outlining how the Commission will apply EU
competition rules to the postal sector, a DG IV official said.
[08] EU concerned about Belarus
BRUSSELS - The European Union expressed serious concern about the situation in
Minsk following the signing of a political union treaty between Russia and
Belarus.
[09] Kohl plans to stand for elections
BAD HOFGASTEIN, Austria - German Chancellor Helmut Kohl cheered his party and
coalition partners with a surprise announcement that he planned to stand for
re-election in 1998 for an unprecedented fifth term.
[10] NATO to scrap Spanish exercise
NAPLES, Italy - NATO said it had cancelled a nine-nation military exercise due
to have begun in Spain next week because some states had a clash of
commitments, including participation in a United Nations- approved security
force for Albania.
[11] Main EU events for April 4
NOORDWIJK, Netherlands - EU economic and finance ministers hold informal
meeting to give further impetus to the preparation of stage three of EMU
with a view to the Amsterdam European Council (Friday-Sunday).
NOORDWIJK, Netherlands - EU foreign ministers meet to discuss progress in the
inter-governmental conference (Sunday).
MAASTRICHT - EU culture ministers meet international group of intellectuals to
discuss the meaning of culture in society (Sunday).
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/
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