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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 03-03-25
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] The European Parliament's Budget Control Committee voting on the
discharge for the budget year 2001
[02] La Commission crée un "Groupe d'experts sur la traite des êtres
humains"
[03] CAP reform : "Proposals boost less intensive farming and secure income
rises for farmers", new studies say
[04] Abolir les obstacles qui freinent les technologies capables de
protéger l'environnement et de stimuler la compétitivité
[05] Commission clears take-over of data network distributor Azlan by Tech
Data
[06] EU and Latin American ministers to meet in preparation for EU-Rio
Group meeting in Athens (27-28/03)
[07] Autre matériel diffusé
Midday Express 25/03/2003
TXT: FR ENPDF:DOC:Midday Express 25/03/2003
[01] The European Parliament's Budget Control Committee voting on the
discharge for the budget year 2001
The European Parliament's Budget Control Committee has on 24 March 2003
voted by a very clear majority to recommend that the plenary grant the
European Commission discharge for the budget year 2001 and to close the
relevant accounts. The Commission welcomes this decision and would like to
thank the committee and especially the rapporteur Mr Casaca for the
intensive, detailed and fair cooperation over the past months. This vote
recognises the Commission's rapid and serious work. The Commission will
duly take into account the Committee's recommendations in its continued
reform work. An early decision for discharge will help the Commission to
push forward with its reform and keep up the pressure for modernisation.
[02] La Commission crée un "Groupe d'experts sur la traite des êtres
humains"
La Commission européenne a adopté aujourd'hui la décision de créer un
"Groupe d'experts sur la traite des êtres humains" qui doit apporter une
contribution significative dans le cadre des prochaines étapes de la lutte
contre la traite des êtres humains et permettra à la Commission de
recueillir des avis sur des initiatives qu'elle pourrait prendre dans ce
domaine. La création de ce groupe est un élément important dans le cadre de
la mise en application de la Déclaration de Bruxelles. "La traite des êtres
humains", a déclaré António Vitorino, commissaire chargé de la Justice et
des Affaires intérieures, "constitue un phénomène odieux et de plus en plus
préoccupant : ce phénomène est de nature structurelle et non épisodique,
affectant un nombre limité de personnes car il a d'importantes conséquences
sur la structure sociale, économique et organisationnelle de nos sociétés".
[03] CAP reform : "Proposals boost less intensive farming and secure income
rises for farmers", new studies say
Today, the European Commission published two new impact analyses of the
Commission proposals of January 2003 to reform of the Common Agricultural
Policy (CAP). The studies show that the Commission's proposal to sever the
link between production and subsidy ("de-coupling") would favour the
extensification of production and would secure significant income gains for
EU farmers. According to the analysis, farm income would increase by 8.5%
compared to 2001. As to a scenario based on the existing policy (Agenda
2000), the income impact would be largely neutral for EU-15 (-0.1% in
2009). While beef production in the EU-15 is expected to fall by 2.7% in
the medium-term, beef producers should see a price increase of 7% by 2009.
For the new Member States, the CAP reform would secure the income gains
generated by enlargement. In 2009, market income is expected to increase by
17% in real terms as compared to the situation in 2002 without enlargement.
Taking account of the phasing-in of direct payments and rural development,
this real income increase could reach more than 45%. De-coupling in the new
Member States would produce similar trends to those in the EU-15, as
producers' decisions would be driven by market considerations rather than
by the maximisation of farm subsidies.
[04] Abolir les obstacles qui freinent les technologies capables de
protéger l'environnement et de stimuler la compétitivité
Une nouvelle initiative visant à renforcer l'impact des écotechnologies sur
l'environnement, l'économie, l'emploi, les ressources naturelles et la
qualité de la vie a été lancée aujourd'hui par la Commission européenne.
Les écotechnologies permettent, par exemple, de transformer les déchets en
matières premières. La communication "Elaboration d'un plan d'action en
faveur de l'écotechnologie" donne le coup d'envoi d'une large consultation
des parties concernées qui permettra à la communauté scientifique, aux
entreprises, aux gouvernements et aux autres intervenants d'évaluer les
obstacles qui freinent l'adoption des écotechnologies. Beaucoup d'entraves
empêchent encore le développement et l'utilisation sans réserve des
technologies en cause, et notamment la bureaucratie, leur surcoût et
l'attitude du public. La communication comprend des questions sur une série
d'aspects concernant le changement climatique, la protection des sols, la
production et la consommation durables et l'eau sur lesquels les parties
concernées sont invitées à se prononcer d'ici au 15 mai. Ces réponses
contribueront à la préparation d'un plan d'action pour la fin de l'année.
[05] Commission clears take-over of data network distributor Azlan by Tech
Data
The European Commission has given the go-ahead for the US company Tech Data
Corp. to acquire the UK distributor of data networking products Azlan Group
plc.
[06] EU and Latin American ministers to meet in preparation for EU-Rio
Group meeting in Athens (27-28/03)
On March 27 and 28, EU Foreign Ministers will meet with their Latin
American counterparts from the Rio Group, Mercosur, the Andean Community,
Mexico and Chile in Vouliagmeni, near Athens. The following current issues
will be addressed: the progress of EU-Mercosur negotiations, the launch of
negotiations with Central America and the Andean Community in the near
future, the progress of the EU-Mexico relationship and the implementation
of the recently concluded EU-Chile Association agreement. International
issues will also be discussed. Chris Patten, European Commissioner for
External Relations, will use this opportunity to launch a new political
initiative aiming at reassembling all major players in Latin America around
the need for action in the field of social cohesion, as a means for
economic growth and political stability. He will convey the Commission's
desire to make social cohesion the central theme of the 3rd EU-Latin
America-Caribbean Summit to take place in Mexico in 2004 : "Social cohesion
is the common and complementary interest that I believe should be the
central theme which we add to our strategic partnership at our 2004
European Union-Latin America and Caribbean Mexico Summit".
[07] Autre matériel diffusé
Speech by Franz Fischler : "Challenges for European agriculture" at the
Advisory Committee on rural development and the common agricultural policy
Discours de M. Lamy : "Quelle Europe pour notre monde ?" aux Grandes
Conférences Catholiques (24/03)
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