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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 05-04-19Midday Express: News from the EU Commission Spokesman's Briefings Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>CONTENTS / CONTENU
MIDDAY EXPRESSNews from the Press and Communication Directorate General's midday briefingNouvelles du rendez-vous de midi de la Direction Général Presse etbCommunication19/04/05[01] MG Rover : Danuta Hübner offers support for the West Midlands regionDanuta Hübner, European Commissioner for Regional Policy, has offered support for the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom affected by the collapse of car producer MG Rover. Danuta Hübner said she was acutely aware of the impact that the job losses would have in Birmingham and the West Midlands as a whole and that the Commission wished "to be of the greatest possible assistance in this matter".[02] Vladimir Å pidla se félicite du lancement de la campagne "Halte au bruit"VladimÃr Å pidla, Commissaire européen chargé de l'Emploi, des Affaires sociales et de l'Egalité des chances, s'est félicité aujourd'hui du lancement de la campagne européenne "Halte au bruit", destinée à faire mieux connaître les risques liés au bruit excessif au travail. A partir de l'année prochaine, de nouvelles règles européennes abaisseront à 87 décibels la limite d'exposition sonore quotidienne des travailleurs. On estime à plus de 13 millions le nombre de travailleurs victimes d'une perte d'audition sur leur lieu de travail, non seulement dans l'industrie lourde, mais aussi dans des secteurs comme les services, l'éducation et les loisirs.[03] February 2005 compared to January 2005 : industrial production down by 0.5% in euro-zone ; EU25 down by 0.4%Seasonally adjusted industrial production fell by 0.5% in the euro-zone in February 2005 compared to January, estimates Eurostat. Production increased by 0.3% in both January 2005 and December 2004. Output in the EU25 decreased by 0.4% in February 2005, after rising by 0.3% in January and remaining stable in December. In February 2005 compared to February 2004, industrial production rose by 0.6% in the euro-zone and by 0.4% in the EU25.[04] Autre matériel diffuséNote on results of Competitiveness Council (18/04, Luxembourg)Speech by Olli Rehn : "The next steps towards Europe" at Belgrade University (18/04) Speech by Joaquin Almunia : "Economic growth in the EU, the reform of the Stability and Growth Pact and renewing the Lisbon Strategy" at the European Institute (18/04, Washington) Speech by Markos Kyprianou at the OECD Workshop on Consumer Dispute Resolution and redress in the Global Marketplace (Washington, !embargo 15h!) Speech by Peter Mandelson : "Cotton and the WTO" at meeting with West African Cotton Producers (Bamako, Mali) Speech by Stavros Dimas : "Meeting the Climate Change Challenge" at the
Brookings Institute (18/04, Washington)
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