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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 06-03-07
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Clearing and settlement : Competition and Internal Market
Commissioners will act unless there is further action from industry
[02] Marchés publics : la Commission lance une consultation sur un
système de classification actualisé des marchés publics
[03] International Women's Day Conference 2006 : Women and Men, Building
Equality Together
[04] European business : a portrait of EU industrial and service activities
- new comprehensive statistical panorama of European business
[05] Autre matériel diffusé
Midday Express of 2006-03-07
Reference: MEX/06/0307
Date: 07/03/2006
EXME06 / 7.3
MIDDAY EXPRESS
News from the Press and Communication Directorate General's midday briefing
Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi de la Direction Générale Presse etb
Communication
07/03/06
[01] Clearing and settlement : Competition and Internal Market
Commissioners will act unless there is further action from industry
Unless market players come forward with effective and realistic changes to
improve the clearing and settlement (C/S) of securities in the EU, the
European Commissioners for Competition and the Internal Market intend to
propose action on the basis of EU competition and single market rules
before the summer break. The current fragmented national monopolies in
trading infrastructures such as exchanges, clearinghouses and securities
depositaries, create high costs for the EU economy and represent
significant impediments to efficient cross-border trading in the EU. The
securities Industry needs to accelerate work on removing a number of
barriers significantly, and provide a firm timetable for change.
[02] Marchés publics : la Commission lance une consultation sur un
système de classification actualisé des marchés publics
La Commission européenne demande aux administrations publiques et aux
entreprises de donner leur avis sur une version actualisée du "Vocabulaire
commun pour les marchés publics" (CPV), qui est le système communautaire
de classification des contrats de marchés publics. Le CPV permet
l'ensemble des entreprises et des PME de l'Union d'identifier facilement
les contrats de marchés publics proposés par les administrations
publiques de l'UE, quelle que soit la langue originale de l'avis d'appel
d'offres, ce qui a pour effet d'accroître la concurrence, l'efficacité et
la transparence. La version mise jour du CPV tient compte de l'évolution
récente du marché et des nouvelles possibilités offertes par les
marchés publics électroniques, telles que la structuration et l'analyse
des dépenses et l'établissement de statistiques. Les résultats de la
consultation, qui se présente sous la forme d'un questionnaire en ligne,
seront pris en compte lors de l'élaboration de la version définitive du
CPV actualisé. Le questionnaire se trouve l'adresse suivante: <a
href="http://europa.eu.int/yourvoice/consultations">http://europa.eu.int/yourvoice/consultations.
[03] International Women's Day Conference 2006 : Women and Men, Building
Equality Together
Why speak about men on a day that is supposed to be dedicated to women ?
The subject chosen this year for the annual staff lunchtime conference
organised by the Commission to celebrate International Women's Day is the
role of women and of men in the construction and implementation of an equal
opportunities policy. Because, on the one hand, it is not possible to
continue developing an equal opportunities policy without involving men in
the process, and, on the other hand, because this policy concerns and
benefits them too. Mr José Manuel Barroso, President of the Commission
will deliver the opening speech of this conference, chaired by Vice-
President Siim Kallas, Vice-President and Commissioner in charge of
administrative affairs. Other speakers include Catherine Day, Secretary
General of the Commission, Lissy Gröner, member of the Committee on
Women's Rights and Gender Equality of the European Parliament, Waqar Azmi,
Chief Diversity Adviser to the British Government, Anne-Marie Devreux,
Sociologist, and Lars Jalmert, former member of the Swedish Council of Work
Life Research.
[04] European business : a portrait of EU industrial and service activities
- new comprehensive statistical panorama of European business
The new edition of European business - facts and figures, published by
Eurostat, gives a comprehensive picture of the structure, development and
characteristics of European business and its different activities : from
energy and the extractive industries to communications, information
services and media. It presents the latest available statistics from a wide
selection of statistical sources describing for each activity production
and employment, country specialisation and regional distribution,
productivity and profitability, the importance of small and medium sized
enterprises (SMEs), work-force characteristics, external trade, etc.
[05] Autre matériel diffusé
Equal opportunities policy at the European Commission
Discours de M. Franco Frattini : "Immigration illégale : mesures récentes
et futures" au Sénat français (Paris, ! embargo 16h00 !)
Speech by Günter Verheugen : "Synthetic fuels for a more competitive and
environmentally friendly Europe" to Synthetic Fuels Alliance (! embargo
16h00 !)
Speech by Janez Potočnick : "Between Cooperation and Competition - Science
and Research as a Transatlnatic Bridge Builder" at American European
Community Association Round-table luncheon
Speech by Benita Ferrero-Waldner : "European Neighbourhood Policy" at
Swedish Institute for International Affairs (Stockholm)
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