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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 06-04-20
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] EU-Japan Summit (24/04)
[02] Benita Ferrero-Waldner to visit Vietnam (21-22/04)
[03] Médicaments biotechnologiques : premier produit biosimilaire sur le
marché de l'UE
[04] Commission to pay nearly €1.3 million to support Estonia in dealing
with storm disaster in 2005
[05] March 2006 : Euro-zone annual inflation down to 2.2% ; EU25 down to
2.1%
[06] Commission approves acquisition of Küsters by Andritz
[07] European Enterprise Awards' to reward entrepreneurship across the
continent
[08] Comment faire en sorte que le marché intérieur relève parfaitement
les défis nouveaux et à venir ?
[09] Commission convenes an EU-Latin America and Caribbean experts' seminar
on energy
[10] Autre matériel diffusé
Midday Express of 2006-04-20
Reference: MEX/06/0420
Date: 20/04/2006
EXME06 / 20.4
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
20/04/06
[01] EU-Japan Summit (24/04)
The 15th Summit between the European Union and Japan will be held in Tokyo
on 24 April 2006. Alongside European Commission President José Manuel
Durão Barroso and Commissioner for External Relations and European
Neighbourhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the EU will be represented by
Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel and High Representative for Common
Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana. Discussions will cover political
and economic aspects of the EU-Japan relationship, global issues, in
particular energy, as well as a range of key international issues including
East Asian regional cooperation, relations with China, the Korean Peninsula,
Russia, Iran and the Middle East.
[02] Benita Ferrero-Waldner to visit Vietnam (21-22/04)
European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood
Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner will visit Vietnam on 21-22 April for
meetings with Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy
Nien. Discussions will cover a wide range of bilateral and regional issues
of mutual concern: strengthening EU-Vietnam political, economic and trade
links in the context of Vietnam's "Master Plan" on relations with the EU,
upgrading the EU-Vietnam Cooperation Agreement, Vietnam's role in the
region, enhancing cooperation in the framework of ASEM and ongoing global
issues like the WTO and avian flu.
[03] Médicaments biotechnologiques : premier produit biosimilaire sur le
marché de l'UE
Deux décennies après la mise sur le marché communautaire des premiers
médicaments produits par des moyens biotechnologiques (par opposition aux
produits pharmaceutiques "normaux"), plusieurs de ces brevets arrivent
maintenant à expiration. En d'autres termes, les premiers médicaments
"biogénériques" - appelés médicaments biosimilaires en Europe – sont
sur le point d'arriver sur le marché pharmaceutique de l'UE. La Commission
européenne soutient cette évolution, étant donné que les procédés
biosimilaires sont moins coûteux tout en étant sûrs et efficaces (comme
les médicaments biotechnologiques originaux). La Commission a maintenant
accordé la première autorisation de commercialisation pour un tel produit
biosimilaire. Ce médicament, l'omnitrope, est destiné à traiter les
perturbations de la croissance et le manque d'hormones de croissance chez
les enfants et les adultes. Il a été évalué et a fait l'objet d'un avis
scientifique positif de l'Agence européenne des médicaments en janvier
2006. Les études ont montré que l'omnitrope était comparable et
similaire en qualité, sécurité et efficacité à un produit
médical de référence déjà autorisé dans l'UE, la génotropine.
[04] Commission to pay nearly €1.3 million to support Estonia in dealing
with storm disaster in 2005
European Commissioner for Regional Policy and the Solidarity Fund, Danuta
Hübner, and Estonian Finance Minister Aivar Sõerd signed an agreement to
pay €1,289,765 to Estonia to reimburse emergency costs incurred after the
severe storm of January 2005. The grant is being made available through the
European Union Solidarity Fund. It will reimburse public funds spent on the
immediate emergency response, in particular on rescue services, cleaning-up
operations in affected areas and the restoration of basic infrastructure to
working conditions.
[05] March 2006 : Euro-zone annual inflation down to 2.2% ; EU25 down to
2.1%
Euro-zone annual inflation was 2.2% in March 2006, down from 2.3% in
February. A year earlier the rate was 2.1%. Monthly inflation was 0.6% in
March 2006. EU25 annual inflation was 2.1% in March 2006, down from 2.2% in
February. A year earlier the rate was 2.1%. Monthly inflation was 0.5% in
March 2006. EICP annual inflation was 2.1% in March 2006. These figures
come from Eurostat.
[06] Commission approves acquisition of Küsters by Andritz
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the
proposed acquisition of Eduard Küsters Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co KG
(Küsters), a German manufacturer of calenders (used in paper and textiles
manufacturing), by the Austrian producer of paper-manufacturing machinery
Andritz GmbH (Andritz). After investigation the Commission concluded that
the transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the
European Economic Area or any substantial part of it.
[07] European Enterprise Awards' to reward entrepreneurship across the
continent
Officially launched as part of the UK presidency late last year, the
European Enterprise Awards will recognise and reward initiatives by local
and regional authorities to support entrepreneurship. They aim at raising
awareness of positive enterprise activities and celebrate entrepreneurial
success in developing Europe's economy. The deadline for receipt of entries
at national level is 31 May, 2006 with the winners to be announced at a
ceremony in Brussels in December 2006.
[08] Comment faire en sorte que le marché intérieur relève parfaitement
les défis nouveaux et à venir ?
Les politiques communautaires du marché intérieur sont-elles les bonnes ?
Les règles en vigueur sont-elles adaptées et sont-elles bien mises en
œuvre ? Comment pourraient-elles être améliorées ? Dans le cadre d'un
vaste examen de la politique du marché intérieur, la Commission
européenne a lancé une consultation publique afin de donner à chacun la
possibilité de répondre à ces questions et d'exprimer un avis sur la
manière dont il convient de répondre aux défis nouveaux et à venir. La
consultation vise à lancer un vaste débat sur la future politique du
marché intérieur. Les citoyens, les entreprises, les associations
représentatives, les universitaires, les administrations publiques et les
autres parties intéressées sont donc invités à s'exprimer sur ces
questions. Les résultats de cette consultation et d'autres initiatives
connexes contribueront au processus de réflexion de la Commission. Les
contributions doivent être transmises pour le 15 juin 2006 et le document
de consultation est disponible sur:
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/strategy/index_fr.htm">http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/strategy/index_fr.htm
[09] Commission convenes an EU-Latin America and Caribbean experts' seminar
on energy
The European Commission is organizing an EU-Latin America and Caribbean
(LAC) Experts' Seminar on Energy entitled "Energy: the experiences of the
European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean", which is taking place
on 20-21 April 2006 in Brussels. This event brings together 30 high level
experts from the EU and LAC, with the participation of representatives from
the Commission, governments, international organizations and other experts
from industry and the scientific community. The event is being organized in
the framework of the preparation of the EU-LAC Summit taking place in
Vienna on 12Â May under the Austrian Presidency, where energy and research
will both be on the agenda. The seminar will address the current challenges,
threats and opportunities of the energy sector in Latin America and the
Caribbean, and Europe and will aim at exploring possible axes of
cooperation in energy RTD strategies to be developed between the EU and LAC
as well as setting up recommendations in order to strengthen dialogue and
cooperation between both regions.
More details on <a href="http://europa.eu.int/comm/world/lac-
vienna/events/energy.htm">http://europa.eu.int/comm/world/lac-
vienna/events/energy.htm
[10] Autre matériel diffusé
Preparation of the Informal Competitiveness Council of Ministers (21-22,
Graz)
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