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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-05-08
CONTENTS
[01] EU fails to reach power deal
[02] Council agrees SAVE II programme
[03] EU vows to protect farmers
[04] Beef ban could hurt EU's standing
[05] WHO meets on Creutzfeldt-Jakob
[06] Europeans' plans for defence
[07] France criticises Commission
[08] U.S. blacklist over Cuba links
[09] EU positive on China
[10] U.S. forestalling telecom deal
[11] New Spain government meets
[12] Divisions remain over CFSP
[13] Main EU events for May 8
[01] EU fails to reach power deal
BRUSSELS - European Union energy ministers failed to agree to liberalise
national electricity markets on Tuesday, despite making some progress on the
politically sensitive issue after years of wrangling, EU officials said.
[02] Council agrees SAVE II programme
BRUSSELS - European Union energy ministers succeeded in reaching agreement on
Tuesday on the SAVE II programme to promote energy efficiency..
[03] EU vows to protect farmers
MURO LECCESE, Italy - European Union farm ministers vowed on Tuesday that
their farmers should not be sacrificed in the pursuit of free trade accords
with Mediterranean and other developing countries.
[04] Beef ban could hurt EU's standing
MURO LECCESE, Italy - British agriculture minister Duncan Hogg said on Tuesday
he had told EU ministers that a worldwide ban on his country's beef exports
could seriously hurt Europe's image in Britain.
[05] WHO meets on Creutzfeldt-Jakob
GENEVA - International experts will meet in Geneva next week to discuss global
surveillance of the new form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, suspected to be
linked to mad cow disease, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.
[06] Europeans' plans for defence
BIRMINGHAM, England - Foreign and defence ministers from 27 European
countries, meeting against the backdrop of an old-style spy row, endorsed
plans on Tuesday to play a larger role in security issues on their own
continent.
[07] France criticises Commission
BIRMINGHAM, England - France openly criticised the EU's External Affairs
Commissioner Hans van den Broek as "irresponsible" on Tuesday for remarks
suggesting the European allies take over peacekeeping in Bosnia next year.
[08] U.S. blacklist over Cuba links
BRUSSELS - Hundreds, possibly thousands, of investors and business people
dealing with Cuba face being blacklisted by Washington because of a
controversial law aimed at Havana, U.S. State Department officials said on
Tuesday.
[09] EU positive on China
BEIJING - Trade Commissioner Sir Leon Brittan said on Tuesday China cannot win
World Trade Organisation entry on false terms but Beijing countered that
exorbitant demands were blocking its membership.
[10] U.S. forestalling telecom deal
BEIJING - The United States' forestalling last week of a pact to open the
world telecommunications market was "worrying", Trade Commissioner Sir Leon
Brittan said on Tuesday.
[11] New Spain government meets
MADRID - New Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar's conservative cabinet meets for
the first time on Tuesday to set about slashing Spain's bulging budget
deficit.
[12] Divisions remain over CFSP
BRUSSELS - European Union member states are agreed on the need to have more
coordination in Common Foreign and Security Policy, with most opting for more
majority voting, but remain divided over how this should be achieve
[13] Main EU events for May 8
BRUSSELS - European Commission regular weekly meeting begins at 0730 GMT;
decision on whether some beef products such as gelatine and tallow should be
exempted from a worldwide ban on British beef exports, Commissioner Gradin
holds news conference on the annual report 1995 on fraud at 1015 GMT,
Commissioner Wulf-Mathies holds news conference on the list of declining
industrial zones eligible for objective 2 and indicative share out of
structural funds for 1997-1999 at 1045 GMT.
BRUSSELS - European Parliament mini-session begins at 1300 GMT (first of two
days); agenda includes debate on HIV/AIDS related operations in developing
countries.
BRUSSELS - Standing Veterinary Committee meets (second of two days).
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://www.cec.lu/
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