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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-06-13
CONTENTS
[01] New UK plan to end beef dispute
[02] EU vets want UK to kill more cows
[03] More funds for mad cow research
[04] Vets find early mad cow test
[05] Legal framework for the Euro
[06] Progress on EMU stability pact
[07] BA/AA link faces long battle
[08] Commission adopts air safety plan
[09] Feta cheese proposal adopted
[10] Cereals set-aside scheme changes
[11] Subsidiarity efforts
[12] Landfill waste decision delayed
[13] Eco-label study tender launched
[14] Ministers act to end court delays
[15] EU called on to condemn Turkey
[16] Mercedes' small car subsidies
[17] Main EU events for June 13
[01] New UK plan to end beef dispute
BRUSSELS - Britain renewed efforts to defuse the "beef war" with its European
Union partners on Wednesday, offering a new plan for the gradual ending of a
worldwide ban on British beef. In LONDON, Britain's Foreign Secretary Malcolm
Rifkind said approval of a framework may be possible next week.
[02] EU vets want UK to kill more cows
BRUSSELS - The European Union's Standing Veterinary Committee demanded on
Wednesday that Britain kill more cattle to eradicate mad cow disease, British
officials said.
[03] More funds for mad cow research
LONDON - Britain said on Wednesday it will provide an extra four million
pounds for research into mad cow disease which has infected its cattle and
resulted in a worldwide ban of its beef by the European Union.
[04] Vets find early mad cow test
LONDON - Dutch veterinary doctors said on Wednesday they had developed a test
which might lead to the early detection of mad cow disease and its human
equivalent.
[05] Legal framework for the Euro
BRUSSELS - The European Commission went a long way on Wednesday towards
nailing down the legal framework for the European Union's future single
currency, but some questions still remain for investors in the derivatives
markets.
[06] Progress on EMU stability pact
BRUSSELS - The European Commission on Wednesday offered a detailed review of
EU negotiations towards securing a budgetary stability pact for countries
joining a single currency.
[07] BA/AA link faces long battle
BRUSSELS - The alliance between British Airways Plc and American Airlines
seems certain to run into controversy in the European Union, upsetting rival
companies and stoking the dispute over "open skies" talks with the United
States.
[08] Commission adopts air safety plan
BRUSSELS - The European Commission agreed an air safety strategy on Wednesday
including plans to allow EU airport authorities to ground third-country
aircraft found or suspected of being unfit to fly.
[09] Feta cheese proposal adopted
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had formally adopted a
proposal to protect Greek feta cheese and 317 other regional food products
against competition from other areas.
[10] Cereals set-aside scheme changes
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had proposed two
changes providing more flexibility in a set-aside scheme for cereals, oilseeds
and protein crops.
[11] Subsidiarity efforts
BRUSSELS - The European Commission outlined on Wednesday the efforts it had
made to simplify European Union legislation and to apply the subsidiarity
principle in sectors ranging from energy to financial services.
[12] Landfill waste decision delayed
BRUSSELS - Environment Commissioner Ritt Bjerregaard's plans to withdraw the
draft directive on the use of landfill sites for waste will have to wait at
least until June 18 for adoption, her spokesman, Jesper Jorgensen said on
Wednesday.
[13] Eco-label study tender launched
BRUSSELS - The European Commission launched a tender on Wednesday for a study
of ways to develop a "methodological and procedural" approach for setting eco-
label criteria.
[14] Ministers act to end court delays
BUDAPEST - European justice ministers said in Hungary on Wednesday that delays
in judicial proceedings were a serious problem in many countries and proposed
measures to speed up judicial processes.
[15] EU called on to condemn Turkey
ATHENS - Greek Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos on Wednesday urged the
European Union to condemn Turkish threats on Greek territory.
[16] Mercedes' small car subsidies
BRUSSELS - The European Commission cleared on Wednesday 10.3 million marks in
German subsidies to help Mercedes-Benz <DAIG.F>build engines for its "Smart"
small car line.
[17] Main EU events for June 13
BRUSSELS - Committee of the Regions holds plenary session (second of two
days); Commission President Santer gives address at 0830 GMT.
LISBON - Commission President Santer meets Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio
Guterres in the framework of his tour of cities on the confidence pact for
employment.
BRUSSELS - NATO defence ministers meeting begins at 0730 GMT (first of two
days); creation of a European defence identity in follow-up to Berlin foreign
ministers meeting.
FLORENCE, Italy - Ministerial meeting of Peace Implementation Council on
Bosnia to review progress since December 1995 London Conference; Commissioners
Bonino and van den Broek, representatives from the group of seven richest
nations (G7) plus Russia, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in
Europe (OSCE) and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference attend.
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://www.cec.lu/
© ECSC - EC - EAEC, Brussels-Luxembourg, 1995, 1996
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