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EU News Flashes and Events for 97-02-19
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS
[01] EU/US more economic consultation
[02] Albright/NATO on Russian relations
[03] EP warns Commission over BSE
[04] Santer/EP health policy veto
[05] Farm ministers divided on oilseeds
[06] Commission rejects Danish pig aid
[07] Portuguese oppose olive oil reform
[08] GCC/EU to finish free trade accord
[09] Germans ask for inspection results
[10] Fischler says rice deal must stay
[11] Hewlett-Packard/Philips venture
[12] EU clears Polish TV venture
[13] German pensions management venture
[14] Global One telecoms deal
[15] Aircraft safety checks-Commission
[16] Burma trade privileges
[17] Main EU events for February 19
[01] EU/US more economic consultation
BRUSSELS - The European Commission told the United States on Tuesday it wanted
to develop closer consultations in monetary and economic matters.
[02] Albright/NATO on Russian relations
BRUSSELS - U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, seeking to soften
Moscow's strident opposition to planned North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
enlargement, offered on Tuesday to create a permanent Russia-NATO force.
[03] EP warns Commission over BSE
STRASBOURG - The European Parliament attacked European Commission President
Jacques Santer on Tuesday for what it called serious mistakes in the mad cow
crisis, threatening sanctions unless he put matters right.
[04] Santer/EP health policy veto
STRASBOURG - European Commission President Jacques Santer, fighting to avoid
censure for the way the Commission handled the mad cow crisis, on Tuesday
offered the European Parliament the right of veto over European Union health
policy.
[05] Farm ministers divided on oilseeds
BRUSSELS - The European Commission is not proposing any change to the way
penalties for exceeding the Blair House oilseeds production area limit are
applied Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler has told EU farm ministers.
[06] Commission rejects Danish pig aid
BRUSSELS - European Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler rejected a Danish request
for private storage aid to help pig producers, an EU official said on Tuesda
[07] Portuguese oppose olive oil reform
BRUSSELS - A plan to reform the European Union's olive oil regime by paying
aid per tree was opposed by Portugal at Monday's farm ministers meeting, an EU
official said.
[08] GCC/EU to finish free trade accord
DOHA - Foreign ministers of Gulf Arab and European Union states, meeting in
Doha on Monday, set a 1998 deadline to complete their negotiations for an
inter-regional free trade agreement, officials said.
[09] Germans ask for inspection results
BRUSSELS - The European Commission told EU farm ministers on Monday that it
would publish in March the findings of its investigations into mad cow disease
controls.
[10] Fischler says rice deal must stay
BRUSSELS - European Union Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler told agriculture
ministers on Tuesday that he rejected a Spanish call for a faster introduction
of rice sector reforms than the current planned three years, an EU official
said on Tuesday.
[11] Hewlett-Packard/Philips venture
BRUSSELS, Fe - The European Commission said on Tuesday it had cleared a global
joint venture between U.S.
[12] EU clears Polish TV venture
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Tuesday it had cleared the creation
of a Polish television joint venture between European Media group CLT-UFA and
the U.S.
[13] German pensions management venture
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Tuesday it had approved a proposed
joint venture between Deutsche Beamten Lebensversicherung AG, which belongs to
German insurance group DBV-Winterthur, and German life insurer Gothaer
Lebensversicherung AG to manage corporate pensions in Germany.
[14] Global One telecoms deal
BRUSSELS - The European Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to the
Global One telecommunications alliance between France Telecom, Deutsche
Telekom AG and their American partner Sprint Corp.
[15] Aircraft safety checks-Commission
BRUSSELS - The European Commission has agreed draft plans requiring member
states to step up safety checks on commercial aircraft using their airports
and to ground any found to be breaking international rule
[16] Burma trade privileges
BRUSSELS - The European Union may decide as early as Monday to withdraw
special trading privileges from Burma's agricultural products, diplomatic
sources said on Tuesday.
[17] Main EU events for February 19
STRASBOURG - European Commission regular weekly meeting begins at 0800 GMT;
discussions focus on Euro-Mediterranean partnership; duties on German imports
of television sets from Turkey; Kesko-Tuko competition case.
STRASBOURG - European Parliament plenary session begins at 0800 GMT (third of
five days); vote on report by the committee of inquiry on handling of the mad
cow disease crisis - followed by a news conference at 1230 GMT.
BRUSSELS - Steering board of Peace Implementation Council meets to discuss
further steps necessary to undertake the supervision tasks for the contested
northern Bosnian town of Brcko at 1100 GMT followed by a closing news
conference on the outcome of meeting at 1630 GMT.
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/
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