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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 97-01-09
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
MIDDAY EXPRESS
News from the Spokesman's midday briefing
Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi du Porte-Paroleb
09/01/1997
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[I] R�sultats de la Commission du 8 janvier - Outcome of Commission's
meeting of 8 January
[01] Mesures de sauvegarde � l'importation de riz en provenance des pays et
territoires d'Outre-Mer
[II] Other news - Autres nouvelles
[02] Brittan: securing the advantages and avoiding the pitfalls of
flexibility - the need for a positive British voice
[I] R�sultats de la Commission du 8 janvier - Outcome of Commission's
meeting of 8 January
[01] Mesures de sauvegarde � l'importation de riz en provenance des pays et
territoires d'Outre-Mer
La Commission europ�enne a d�cid�, sur proposition de M. FISCHLER et M.
PINHEIRO, de fixer un contingent tarifaire de 42.650 tonnes de riz en
provenance des pays et territoires d'Outre-Mer (PTOM) pour la p�riode du
1er janvier au 30 avril 1997. Cette d�cision d�coule d'une demande
formul�e par les autorit�s italiennes et espagnoles suite � la forte
augmentation des importations de ce produit en provenance de ces pays.
[II] Other news - Autres nouvelles
[02] Brittan: securing the advantages and avoiding the pitfalls of
flexibility - the need for a positive British voice
Britain must take an open-minded, imaginative approach to the IGC if it is
to secure the best outcome on flexibility, argues Sir Leon Brittan in a
speech today in Bristol. A flexible Europe means no coercion of the
minority but no holding back of the majority. Talk of renegotiating the
very basis of British membership of the EU will be seen as a lightly coded
desire to leave the Union, and undermines UK credibility. And for Britain
to achieve its key objectives in Europe, notably enlargement to the East,
it must be ready for adjustments to the institutions, including voting
rights.
MIDDAY EXPRESS
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