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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 97-01-14
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
14/01/1997
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Le PIB de l'UE a augment� de 0,76% au troisi�me trimestre 1996
[02] Business and consumer surveys: modest investment growth expected
[03] Commission authorizes the acquisition by Rheinbraun Brennstoff GmbH
and SHV Energy NV of joint control of the hard coal trading activities of
Stinnes AG
[04] Sport against racism
[01] Le PIB de l'UE a augment� de 0,76% au troisi�me trimestre 1996
Le PIB en termes r�els de l'Union europ�enne a fortement augment� (0,76%)
durant le troisi�me trimestre de l'ann�e derni�re par rapport au deuxi�me
trimestre. Le taux de croissance est le double de celui atteint aux
premier et deuxi�me trimestres de 1996 (respectivement 0,34% et 0,31%).
Les donn�es publi�es aujourd'hui par Eurostat, l'Office statistique des
Communaut�s europ�ennes � Luxembourg, constituent une premi�re estimation,
sujette � r�vision. Durant les trois premiers trimestres de l'ann�e 1996,
la croissance a atteint 1,1% par rapport � la m�me p�riode de l'ann�e 1995.
Elle s'�l�ve � 1,47% au troisi�me trimestre 1996 par rapport au troisi�me
trimestre 1995. Selon Eurostat, la relance de la croissance durant le
troisi�me trimestre est caract�ris�e par une hausse de 3,24% des
exportations par rapport au deuxi�me trimestre et un redressement de la
consommation priv�e (+0,58%). Conform�ment aux donn�es les plus r�centes,
le PIB des pays du G7 s'est relev� de 0,61% par rapport � 0,43% durant le
deuxi�me trimestre. La croissance s'est ralentie aux Etats-Unis � 0,49% (1,
15% durant le deuxi�me trimestre). Le Japon a b�n�fici� d'une l�g�re
reprise de 0,42% apr�s un fl�chissement de -0,73% durant le deuxi�me
trimestre.
[02] Business and consumer surveys: modest investment growth expected
Industrial investment is expected to grow by 2% in volume in 1997 (4% in
value), according to the October/November 1996 survey. In the meantime,
1996 investment growth was revised downwards, to 3% in volume (compared
with 7% in the March/April 1996 survey). The economic sentiment indicator
increased slowly; there were positive results on consumer confidence (which
rose for the second time in three months) and signs of increased optimism
in the retail trade. These encouraging developments were partly offset by
weak results from the industry sector (confidence declined slightly
following a continuous improvement over the last seven months).
[03] Commission authorizes the acquisition by Rheinbraun Brennstoff GmbH
and SHV Energy NV of joint control of the hard coal trading activities of
Stinnes AG
The European Commission has cleared the acquisition of a 50% interest each
in the hard coal trading activities of the German Stinnes AG by the German
Rheinbraun Brennstoff GmbH, K�ln, and the Dutch SHV Energy NV, Utrecht. The
investigation carried out has shown that the joint venture will not give
any power to the parties to increase prices or to evade the rules of
competition under the ECSC Treaty.
[04] Sport against racism
Social Affairs Commissioner Padraig Flynn met yesterday with Mr Roger Rogge,
President of the European Olympic Committee, and Mr Bengt Sevelius,
President of the European Non-Governmental Sport Organisations, to discuss
cooperation regarding the 1997 European Year against Racism. It was agreed
that the European Year will be featured during the European Youth Olympic
Days (for example, a declaration will be put out at the opening ceremonies)
which will take place in Sweden on 9 February (Winter) and in Lisbon on 17
July (Summer). It was also agreed that the network of 585,000 sports clubs
throughout Europe will be alerted and encouraged to participate in the
European Year.
MIDDAY EXPRESS
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