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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 97-09-15

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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

15/09/97


CONTENTS / CONTENU

  • [01] Padraig Flynn calls for higher standards of safety and health at work
  • [02] Brittan: WTO talks on financial services should help remedy turbulence in Asian markets
  • [03] Le taux de ch�mage de l'Union europ�enne � baiss� � 10,6% en juillet

  • [01] Padraig Flynn calls for higher standards of safety and health at work

    Speaking in Bilbao today, Padraig Flynn, Commissioner responsible for Employment and Social Affairs said, "There are over 6,000 deaths each year in the EU from work-related accidents and injuries. Hundreds of thousands of cases of serious injuries lead to permanent disabilities. Many are due to carelessness, negligence, bad management and incompetence." Poor standards of health and safety have a huge cost burden for industry and the public purse. The figures for healthcare, disability, insurance and early retirement resulting from work-related illness, accidents and injuries, combined with costs from lost production, are enormous. In Denmark, they have estimated the overall cost to their economy at around 2% to 3% of GDP. The Commission is particularly keen to promote greater understanding amongst SMEs as to why health and safety standards are key to business success. This will be the theme of the second European Week on Health and Safety at Work, October 20-25. Mr. Flynn concluded with a warning to Member States to transpose and implement the existing body of Community legislation on health and safety or "face the consequences!"

    [02] Brittan: WTO talks on financial services should help remedy turbulence in Asian markets

    The financial crisis in Asia should not be a reason for hesitancy in the WTO financial services negotiations, due for completion by December this year, says Sir Leon Brittan in a speech in Berlin today. On the contrary, the opening of domestic markets, in conjunction with other measures to achieve internal and external liberalisation, are part of the solution to problems in those troubled markets. Transparent, well regulated markets attract external investment. Many Asian countries have very high savings ratios and stand to gain from the greater efficiency in local capital markets which better access to foreign financial service providers would yield.

    [03] Le taux de ch�mage de l'Union europ�enne � baiss� � 10,6% en juillet

    Le taux de ch�mage de l'UE, corrig� des variations saisonni�res, �tait de 10,7% en juin et de 10,6% en juillet, apr�s s'�tre stabilis� � 10,8% les cinq premier mois de cette ann�e. C'est ce qu'indique aujourd'hui dans son rapport Eurostat, l'Office statistique des Communaut�s europ�ennes. Il s'�levait � 10,9% en juillet de l'ann�e derni�re et � 10,7% en juillet 1995. Eurostat pr�cise que la chute peut �tre expliqu�e par le recul du ch�mage au Royaume-Uni, dans les pays scandinaves, au Portugal et en Espagne. En Espagne, le taux �tait pass� en dessous de 20% pour la premier fois depuis octobre 1992, pour atteindre 19,9%. En Finlande, il a chut� de 16,4% en mai, � 14,3% en juin et � 12,5 en juillet. Dans l'UE, entre le mois de mai et le mois de juillet, le taux de ch�mage des hommes est descendu de 9,5% � 9,3%, � celui des femmes de 12,6% � 12,5%. Le taux des moins de 25 ans (20,6% en juillet) a chut� depuis le mois de mars 1996, et cette chute semble s'accentuer. Eurostat indique que cette tendance g�n�rale encourageant ne s'applique pas � l'Allemagne, o� le ch�mage ne cesse pas d'augmenter (9,7%), principalement chez les jeunes (10,4%). L'Espagne a de loin le plus fort taux de ch�mage de l'UE (19,9%); le Luxembourg (3,8%) et l'Autriche (4,5%) enregistrent les taux les plus faibles. Eurostat estime que 18,0 millions de personnes �taient sans emploi dans l'UE en juillet. Il s'agit l� d'un chiffre corrig� des variations saisonni�res, conform�ment aux crit�res du Bureau International du Travail.

    MIDDAY EXPRESS


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