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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 98-06-09
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
09/06/98
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] La Commission approuve le programme fran�ais de soutien � la
production cin�matographique
[02] La Commission lance 154 projets de recherche dans le domaine de la
biotechnologie
[03] Business and Consumer surveys for May 1998 : favorable economic
conditions in Europe persist
[04] 115 jeunes participent � la Coupe du Monde de football 1998 dans le
cadre des actions "Service volontaire europ�en" et "Erasmus"
[05] EU foreign ministers announce new measures in worldwide market-opening
initiative
[01] La Commission approuve le programme fran�ais de soutien � la
production cin�matographique
La Commission europ�enne a d�cid� d'approuver le programme fran�ais de
soutien � la production cin�matographique d'un budget annuel d'environ 400
millions de FRF (60 millions d'Ecus). Ce r�gime pr�voit une aide
automatique au b�n�fice de tout film r�alis� en France. Il est �tabli sur
base de r�gles simplifi�es et harmonis�es, et facilite mieux que le
programme pr�c�dant de 1992 les coproductions internationales. Les
producteurs b�n�ficient de la totalit� de l'aide jusqu'� un plafond de 15%
de d�penses effectu�es � l'�tranger.
[02] La Commission lance 154 projets de recherche dans le domaine de la
biotechnologie
La mise au point de nouveaux vaccins et de nouvelles substances
th�rapeutiques, ainsi que l'optimisation des bioproc�d�s garantissant
l'innocuit� des denr�es alimentaires ou encore la remise en �tat de
l'environnement sont les th�mes dominants des 154 projets de recherche dans
le domaine de la biotechnologie pour lesquels Edith Cresson, Commissaire
europ�en responsable de la recherche et de l'innovation, a propos�
l'attribution d'une enveloppe financi�re de 138 millions d'Ecus. Ces
projets visent � mobiliser les ressources europ�ennes dans les domaines de
pointe de la biotechnologie moderne (th�rapie g�nique, traitement des
maladies, compr�hension de la fonction/structure des biomol�cules, etc.).
Ils devraient avoir un impact b�n�fique sur l'industrie et la soci�t�
puisqu'une part importante de cet effort de recherche est ax�e sur
l'am�lioration de la sant� humaine.
[03] Business and Consumer surveys for May 1998 : favorable economic
conditions in Europe persist
The latest results from the business and consumer surveys conducted by the
European Commission's Directorate General for economic and financial
affairs are published today. Economic sentiment in the European Union
remained strong. Consumer confidence was higher in May compared with the
previous month. European consumers believe that the conditions for making
major purchases at present are more favorable. The financial situation of
households is also encouraging. The optimism among consumers was shared by
managers in retail trade, who viewed the present business situation as
better. However, export order books in manufacturing industry fell back
further, which together with a downward revision of production expectations
led to a contraction in the industrial confidence indicator. A new
aggregate for the euro-zone (EUR11) is presented for the first time,
providing information for the eleven Member States that will participate in
Economic and Monetary Union, form 1 January 1999.
[04] 115 jeunes participent � la Coupe du Monde de football 1998 dans le
cadre des actions "Service volontaire europ�en" et "Erasmus"
Le Service volontaire europ�en et Erasmus, deux initiatives d�velopp�es par
la Commission europ�enne dans le cadre, respectivement, des programmes
"Jeunesse pour l'Europe" et "Socrates", permettront � 115 jeunes Europ�ens
de 15 Etats membres de l'Union europ�enne (UE), de l'Association europ�enne
de libre-�change (AELE) et des Pays d'Europe centrale et orientale (PECO),
de participer � la Coupe du Monde de football en France, et seront r�partis
sur 10 sites diff�rents. Leur travail consistera � accueillir et �
encadrer les d�l�gations �trang�res et � faciliter leur installation dans
les villes-h�tes.
[05] EU foreign ministers announce new measures in worldwide market-opening
initiative
European Union (EU) foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg yesterday
welcomed the progress made by the European Commission in opening world
markets to EU exporters, and agreed on further measures to eliminate trade
barriers. The Council of Ministers endorsed a report which highlighted the
growing involvement of businesses in identifying new and existing barriers
to trade under the EU's Market Access Strategy, with a view to taking
action to eliminate them. The new measures strengthen and streamline the
process for reviewing, analysing and taking action on barriers to trade.
The Commission will draw up a series of new reports on specific types of
barrier including intellectual property rights, standards and certification,
and trade related investment measures. It will also conduct geographical
reviews for discussion with the Member States. Finally there will be
improvements and extensions to the Market Access data base.
MIDDAY EXPRESS
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