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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-05-07
From: News Distribution Manager <dist@hri.org>
CONTENTS
[01] Commission to decide on beef ban
[02] EU vets not expected to ease ban
[03] White paper on education
[04] Aznar warns on EMU
[05] Advertising paper agreement
[06] EU/Lebanon ceasefire
[07] Vehicle side-collision directive
[08] Main EU events for May 7
[01] Commission to decide on beef ban
OTRANTO, Italy - The European Commission is due to decide on Wednesday whether
some beef products such as gelatine and tallow should be exempted from a
worldwide ban on British beef exports, Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler said
on Monday.
[02] EU vets not expected to ease ban
BRUSSELS - European Union veterinarians will not decide this week whether to
ease the ban on British beef imposed by the EU to combat mad cow disease, the
European Commission said on Monday.
[03] White paper on education
BRUSSELS - Education ministers responded on Monday to the European
Commission's white paper on education, giving a cool response to its ideas on
language teaching and ideas on "second-chance" schools for those children
dropping out.
[04] Aznar warns on EMU
MADRID - New Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and his government stormed into
office on Monday with a thinly veiled threat of retaliation if other European
Union states fail to wait for Spain on the road to a single currency.
[05] Advertising paper agreement
BRUSSELS - The European Commission is set to adopt on Wednesday its green
paper on commercial communications, aimed at ensuring a single market in the
advertising and related sectors, Commission officials said on Monday.
[06] EU/Lebanon ceasefire
BEIRUT - The European Union does not expect to play a role in implementing the
ceasefire accord that ended Israel's 17-day bombardment of Lebanon, Italian
Foreign Minister Susanna Agnelli said on Monday.
[07] Vehicle side-collision directive
BRUSSELS - The Council of Ministers adopted on Monday a directive relating to
the side-impact resistance of motor vehicles CO519, it said in a news
statement.
[08] Main EU events for May 7
BRUSSELS - EU energy ministers meeting begins at 0800 GMT; main discussion
will focus on liberalisation of electricity markets.
BRUSSELS - Standing Veterinary Committee meeting begins at 0800 GMT (first of
two days).
BRUSSELS - Fifth meeting of EU foreign ministers' representatives to discuss
IGC's third chapter on external actions (second of two days).
FRANKFURT - Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Yves-Thibault de Silguy
attends European Monetary Institute Council.
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - - Western European Union (WEU) Council meeting
of foreign and defence ministers begins at 0730 GMT; associated members and
Commissioner for Relations with east Europe and CIS Hans van den Broek also
attend; discussions
on integration of Russia and Ukraine into European security architecture and
lessons arising from the experience of European forces in IFOR's deployment to
the former Yugoslavia; news conference at 1530 GMT.
AMMAN - Italian Foreign Minister and current EU Council President Susanna
Agnelli meets Jordan's King Hussein.
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://www.cec.lu/
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