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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-06-14EU News Flashes and Events Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: News Distribution Manager <dist@hri.org>CONTENTS
[01] New British beef planBRUSSELS - Prospects for defusing London's "beef war" with the European Union have improved with Britain's latest eradication proposal, but could yet be hurt by news France was sold suspected infected animal feed, EU sources said on Thursday.[02] Mad cow-CJD link seen in monkeysPARIS - French government scientists told a news conference on Thursday that they had found the first experimental evidence of a link between mad cow disease and its human equivalent, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, in work on monkeys.[03] France attends NATO meetingBRUSSELS - France attended its first formal meeting of NATO defence ministers for 30 years on Thursday to help try and build a greater role for Europeans in the U.S.-led alliance and review NATO's Bosnia mission. The United States told the meeting it would not end 47 years of U.S. military command of all NATO forces despite France's decision.[04] Bildt warns on Bosnia electionsFLORENCE, Italy - International envoy Carl Bildt told an international conference on Bosnia on Thursday that any delay to planned post-war Bosnian elections in September would increase the risk of partition into separate ethnic states.[05] Lamfalussy confident of 1999 EMUBONN - European Monetary Institute President Alexandre Lamfalussy said on Thursday he was confident that the single European currency would kick off as planned in 1999.[06] TENs conciliation procedureBRUSSELS - Transport networks conciliation talks between the European Parliament and Council remained deadlocked on Thursday after overnight negotiations broke up at five a.m., an EU diplomat told Reuters.[07] Anti-competitive complaint filedBRUSSELS - A group of private radio broadcasters, franchisers and advertising brokers formally complained to the European Commission on Thursday about the virtual monopoly held by state-owned BRTN in Flemish language radio broadcasting.[08] EU unemployment steady at 10.9 pctBRUSSELS - The rate of joblessness in the European Union was unchanged at 10.9 percent in April with 18.2 million people out of work, Eurostat, the EU's statistical office said in a statement on Thursday.[09] Main EU events for June 14BRUSSELS - EU Standing Veterinary Committee meeting begins at 0800 GMT to continue discussions on Portuguese and British BSE eradication plans (Friday).BRUSSELS - European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party news conference following their pre-Florence summit meeting begins at 1000 GMT (Friday). BRUSSELS - NATO Defence Planning committee and Nuclear Planning group meet in ministerial sessions. Defence ministers meet with cooperation partners (second of two days). ROME - Tripartite meeting of EU social partners on employment (Friday- Saturday); main discussions focus on social partners reaching an agreement on part time work; Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, Commission President Santer and Employment Commissioner Flynn attend. ZAGREB and SARAJEVO - NATO Secretary General Javier Solana and European Allied Forces Supreme Commander (SACEUR) General George Joulwan on official visit (Friday-Saturday). MADRID - Commission President Santer meets Spanish Prime Minister Jose Aznar in the framework of his tour of cities on the confidence pact for employment (Saturday). From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://www.cec.lu/
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