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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-06-25

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CONTENTS

  • [01] Beef clouds farm price marathon
  • [02] Major sees start of beef ban end
  • [03] No victory in UK beef deal yet
  • [04] Beef import quotas announced
  • [05] New fruit, veg reform compromise
  • [06] Veterinary fees harmonization
  • [07] EU to ease extradition procedures
  • [08] TENs funding battle still hopeful
  • [09] EU electricity deal
  • [10] EU to take note of US jobs advice
  • [11] Final deadline on fur trapping ?
  • [12] EU-Canada to hold summit in Rome
  • [13] Tractor emissions legislation
  • [14] No rule bending for Clabecq
  • [15] Irish prime minister in Malta
  • [16] Main EU events for June 25

  • [01] Beef clouds farm price marathon

    BRUSSELS - European Union agriculture ministers started marathon farm price talks on Monday but argument over aid for farmers ravaged by the mad cow crisis may delay a deal.

    [02] Major sees start of beef ban end

    LONDON - British Prime Minister John Major on Monday robustly defended his tough tactics in the "beef war" with the European Union and said he expected the export ban on British beef to start easing by November.

    [03] No victory in UK beef deal yet

    ROME - Italy on Monday contradicted Britain's assertion that the deal which ended London's "beef war" with the European Union was hastened along by a policy of non-cooperation with its EU partners.

    [04] Beef import quotas announced

    BRUSSELS - Countries which have preferential arrangements with the European Union will be allowed to export 35,000 head of cattle to the bloc in the second half of this year.

    [05] New fruit, veg reform compromise

    LUXEMBOURG - Farm ministers were discussing on Monday a revised compromise text from the Italian EU Presidency on the reform of the fresh and processed fruit and vegetables market.

    [06] Veterinary fees harmonization

    LUXEMBOURG - The Farm Council agreed on Monday by a qualified majority to harmonise fees for veterinary inspections on live animals and animal products with operators helping to finance the cost.

    [07] EU to ease extradition procedures

    BRUSSELS - The European Union, in a second success in three days in steps to fight organised crime within its borders, agreed a draft convention on Monday aimed at easing extradition procedures between its member countries.

    [08] TENs funding battle still hopeful

    BRUSSELS - Although the European Commission failed to secure 1.2 billion Ecus for trans-European networks at the EU summit in Florence, the plan proposed by President Jacques Santer contains an element of hope.

    [09] EU electricity deal

    BRUSSELS - The European Union's deal on liberalising electricity markets is seen as a limited but still important first step which could help lower costs for major industrial users of energy.

    [10] EU to take note of US jobs advice

    BRUSSELS - The notion that Europe has much to learn from the United States in creating jobs is being considered politely by European Union officials as they prepare for the Group of Seven summit this week.

    [11] Final deadline on fur trapping ?

    BRUSSELS - The European Union is likely to set itself a final deadline on Tuesday for formulating a policy on leghold traps and fur imports -- six months after such laws were due to come into effect.

    [12] EU-Canada to hold summit in Rome

    ROME - The European Union and Canada will hold a summit in Rome on Wednesday attended by Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien and European Commission President Jacques Santer, the Italian foreign ministry said on Monday.

    [13] Tractor emissions legislation

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission is preparing legislation to limit levels of pollution from tractors, spokesman Jesper Jorgensen said on Monday.

    [14] No rule bending for Clabecq

    BRUSSELS - Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert said on Monday there would be no bending of Commission rules on state aid to help a plan to save troubled Belgian steel maker Forges de Clabecq SA go ahead.

    [15] Irish prime minister in Malta

    VALLETTA - Irish Prime Minister John Bruton met Maltese Prime Minister Edward Fenech Adami on Monday at the start of a two-day official visit for talks expected to centre on Malta's application to join the European Union.

    [16] Main EU events for June 25

    LUXEMBOURG - EU farm ministers continue meeting (second of two days); meet counterparts from central and eastern European associated countries to discuss competitiveness of agriculture and the need for rural development at 1000 GMT.

    LUXEMBOURG - Environment Council meeting begins at 0800 GMT (first of two days); ministers hold structured dialogue with Cyprus and Malta; main discussions focus on Community strategy on climate change and adoption of a common position on measures to be taken against emissions from internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machinery.

    BRUSSELS - Commission President Santer meets Palestinian Authority International Planning and Cooperation Minister Nabil Shaath.

    BRUSSELS - Commissioner van den Broek attends EP Foreign Affairs Committee at 0700 GMT.

    BRUSSELS - Commissioner for Relations with ACP countries Pinheiro attends EP Development Committee at 1300 GMT.

    BRUSSELS - EP Environment and Agriculture Committees joint public hearing on "BSE-CJD: our health at risk?" resumes at 0700 GMT (second of two days).

    BRUSSELS - EP Energy Committee public hearing on "East-west cooperation, energy and nuclear safety" begins at 0700 GMT.

    BRUSSELS - EP External Economic Relations Committee public hearing on "The challenges involved in Euro-Mediterranean economic and trade relations" begins at 1300 GMT (first of two days).

    BRUSSELS - Irish Ambassador to the EU Denis O'Leary addresses Centre for European Policy Studies seminar on "The Irish Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers from July-December 1996" at 1115 GMT.


    From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://www.cec.lu/
    © ECSC - EC - EAEC, Brussels-Luxembourg, 1995, 1996


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