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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-10-24

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CONTENTS

  • [01] New mad cow link to humans
  • [02] Animal disease programme approved
  • [03] Farmers face refund cuts
  • [04] IGC may have to consider budget
  • [05] Child sex tourism draft measures
  • [06] Danish move on Cuba trade
  • [07] EU/Danes talks about Cuba plan
  • [08] Nordic split in EU alcohol talks
  • [09] Irish paper on gas liberalisation
  • [10] Research aid to Usinor Sacilor
  • [11] New restructuring plan for SKET
  • [12] Aid to Dutch shipbuilding sector
  • [13] EU says aid to Opel Spain illegal
  • [14] NATO race launched by U.S.
  • [15] EU Mideast peace envoy/Spring
  • [16] Main EU events for October 24

  • [01] New mad cow link to humans

    LONDON - British scientists said on Wednesday they had found fresh evidence that people can get a new human form of mad cow disease from eating beef.

    [02] Animal disease programme approved

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had agreed to a plan by Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler to spend 67 million Ecus in 1997 eradicating animal diseases which threaten human health.

    [03] Farmers face refund cuts

    BRUSSELS - European farmers could be hit by cuts in export refunds if proposals to help beef producers using cuts in aid to cereal farmers do not go through, an EU official said on Wednesday.

    [04] IGC may have to consider budget

    BRUSSELS - Inter-governmental conference negotiators may have to reconsider the way that the European Union budget is handled following this week's IGC meeting, the group's chairman Noel Dorr has said.

    [05] Child sex tourism draft measures

    STRASBOURG, France - The European Union's executive Commission is preparing a report on measures to combat child sex tourism, the EU's commissioner for tourism, Christos Papoutsis, said on Tuesday.

    [06] Danish move on Cuba trade

    BRUSSELS - European Commission President Jacques Santer on Wednesday used Denmark's decision to block European Union moves on U.S. anti-Cuba laws to call for an end to the use of vetoes in EU decision making.

    [07] EU/Danes talks about Cuba plan

    STRASBOURG - The Irish EU Presidency said on Wednesday it envisaged talks with Denmark about its opposition to European Union efforts to fight Washington's anti-Cuba trade laws.

    [08] Nordic split in EU alcohol talks

    BRUSSELS - Denmark and Finland edged closer on Wednesday to an EU deal to phase out limits on the amount of alcohol their nationals can take home from abroad, but Sweden refused to move on the sensitive issue and said it was ready to defend itself in court.

    [09] Irish paper on gas liberalisation

    BRUSSELS - European Union diplomats expressed cautious optimism on Wednesday that agreement could be reached on liberalising natural gas markets following this week's first discussions on a new proposal from the Irish presidency.

    [10] Research aid to Usinor Sacilor

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had aproved a French research grant for a project carried out by steel makers Usinor Sacilor SA of France and Thyssen AG of Germany.

    [11] New restructuring plan for SKET

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission will show understanding for a new restructuring plan for German machinery giant SKET GmbH, Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert was quoted as telling a delegation of SKET's workers on Wednesday.

    [12] Aid to Dutch shipbuilding sector

    THE HAGUE - Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Hans Wijers intends to raise government support to the Dutch shipbuilding sector by 10 million guilders, his ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

    [13] EU says aid to Opel Spain illegal

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday that it had turned down 200 million pesetas in aid, most of which has been paid to Opel Spain, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors's Spanish unit.

    [14] NATO race launched by U.S.

    BRUSSELS - President Bill Clinton, fixing a 1999 target date for admitting new members to NATO, has launched a furious race by the alliance's former communist foes desperate to join at the first attempt.

    [15] EU Mideast peace envoy/Spring

    STRASBOURG - A planned special European Union envoy to the Middle East would not be directly involved in peace negotiations, Irish Foreign Minister Dick Spring said on Wednesday.

    [16] Main EU events for October 24

    DUBLIN - EU housing ministers informal meeting begins at 0800 GMT (first of two days); discussions on the positive impact housing policy can have in helping to counteract and prevent social exclusion.

    BRUSSELS - European Commission President Santer and Commissioner van den Broek meet Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok.

    STRASBOURG - EP holds plenary session begins at 0800 GMT (fourth of five days).

    STRASBOURG - The Dalai Lama holds news conference at 0830 GMT.

    BRUSSELS - Swiss Ambassador to the EU Alexis Lautenberg addresses Centre for European Policy Studies lunchtime seminar on "Switzerland-EU: the current state of play" at 1115 GMT.


    From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/
    © ECSC - EC - EAEC, Brussels-Luxembourg, 1995, 1996


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