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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-10-31
From: HR-Net News Distribution Manager <dist@hri.org>
CONTENTS
[01] BSE beef aid package agreement
[02] Fish price proposal
[03] Announcement on Telekom Thursday
[04] EU fines five ferry firms
[05] EU plans to clear Finnish timber
[06] Metallgesellschaft buy of Safic
[07] Single Market said to work
[08] Commission/Greek toy advert
[09] Swiss/NATO partnership plan
[10] Solana/No Russia deal this year
[11] Israeli government/EU visit
[12] Main EU events for October 31
[01] BSE beef aid package agreement
LUXEMBOURG - European Union farm ministers agreed on Wednesday, despite
Germany opposition, on measures to give an extra 500 million Ecus aid to
farmers hurt by the mad cow crisis and to cut beef surpluses, EU officials
said.
[02] Fish price proposal
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had forwarded to the
Council of Ministers its annual proposal for fixing guide prices for fishery
products in 1997.
[03] Announcement on Telekom Thursday
BRUSSELS - The European Commission may make an announcement on Thursday on
Deutsche Telekom's price discounts for big customers, a Commission official
said on Wednesday.
[04] EU fines five ferry firms
BRUSSELS - The European Commission decided on Wednesday to fine five ferry
companies a total of 645,000 Ecus for operating a price cartel on cross-
channel freight shipments in 1992.
[05] EU plans to clear Finnish timber
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday it planned to approve for
five years an amended deal on long-term development of competition in the
roundwood trade in Finland.
[06] Metallgesellschaft buy of Safic
BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Wednesday that it was starting a
preliminary inquiry into the acquisition of Safic-Alcan SA by German
commodities trading firm Metallgesellschaft Handel & Beteiligungen A.
[07] Single Market said to work
BRUSSELS - The European Union's single market has helped create between
300,000 and 900,000 jobs, increased the EU's income and lowered inflation, the
European Commission said on Wednesday.
[08] Commission/Greek toy advert
BRUSSELS - The European Commission agreed on Wednesday to send a warning
letter to Greece, urging it to remove restrictions on television advertisements
for toys, which non-national manufacturers say discriminate against them.
[09] Swiss/NATO partnership plan
ZURICH - Neutral Switzerland edged away from its traditonal isolationism on
Wednesday by announcing it would join NATO's Partnership for Peace programme
in a bid to promote security in post-Cold War Europe.
[10] Solana/No Russia deal this year
STOCKHOLM - NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana said on Wednesday that no
deal on future relations between Russia and NATO would be signed this year.
[11] Israeli government/EU visit
DUBLIN - The Israeli government hinted on Wednesday that it might not receive
an EU delegation if it insisted on a visit to Palestinian leaders at their
Orient House offices in Jerusalem.
[12] Main EU events for October 31
BRUSSELS - European Commissioner Marin attends EP External Economic Relations
Committee at 0800 GMT.
BRUSSELS - Economic and Social Committee plenary session resumes at 0730 GMT
(second of two days); European Commissioner Brittan attends.
FINLAND - NATO Secretary General Javier Solana meets Finnish President Martti
Ahtisaari, Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen, Foreign Minister Tarja Halonen,
Defence Minister Anneli Taina.
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/
© ECSC - EC - EAEC, Brussels-Luxembourg, 1995, 1996
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