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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-11-11

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From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>


CONTENTS

  • [01] EMU budget pact on ECOFIN agenda
  • [02] ECOFIN may decide Italy ERM move
  • [03] Buba wants its own Euro campaign
  • [04] BA/AA plan has wide legal impact
  • [05] Internal row reports/Commission
  • [06] Clinton hosts US-EU summit Dec 16
  • [07] Lack of Mideast progress
  • [08] Forced repatriation in Zaire
  • [09] UN Zaire inaction is a scandal
  • [10] EU states form joint crisis force
  • [11] Telefonica-Unisource alliance
  • [12] Gillette buy of Duracell cleared
  • [13] EU clears Dutch PTT buy of TNT
  • [14] Cardo/Thyssen merger deadline
  • [15] Cablevision deal ended
  • [16] Italy's Stet Privatisation delay
  • [17] Main Eu events for November 11

  • [01] EMU budget pact on ECOFIN agenda

    BRUSSELS - The difficult task of ensuring budgetary discipline among countries forming a common European currency is expected to top the agenda of the ECOFIN Council on Monday.

    [02] ECOFIN may decide Italy ERM move

    BRUSSELS - Bringing the Italian lira back into the European Union's exchange rate mechanism is so politically sensitive that EU finance ministers may have to be brought in to take the decision, EU officials say.

    [03] Buba wants its own Euro campaign

    FRANKFURT - The Bundesbank, moving to play down a report it was reluctant to join a government campaign for the Euro, said on Sunday it fully supported European monetary union and was making its own efforts to inform the public.

    [04] BA/AA plan has wide legal impact

    COPENHAGEN - Plans for a transatlantic alliance between British Airways and AMR Corp's American Airlines will have wide legal impacts on all inter- continental alliances to be vetted by the European Commission, legal experts said on Friday.

    [05] Internal row reports/Commission

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission, furious over "cowboy" reports of an internal row, released graphs on Friday showing an alleged link between unemployment and rigid labour laws but said they would be left out of a formal report.

    [06] Clinton hosts US-EU summit Dec 16

    WASHINGTON - President Bill Clinton will host the biannual U.S.-European Union summit on December 16 to discuss Bosnia, Central Europe and the Middle East, the White House said on Saturday.

    [07] Lack of Mideast progress

    AMMAN - Irish Foreign Minister Dick Spring, leading a European Union troika visit to the Middle East, urged Israel and the Palestinians on Sunday to agree on a long-delayed Israeli troop redeployment in the West Bank town of Hebron.

    [08] Forced repatriation in Zaire

    KINSHASA - The European Union's outspoken aid commissioner Emma Bonino held talks with members of Zaire's government on Sunday and said afterwards that any repatriation of Hutu refugees had to be voluntary.

    [09] UN Zaire inaction is a scandal

    BRUSSELS - European Commissioner Emma Bonino accused the United Nations Security Council on Saturday of scandalous indifference to the fate of thousands of refugees in Zaire.

    [10] EU states form joint crisis force

    FLORENCE, Italy - France, Italy, Spain and Portugal constituted a joint rapid reaction force on Saturday for future use on humanitarian and peacekeeping missions in conflicts like the one now devastating eastern Zaire.

    [11] Telefonica-Unisource alliance

    MADRID - The European Community has approved an alliance of Spain's Telefonica and Unisource after Spain promised to liberalise its telecommunications market, Development Minister Arias Salgado said on Saturday.

    [12] Gillette buy of Duracell cleared

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission has cleared the proposed takeover of U.S. battery maker Duracell International Inc by the Gillette Company, another U.S. company which makes shaving products, an EU source said on Friday.

    [13] EU clears Dutch PTT buy of TNT

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Friday it had cleared the proposed takeover of Australian transport group TNT Ltd by Dutch PTT Post BV.

    [14] Cardo/Thyssen merger deadline

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Friday it had extended the deadline for ruling on the merger of the rail brake systems businesses of Cardo AB and Thyssen AG after receiving a complete notification of the deal.

    [15] Cablevision deal ended

    MADRID - Spanish telephone operator Telefonica said on Friday that it and Sogecable ended on Thursday their participation in Cablevision.

    [16] Italy's Stet Privatisation delay

    MILAN - The sale of Italian state telecoms group Stet could be delayed until late 1997 at the earliest as government hopes of launching the privatisation by next March fade fast.

    [17] Main Eu events for November 11

    BRUSSELS - EU finance ministers meeting begins at 0900 GMT; main discussions focus on preparation for third stage of EMU.

    CAIRO - The Troika of EU foreign ministers goes to Middle East; meets Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

    STRASBOURG - EP committee on inquiry into BSE meeting begins at 0900 GMT.

    STRASBOURG - European Parliament plenary session begins at 1600 GMT (first of five days).


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


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