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EU News Flashes and Events for 97-03-03

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


CONTENTS

  • [01] Anglo's Lonrho stake report
  • [02] EU to reopen probe into aid to GAN
  • [03] BA takeover of Air Liberte cleared
  • [04] EU says veal premium must stay
  • [05] EU beef intervention purchases
  • [06] Prostitution legalisation rejected
  • [07] Turkish Cypriots to end isolation
  • [08] Euro-Med meeting in Malta
  • [09] Solana to visit Moscow in March
  • [10] Yeltsin discusses NATO
  • [11] Main EU events for March 3

  • [01] Anglo's Lonrho stake report

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission on Friday played down a press report saying the EU was set to ban Anglo American of South Africa Corp from keeping a 28- percent stake in Lonrho Plc, arguing it was too early to make any conclusions.

    [02] EU to reopen probe into aid to GAN

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission will reopen a state aid probe into Groupe des Assurances Nationales following the French government's announcement of a rescue package of up to 20 billion french francs for the ailing insurer.

    [03] BA takeover of Air Liberte cleared

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Friday it had cleared British Airways Plc's proposed acquisition of insolvent French airline Air Liberte.

    [04] EU says veal premium must stay

    BRUSSELS - A veal early marketing premium must stay for now despite French claims that it is unfair, the European Commission said on Friday.

    [05] EU beef intervention purchases

    of beef was accepted into - intervention by the European Union's beef management committee on Friday, a Commission official said.

    [06] Prostitution legalisation rejected

    BRUSSELS - EU Justice Commissioner Anita Gradin, who has led the bloc's fight against illegal trafficking of women for sex, rejected criticism on Friday that her approach was too narrow because it did not call for legalising prostitution.

    [07] Turkish Cypriots to end isolation

    NICOSIA - The European Union appealed on Friday to Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash to bring his community out of "isolation" and move towards solving the protracted Cyprus dispute splitting the island for decades.

    [08] Euro-Med meeting in Malta

    VALLETTA - Less than six months after taking power, Malta's new Labour government, which has frozen plans to take the island into the European Union, is preparing to host one of the biggest gatherings this year of European and Mediterranean foreign ministers.

    [09] Solana to visit Moscow in March

    BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana will visit Moscow on March 8 and 9 for a new round of talks on a new deal with Russia ahead of the alliance's planned eastwards enlargement, alliance officials said on Friday.

    [10] Yeltsin discusses NATO

    MOSCOW - President Boris Yeltsin met his foreign minister Yevgeny Primakov on Sunday to discuss Moscow's relations with NATO and the Russian leader's planned summit later this month with U.S. President Bill Clinton.

    [11] Main EU events for March 3

    BRUSSELS - EU environment ministers continues meeting at 0900 GMT (second of three days); discussions focus on climate change and the Auto Oil programme.

    BRUSSELS - Inter-governmental conference representatives meeting begins (first of two days).

    BRUSSELS - EP Socialists conference on "Women's rights" begins at 0900 GMT; discussions focus on equal access to money and power; the inter-governmental conference on EU reform; violence against women.

    MOSCOW - EU and Russia hold summit; Commission President Santer, Commissioner van den Broek, Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok and Dutch Foreign Minister Hans van Mierlo attend; discussions focus on EU-Russia partnership and cooperation agreement; World Trade Organisation; drugs and crime; EU enlargement; investment.


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