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EU News Flashes and Events for 97-05-30

EU News Flashes and Events Directory - Previous Article - Next Article

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


CONTENTS

  • [01] German gold row shakes EMU
  • [02] Waigel defends gold plan
  • [03] NATO/enlargement
  • [04] NATO/Ukraine agreement
  • [05] Nato/Mediterranean states
  • [06] EU warns Slovakia
  • [07] Nickel free euro coins
  • [08] BA/American deal
  • [09] Van Miert on Guinness/GdMet
  • [10] Commission acts on telecoms
  • [11] Debate on mobile communications
  • [12] EU cable/telecoms report
  • [13] EU to compensate Omnitel
  • [14] Legal bars to rail freight
  • [15] Commission on salmon row
  • [16] Ariane finally takes off
  • [17] MEPs on single currency
  • [18] MEPs approve ferry rules
  • [19] Main EU events for May 30

  • [01] German gold row shakes EMU

    BRUSSELS - Europe's single currency plans looked increasingly shaky on Thursday as a row between the German government and its powerful central bank threw the whole project into question.

    [02] Waigel defends gold plan

    URSBERG, Germany - German Finance Minister Theo Waigel on Thursday rejected calls to resign over his controversial plan to revalue Germany's gold and currency reserves and insisted the revaluation was a necessary step.

    [03] NATO/enlargement

    SINTRA, Portugal - Several NATO states expressed support on Thursday for inviting as many as five new members into the alliance when it opens its doors to former communist foes next month, alliance diplomats said.

    [04] NATO/Ukraine agreement

    SINTRA, Portugal - NATO and Ukraine initialled a pact on Thursday marking a further stage in the redrawing of the security map of Europe.

    [05] Nato/Mediterranean states

    SINTRA, Portugal - NATO ministers agreed on Thursday to push for closer ties with Mediterranean basin countries to ensure that Europe's southern flank was not overlooked in the rush to expand the alliance eastwards.

    [06] EU warns Slovakia

    BRATISLAVA - The European Union on Thursday warned Slovakia that it must strengthen its democratic process, including adherence to the rule of law, if Bratislava wants to be considered for EU expansion.

    [07] Nickel free euro coins

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission, responding to health concerns, proposed on Thursday that six out of the planned eight euro coins should not include nickel.

    [08] BA/American deal

    BRUSSELS - European Union Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert was optimistic on Thursday about talks on competition problems raised by the proposed alliance between British Airways BA and American Airlines.

    [09] Van Miert on Guinness/GdMet

    BRUSSELS - European Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert, scalded by the controversy caused by his comments on the merger betweeen Boeing and McDonnell Douglas, tried hard on Thursday to stay non-committal about new big corporate deals submitted for EU approval.

    [10] Commission acts on telecoms

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Thursday it had geared up to react swiftly to complaints from companies about national governments that are not opening their telecoms markets to competition.

    [11] Debate on mobile communications

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission launched a debate on Thursday on ways Europe can profit from the new generation of mobile communications technology.

    [12] EU cable/telecoms report

    BRUSSELS - A study for the European Commission on the link between cable television and telecommunications networks is expected to be completed in June, EU Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert said on Thursday.

    [13] EU to compensate Omnitel

    BRUSSELS - European Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert said on Thursday he was optimistic Italian state telecommunications holding company Stet would soon pay 60 billion lire to Omnitel to compensate for the fee it paid to become the country's second mobile phone operator. - - - EU postal notice tied to directive BRUSSELS - Competition Commissioner Karel Van Miert said on Thursday a long-awaited notice on how competition rules will be applied to postal services will be published at the same time a directive on the sector is adopted.

    [14] Legal bars to rail freight

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission said on Thursday it had cleared the legal bars to the creation of trans-European rail freight freeways intended to cut goods traffic congestion on European roads.

    [15] Commission on salmon row

    BRUSSELS - The European Commission failed despite three hours of talks on Thursday to agree how to solve a row over European Union imports of Norwegian salmon which has strained relations between Oslo and Brussels.

    [16] Ariane finally takes off

    BRUSSELS - At the EU's Council of Ministers building on Wednesday the Greek singer Nana Mouskouri seemed in no mood for singing, and neither did anyone else at the end of a conciliation procedure on the Ariane cultural programme.

    [17] MEPs on single currency

    BRUSSELS - The European Parliament on Thursday approved a draft regulation which brings in increased monitoring of EU member states' budgets and coordination of their economic policies in the run-up to the single currency.

    [18] MEPs approve ferry rules

    BRUSSELS - The European Parliament on Thursday approved two draft EU laws designed to reduce accidents at sea and a third aimed at increasing insurance protection for passengers on European Union air carriers.

    [19] Main EU events for May 30

    SINTRA, Portugal - European Commissioner van den Broek attends Former Yugoslavia Ministerial Steering Board (Fri).

    FRANCE - Second round of French parliamentary elections (Sun).


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


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