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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 03-08-29

Midday Express: News from the EU Commission Spokesman's Briefings Directory - Previous Article - Next Article

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


CONTENTS / CONTENU

  • [01] EU brings WTO challenge against Australia's quarantine measures
  • [02] World Deafness Day: European funding brings major research results on deafness
  • [03] European Cinema: 300 partners already for the second CINEDAYS festival 2003
  • [04] Autre matériel diffusé:
  • [05] Estimation rapide - Août 2003; l'inflation de la zone euro estimée à 2, 1% Midday Express 29/08/2003 TXT: FR ENPDF:DOC:Midday Express 29/08/2003

  • [01] EU brings WTO challenge against Australia's quarantine measures

    The European Union has today asked the WTO to rule on the legality of the Australian quarantine regime applied to imports of a large number of food products of EU interest. Consultations between Australia and the EU, held in May 2003, failed to solve problems of access to the Australian market. The EU has therefore been left with no alternative other than to challenge this restrictive trade practices through the WTO dispute settlement system. EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy said: “Despite Australia's constant claims to be the leading force of free agricultural trade, its own quarantine system continues to block unjustifiably the import of a number of agricultural products into Australia. Contrary to WTO rules, these import prohibitions are not based on a scientific risk assessment. The EU will continue to use WTO procedures to ensure that Australia lives up to its legal obligations, and to its own rhetoric on open trade in agriculture.”

    [02] World Deafness Day: European funding brings major research results on deafness

    Ahead of World Deafness Day on 1 September, the European Commission today underlined its commitment to funding research into this global problem. Deafness is a real and often underestimated health problem in Europe: 6% of the European population suffer from hearing impairment. It is now known that over 50% of all hearing impairments is caused by genetic factors. The European Commission has channelled more than €10 million into research on different aspects of deafness over the last 7 years. One particular project receiving support from the European Commission identified several genes which when affected lead to inherited deafness in humans. These discoveries increase significantly our understanding of the hearing process and open avenues for new therapies for deafness. Deafness also entails trouble in accessing information, communications and education. Through its VOICE project, the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) is developing awareness of voice-to-text (VTT) technology among users, systems producers and suppliers. The objective is to provide cost-effective help for citizens with hearing difficulties to expand their communication abilities, adapt to the surrounding environment and improve their quality of life.

    [03] European Cinema: 300 partners already for the second CINEDAYS festival 2003

    ( ! Embargo : 15h00 !)At a press conference in Venice, where the 60th Venice Film Festival is taking place, the European Commissioner for Culture and Audiovisual Media, Viviane Reding, presented today the preliminary programme for the second CINEDAYS festival, which will take place from 10 to 24 October 2003. In 2002, this European film festival mobilised almost 50 television channels, hundreds of cinemas and film archives and allowed 100 000 young people to attend screenings of both modern and vintage European films or to work at school on the theme of education in the visual image. The official opening will take place in Brussels on 9 October, and the Italian Presidency will be organising the closing ceremony on 24 October in Rome.

    [04] Autre matériel diffusé:

    [05] Estimation rapide - Août 2003; l'inflation de la zone euro estimée à 2, 1%

    Selon une estimation rapide publiée aujourd'hui par Eurostat, l'Office statistique des Communautés européennes à Luxembourg, le taux d'inflation annuel de la zone euro s'établirait à 2,1% en août 2003. En juillet 2003, le taux était de 1,9%.

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