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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 04-07-27
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] 2004 fisheries compliance scoreboard : "Member States must do better"
[02] EU committed to progress in WTO negotiations
[03] Steel : EU signs steel agreement with Russia
[04] Enquête européenne "budget temps" : Comment se répartit le temps
des Européens ? Différences entre les femmes et les hommes
[05] Autre matériel diffusé
Midday Express of 2004-07-27
Reference: MEX/04/0727
Date: 27/07/2004
EXME04 / 27.7
MIDDAY EXPRESS
News from the Press and Communication Directorate General's midday briefing
Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi de la Direction Général Presse etb
Communication
27/07/04
[01] 2004 fisheries compliance scoreboard : "Member States must do better"
The European Commission has published the second edition of the Common
Fisheries Policy Scoreboard. It shows that while there has been some
progress in Member States' transmission of data for 2003, substantial
improvements are required to conserve fish stocks. Three-quarters of the
pending infringement procedures relate to cases of overfishing. Since last
year's Scoreboard, the Commission has initiated four new infringement
procedures : one each against Spain and the UK for serious failings in
their enforcement obligations and against France and Spain for
unsatisfactory control of the use of certain fishing gears. Given the
continued gaps observed in Member States' enforcement activities the data
sent to the Commission may not accurately reflect reality. These
discrepancies are partly responsible for overfishing as fisheries are not
closed in time to prevent overshooting of quotas.
[02] EU committed to progress in WTO negotiations
EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels on 26 July sent a strong message
of the EU's commitment to conclude a framework commitment in the on-going
WTO negotiations under the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) by the end of
July.
[03] Steel : EU signs steel agreement with Russia
Today the EU and Russia have signed an agreement on steel increasing the
existing quotas on Russian imports to take account of EU enlargement. This
new agreement adds 438.216 tonnes to the existing 1.384.000 tonnes divided
over the following categories : coils 76.201 tons, heavy plates 80.614 tons,
other flat products 163.996 tons, alloyed products 596 tons, beams 14.603
tons, wire rod 54.438 and other long products 47.768 tons. Both parties
have agreed to start informal exploratory talks to determine the quantities
for the year 2005. A Commission proposal to the Council for a negotiating
mandate is in preparation.
[04] Enquête européenne "budget temps" : Comment se répartit le temps
des Européens ? Différences entre les femmes et les hommes
Comment se répartit le temps des Européens âgés de 20 à 74 ans ?
Combien de temps en plus les femmes consacrent-elles quotidiennement aux
travaux domestiques par rapport aux hommes ? Que font les femmes et les
hommes durant leur temps libre ? La publication diffusée aujourd'hui par
Eurostat, l'Office statistique des Communautés européennes, vise à mieux
faire comprendre la vie quotidienne des femmes et des hommes âgés de 20 Ã
74 ans dans neuf Etats membres de l'UE (Belgique, Allemagne, Estonie,
France, Hongrie, Slovénie, Finlande, Suède, Royaume-Uni) et en Norvège.
Les données proviennent des enquêtes nationales sur l'emploi du temps
conduites entre 1998 et 2002. Elles fournissent des statistiques sur la
répartition du travail rémunéré et domestique entre les femmes et les
hommes et sur leur participation à l'éducation, aux activités culturelles
et aux autres aspects de la vie (travail bénévole, soins, mobilité,
temps libre, ...).
[05] Autre matériel diffusé
2004 Fisheries Compliance Scoreboard – main findings
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