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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 05-07-04
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Cinq milliards d'investissements dans la signalisation ferroviaire
[02] Erasmus Mundus : European universities to welcome almost 1000 third-
countries graduates and academics to study and teach in the EU in 2005-2006
[03] Mai 2005 par rapport Ă avril 2005 : baisse des prix Ă la production
industrielle de 0,2% dans la zone euro et dans l'UE25
[04] Commission clears acquisition of YBR Group by Macquarie and CDPQ
[05] Commission approves joint venture between BP and Nova Chemicals
[06] Sahel food crisis : Commission earmarks €6.6 million in humanitarian
aid for Niger and Mali
[07] Janez PotoÄŤnik Ă Cadarache, futur site d'ITER (03/07)
[08] Autre matériel diffusé
Midday Express of 2005-07-04
Reference: MEX/05/0704
Date: 04/07/2005
EXME05 / 4.7
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
04/07/05
[01] Cinq milliards d'investissements dans la signalisation ferroviaire
La Commission européenne a adopté aujourd'hui une Communication
présentant sa stratégie pour déployer le système européen harmonisé
de signalisation ferroviaire - ERTMS, "European Rail Traffic Management
System" / ETCS European Train Control System - sur les grands axes
prioritaires du réseau transeuropéen. ERTMS a déjà fait l'objet d'un
protocole d'accord conclu le 17Â mars dernier entre l'industrie de la
signalisation, les entreprises ferroviaires, les gestionnaires
d'infrastructure et la Commission (IP/05/321). "L'Europe du ferroviaire
reste à construire", a déclaré Jacques Barrot, vice-président de la
Commission en charge des Transports. "ERTMS est un grand projet industriel
européen qui devrait générer plus de cinq milliards d'euros
d'investissements d'ici Ă 2017."
[02] Erasmus Mundus : European universities to welcome almost 1000 third-
countries graduates and academics to study and teach in the EU in 2005-2006
The European Commission has selected 803 third-country students and 133
third-country scholars from all over the world to receive Erasmus Mundus
scholarships for the next academic year (2005-2006). The students will
study in Europe for one or two years to obtain a European masters' degree
from one of the 35 Erasmus Mundus masters courses. They will follow their
courses in at least two universities in two different countries, giving
them the opportunity to familiarise themselves with European lifestyles,
cultures and languages. The scholars will instead spend an average of three
months in Europe working for one of the Erasmus Mundus masters courses.
[03] Mai 2005 par rapport Ă avril 2005 : baisse des prix Ă la production
industrielle de 0,2% dans la zone euro et dans l'UE25
L'indice des prix à la production industrielle dans la zone euro a baissé
de 0,2% en mai 2005 par rapport au mois précédent, selon Eurostat. Dans
l'UE25, les prix ont également reculé de 0,2% en mai 2005. En avril, les
prix avaient augmenté de 0,5% dans la zone euro et de 0,4% dans l'UE25. En
mai 2005, par rapport Ă mai 2004, les prix Ă la production industrielle se
sont accrus de 3,5% dans la zone euro et de 4,5% dans l'UE25.
[04] Commission clears acquisition of YBR Group by Macquarie and CDPQ
The European Commission has granted clearance under the EU Merger
Regulation to the acquisition of joint control of Yellow Brick Road (YBR)
Group of The Netherlands by Macquarie Bank Limited (Macquarie) of Australia
and Caisse de Depôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ) of Canada. Macquarie
provides specialist financial and investment banking services. Whilst the
major part of its business lies in Australia and Asia, Macquarie also has a
number of operations within the EU. CDPQ is recognised as one of Québec's
leading financial institutions and is the largest institutional fund
manager in Canada. YBR Group's main business activities are the publication
and supply of a wide variety of telephone directories, both in printed and
electronic form, the sale of advertising space in these directories and the
provision of directory assistance services. The group further provides a
range of call centre services. YBR Group operates in the Netherlands,
Finland, Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Slovakia and Gibraltar, as
well as through a joint venture in Poland. The operation was examined under
the simplified merger review procedure.
[05] Commission approves joint venture between BP and Nova Chemicals
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation a
proposed joint venture which combines the polystyrene and expandable
polystyrene interests of the British group BP and the Canadian company Nova
Chemicals. The Commission concluded that the transaction would not
significantly impede effective competition in the EEA or any substantial
part of it.
[06] Sahel food crisis : Commission earmarks €6.6 million in humanitarian
aid for Niger and Mali
The European Commission has moved to provide significant emergency funding
for vulnerable populations living on the southern fringe of the Sahara
Desert. The package, consisting mainly of targeted nutritional support,
involves €4.6 million for Niger and €2 million for Mali. The funds will
be managed by the European Commission's humanitarian aid department (ECHO),
which comes under the responsibility of Commissioner Louis Michel.
[07] Janez PotoÄŤnik Ă Cadarache, futur site d'ITER (03/07)
Le Commissaire européen pour la Science et la Recherche, Janez Potočnik,
s'est rendu ce dimanche sur le site français choisi en tout début de
semaine pour accueillir le projet international sur la fusion contrôlée :
le projet ITER. Accompagné par des représentants du gouvernement
français et de la communauté européenne de la recherche sur la fusion,
M. Potočnik a salué l'importance et la qualité de la coopération
européenne dans le domaine de la fusion, à l'origine de ce résultat
positif.
[08] Autre matériel diffusé
L'ERTMS en 10 questions
Speech by Mariann Fischer Boel : "CAP deserves recognition" at The Royal
Show (03/07, Stoneleigh Park)
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