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EU News Flashes and Events for 96-04-26
From: News Distribution Manager <dist@hri.org>
CONTENTS
[01] Early beef ban end not expected
[02] Court rules on Wallonia buses
[03] Wallonia re-issue bus contract
[04] Turkey/Greece/EU customs union
[05] EU moving to telecoms trade offer
[06] EU to study Internet regulation
[07] EP debates telecom liberalisation
[08] ACP sugar ministers meeting
[09] Main Eu events for April 26
[01] Early beef ban end not expected
BRUSSELS - The European Commission does not expect next week's farm Council to
agree to lift the British beef export ban, Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler
told Scottish farmers leaders on Thursday.
[02] Court rules on Wallonia buses
LUXEMBOURG - The European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that Belgium
failed to follow Community rules for awarding public contracts when it awarded
a contract for 307 buses for the Wallonia Transport Company.
[03] Wallonia re-issue bus contract
BRUSSELS - The Wallonia regional government said on Thursday its transport
authority would issue a new tender for around 300 buses following a ruling
against it in the European Court of Justice on Thursday.
[04] Turkey/Greece/EU customs union
ANKARA - Turkey's Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz on Thursday protested against
Greece's continued obstruction of the country's customs union with the
European Union.
[05] EU moving to telecoms trade offer
BOLOGNA, Italy - All European Union states expressed willingness on Thursday
to consider improving their offer to open telecommunications markets in world
trade talks that are due to wind up next Tuesday, EU officials said.
[06] EU to study Internet regulation
BOLOGNA, Italy - European Union states have agreed to explore the best way to
regulate the Internet in areas such as protection of minors, privacy and
criminal activity, Italian Telecommunications Minister Agostino Gambino said
on Thursday.
[07] EP debates telecom liberalisation
BRUSSELS - The European Parliament's economic affairs committee has joined the
debate on liberalising the phone directories market, saying on Thursday that
dominant operators must not withold information from directory publishers.
[08] ACP sugar ministers meeting
BRUSSELS - African, Caribbean and Pacific sugar ministers will review market
developments at a meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from April 28 to May 2, the
Brussels-based ACP secretariat said in a statement on Thursday.
[09] Main Eu events for April 26
STOCKHOLM - Commission President Jacques Santer meets Swedish Prime Minister
Goran Persson to discuss Santer's proposal for a "confidence pact" to fight
unemployment (Friday).
BRUSSELS - Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Emma Bonino and Jorge Semprun sign
partnership framework accord between the Commission and International Action
Against Hunger at 0915 GMT (Friday).
BRUSSELS - European Scientific Veterinary Experts meet at 0800 GMT
(Friday).
BRUSSELS - Round Table with Social Partners on the "European confidence pact
on employment: global approach and general questions" (Sunday-Monday);
Commission President Jacques Santer gives opening address at 1400
GMT.
BRUSSELS - EU-Japan ministerial meeting (Sunday-Monday).
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://www.cec.lu/
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