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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 97-03-26

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

MIDDAY EXPRESS

News from the Spokesman's midday briefing

Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi du Porte-Paroleb

26/03/97


CONTENTS / CONTENU

[I] Résultats de la Commission du 25 mars - Outcome of the Commission meeting of 25 March

  • [01] Commission pledges continuing support for international fund for Ireland
  • [02] Commission proposes to enhance EU support to heavily indebted poor ACP States
  • [03] La Commission donne son feu vert à l'opération Maribel: une action positive pour le travail manuel en Belgique
  • [04] Commission approves Dutch measure to lower the cost of research personnel
  • [II] Other news - Autres nouvelles

  • [05] G7 Global Marketplace for SMEs Conference, 7-9 April, Bonn
  • [06] Opération ECHO-FLIGHT prolongée a l'est et au centre de l'Afrique

  • [I] Résultats de la Commission du 25 mars - Outcome of the Commission meeting of 25 March

    [01] Commission pledges continuing support for international fund for Ireland

    The European Commission adopted a proposal for a Council Regulation providing continuing European Union (EU) support for the International Fund for Ireland (IFI), at ECU 34 million, for the period 1998-1999. This latest decision means that, since 1989, the EU will have provided a total of ECU 184 million by the end of the century to the IFI, which was set up by agreement between the United Kingdom and Irish Governments to promote cross- community reconciliation as well as economic and social progress in Northern Ireland and the Bordercounties.

    [02] Commission proposes to enhance EU support to heavily indebted poor ACP States

    The European Commission adopted a proposal for enhanced support to heavily indebted poor countries from Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP). The Commission's proposal is made in the context of the comprehensive international programme of action to alleviate the debt problems of the heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs) - the HIPC Debt initiative, endorsed at the Autumn 1996 Washington Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. The EU would provide additional structural adjustment assistance, financing of debt repayment and expertise on debt management.

    [03] La Commission donne son feu vert à l'opération Maribel: une action positive pour le travail manuel en Belgique

    La Commission européenne a approuvé le nouveau régime belge, connu sous le nom de "Maribel quater", et dont l'objectif est de favoriser l'emploi des travailleurs manuels. Le régime introduit une réduction des contributions de sécurité sociale pour tous les employeurs occupant des travailleurs manuels. Il s'agit d'une réduction forfaitaire augmentée d'une réduction supplémentaire proportionnelle à l'intensité de main d'oeuvre manuelle dans l'entreprise. Le régime proposé a été considéré comme une mesure générale et non comme une aide en raison de son caractère général et automatique et du fait qu'il ne discrimine pas a priori entre secteurs.

    [04] Commission approves Dutch measure to lower the cost of research personnel

    The European Commission has approved the Dutch authorities' scheme aimed at stimulating R&D activities by lowering the cost of research personnel. The Commission has decided to consider the scheme as a general fiscal measure and not as State aid.

    [II] Other news - Autres nouvelles

    [05] G7 Global Marketplace for SMEs Conference, 7-9 April, Bonn

    The European Commission, on behalf of the G7 members and with the support of the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and the City of Bonn/Telebonn, is organising the first Annual Conference of the G7 Project "Global Marketplace for SMEs".This is an international project launched by the G7 countries at their Ministerial Conference on the Global Information Society in Brussels, February 1995. In addition to the G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, USA) and the European Commission, several other countries and international organisations are currently involved in the Project (Center and Eastern European Countries, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, OECD). The Project has set up a global business information network, is supporting international pilot-projects and testbeds and is investigating barriers to electronic commerce, all with a view to promoting the participation of SMEs in global electronic commerce.

    [06] Opération ECHO-FLIGHT prolongée a l'est et au centre de l'Afrique

    La Commission européenne a approuvé un financement d'une valeur de 4 millions d'Ecus pour la prolongation de l'opération ECHO-Flight. Cette opération permet aux organisations humanitaires de transporter par avion l'aide et le personnel vers des régions en crise de Somalie, du sud du Soudan et d'Ouganda. Ce nouveau financement prolonge l'opération de 6 mois, jusqu'à la fin octobre 1997. Jusqu'à présent l'opération ECHO-Flight a été financée à hauteur de 25,8 millions d'Ecus.

    MIDDAY EXPRESS


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