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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 97-06-17

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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

17/06/97


CONTENTS / CONTENU

  • [01] Commission reassures Russia of the benefits of WTO membership
  • [02] La Commission autorise l'entreprise commune Auchan/Leroy Merlin et IFIL
  • [03] Conference "21st Century: The Communications Age"

  • [01] Commission reassures Russia of the benefits of WTO membership

    Sir Leon Brittan, Vice-President of the European Commission, explains how WTO (World Trade Organisation) membership would give Russia real leverage to open markets for its exports, increase prosperity for ordinary people as well as business, and enable Russia to regain its rightful place in the world economic order. Fears that it would strip Russia of sovereignty, deplete its natural resources and leave the man in the street prey to unbridled capitalism are simply unfounded. Nor will it change anything overnight, for it is a gradual process which will cause no sudden shocks to the Russia economy. In a statement in Moscow to the Russian Parliament today, Sir Leon assures Russia that there will be no coercion: membership will happen only if Russia chooses it. There will be no arbitrary dates and deadlines for membership, which the European Union supports as soon as is it feasible for Russia to join on commercially viable terms.

    [02] La Commission autorise l'entreprise commune Auchan/Leroy Merlin et IFIL

    La Commission européenne a approuvé la concentration par laquelle les groupes français Auchan et Leroy Merlin et le groupe italien IFIL acquièrent le contrôle commun de deux entreprises pour la vente au détail de produits de consommation courante et pour la vente au détail de produits de bricolage en Italie.

    [03] Conference "21st Century: The Communications Age"

    A high profile conference will take place in Brussels, on Wednesday, 18 June, under the joint patronage of Martin Bangemann, Commissioner responsible for Industry and Telecommunication, and Mr Umberto Scapagnini, Member of the European Parliament, Chairman of the CERT (Committee on energy and technological research) of the European Parliament. This conference has two main objectives. Firstly to increase the general understanding and awareness of the key roles for advanced communications in the building of the Information Society. Secondly to review the political and economic context in which relevant European research is being conducted to see where future priorities may lie. The conference will bring together political leaders and leading experts in information and communications technologies. Speakers include, inter alia, Sweden's Minister of Labour, Mrs Margareta Winberg; Japan's Deputy Vice Minister for Technology Policy Coordination, Mr Akio Motai; Portugal's Minister for Science and Technology, Mr José Mariano Gago; Canada's Federal Minister of Communications, Mr John Manley and Ireland's Minister for Commerce, Science and Technology, Mr Pat Rabbitte.

    MIDDAY EXPRESS


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