|
|
|
European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 06-07-10
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Mauritanie : nouvelles mesures pour éviter l'émigration clandestine
vers l'UE
[02] La Commission incite les Etats membres à prendre des mesures
concernant les mini-motos
[03] Commission clears acquisition of Inco by Teck Cominco
[04] Capital duty : Commission requests Spain to amend its legislation on
the fees for the registration of capital increases in the Commercial
Register
[05] Droit d'apport : la Commission décide de poursuivre l'Espagne devant
la Cour de justice pour infractions à la directive sur le droit d'apport
[06] Commission requests the United Kingdom to end discrimination of
foreign charities
[07] Statement by José Manuel Barroso, President of the European
Commission on the elections in Mexico (09/07)
[08] Vice-President Günter Verheugen to visit Japan on 13-14 July to boost
bilateral economic cooperation
[09] Autre matériel diffusé
Midday Express of 2006-07-10
Reference: MEX/06/0710
Date: 10/07/2006
EXME06 / 10.7
MIDDAY EXPRESS
News from the Communication Directorate General's midday briefing
Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi de la Direction Générale Communicationb
10/07/06
[01] Mauritanie : nouvelles mesures pour éviter l'émigration clandestine
vers l'UE
La Commission européenne a adopté un ensemble de mesures afin d'aider la
Mauritanie à endiguer le flux d'émigrants clandestins vers les îles
Canaries. Ce programme, d'un montant de €2,45 millions, financé sur le
mécanisme de réaction rapide, se veut une réponse à l'afflux massif
d'émigrants dans les îles Canaries. Il a été conçu en coopération
étroite avec les autorités espagnoles et l'administration française a
également apporté une contribution utile. Les activités prévues
viseront essentiellement à aider la Mauritanie à gérer ses frontières
maritimes et terrestres et à rapatrier les migrants vers leur pays
d'origine, et mettront l'accent sur des mesures destinées en premier lieu
à dissuader les candidats au départ de quitter leur pays d'origine pour
tenter une traversée maritime périlleuse. Cette initiative s'inscrit dans
le contexte plus vaste des efforts que déploie l'Union européenne pour
mieux gérer les migrations en partenariat avec les pays tiers, ce qui
suppose également des initiatives touchant aux migrations légales ainsi
qu'aux migrations et au développement.
[02] La Commission incite les Etats membres à prendre des mesures
concernant les mini-motos
La Commission européenne a écrit aujourd'hui aux Etats membres afin de
les inciter à prendre des mesures pour éviter des accidents graves
impliquant des mini-motos. Ces derniers mois, la Commission a reçu des
Etats membres dix notifications concernant des mini-motos dans le
"Système d'alerte rapide" de la directive sur la sécurité générale des
produits (RAPEX). Ces engins ne présentent pas les normes de sécurité
requises et sont considérés comme extrêmement dangereux à conduire.
Plusieurs accidents mortels ont été recensés ces derniers temps.
[03] Commission clears acquisition of Inco by Teck Cominco
The European Commission has granted clearance under the EU Merger
Regulation to the acquisition of sole control of Inco Limited of Canada by
Teck Cominco Limited, also of Canada. Inco is an international mining and
metals group, producing various nickel products, copper metal, precious
metals, cobalt, sulphuric acid and liquid sulphur dioxide. Teck Cominco's
primary business activities include the mining, smelting and refining of
zinc. It also produces copper concentrate and metallurgical coal and, to a
lesser extent, a number of other metals. The operation was examined under
the simplified merger review procedure.
[04] Capital duty : Commission requests Spain to amend its legislation on
the fees for the registration of capital increases in the Commercial
Register
The European Commission has sent Spain a formal request to amend the way in
which the fees for the registration of capital increases in the Commercial
Register are applied. The Commission is of the opinion that these fees are
not in line with the Capital Duty Directive as they are not calculated on
the basis of the cost of the service rendered. This request is in the form
of reasoned opinions, the second stage of the infringement procedure under
Article 226 of the Treaty. If Spain does not amend its laws within two
months, the Commission may refer the cases to the Court of Justice.
[05] Droit d'apport : la Commission décide de poursuivre l'Espagne devant
la Cour de justice pour infractions à la directive sur le droit d'apport
La Commission européenne a décidé de saisir la Cour de justice contre
l'Espagne pour plusieurs infractions à la directive sur le droit d'apport.
L'Espagne n'a pas modifié sa législation, en dépit de la mise en demeure
que lui a adressée la Commission en date du 13 juillet 2005 (<a
href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/05/933&format=HTML&aged=1&language=FR&guiLanguage=fr">IP/05/933).
[06] Commission requests the United Kingdom to end discrimination of
foreign charities
The European Commission has sent the United Kingdom a formal request to end
discrimination of foreign charities. The United Kingdom allows tax relief
for gifts to charities, but only if they are established in the UK.
Charities in other Member States are excluded from the relief and the
Commission considers that this discrimination is contrary to the EC Treaty.
The request is in the form of a 'reasoned opinion' under Article 226 of the
EC Treaty. If the United Kingdom does not reply satisfactorily to the
reasoned opinion within two months the Commission may refer the matter to
the European Court of Justice.
[07] Statement by José Manuel Barroso, President of the European
Commission on the elections in Mexico (09/07)
"I congratulate the Mexican people for having carried out a civic act of
democracy in an exemplary manner. The Mexican Federal Electoral Institute
has carried out the job in a transparent manner, as confirmed by the EU
electoral observation mission in Mexico. I present my congratulations to Mr
Felipe Calderon, elected candidate. I am aware that the results of the
Presidential elections are very tight and that the candidate of the Party
of the Democratic Revolution, Mr Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has declared
his intention to file an appeal. The European Commission is confident that
the Mexican institutions will be able to deal with the present situation in
a transparent and fair manner. We are also confident that all parties
involved will continue to show moderation and full respect of democratic
principles as it was the case during the electoral process so far. The
European Commission remains committed to its excellent relations with
Mexico."
[08] Vice-President Günter Verheugen to visit Japan on 13-14 July to boost
bilateral economic cooperation
European Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen, responsible for
enterprise and industry policy will be visiting Tokyo on 13-14 July to
explore new ways of enhancing economic cooperation with Japan. Mr Verheugen
is expected to meet with his Japanese counterparts to discuss bilateral
issues to enhance competitiveness, in particular ways to promote innovation,
the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) and a more efficient
fight against counterfeiting. Also on the agenda are ways to improving the
framework conditions for European and Japanese business. During his trip,
Vice-President Verheugen will also meet European and Japanese business
representatives (the European Business Council in Japan and Nippon
Keidanren, the Japanese Business Federation). He will also attend the
annual meeting of the EU-Japan Business Dialogue Round Table and hold a
press conference in the Japan National Press Club on 13 July at 4pm.
[09] Autre matériel diffusé
FAQs : the G8 Summit
Preparation of Eurogroup and Economic and Finance Ministers Council,
(Brussels, 10-11/07)
Commission and FIFA sign a memorandum of understanding for football in
Africa, in the Caribbean and Pacific countries (09/07)
Avian influenza H5N1 confirmed in a wild bird in Spain : authorities
applying precautionary measures
Discours de M. Vladimir Å pidla : "Reconstruire notre Europe ? Ce qui fut,
Ce qui est, Ce qu'on veut, Ce qu'on peut, Ce qu'on doit..." Ã la
conférence-débat : "L'Europe sociale, utopie ou réalité?" de la
Convention des jeunes citoyens européens 2006 (Cluny, F)
Discours d'ouverture de Mme Ferrero-Waldner à la Conférence ministérielle
euro-africaine sur la migration et le développement (Rabat)
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/
|
