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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 06-11-13
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Changement climatique : la Commission fixe le calendrier pour la
révision du système d'échange de quotas d'émission dans l'UE à partir
de 2013
[02] Commission charges five Member States for failure to prevent build-up
of surplus sugar stocks
[03] Internal Market : feedback statement on transparency in bond markets
and other non-equity markets
[04] Commission approves proposed acquisition of joint control over Oy
Ovako AB and Ovako Swenska AB by Hombergh, De Pundert and Pampus Industrie
[05] Siim Kallas discusses European schools reform process with EU Member
States ministers
[06] 50th anniversary logo is now available in all EU languages.
[07] La première édition des Journées européennes du développement met
à l'honneur "l'Afrique qui bouge"
[08] Autre matériel diffusé
Midday Express of 2006-11-13
Reference: MEX/06/1113
Date: 13/11/2006
EXME06 / 13.11
MIDDAY EXPRESS
News from the Communication Directorate General's midday briefing
Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi de la Direction Générale Communicationb
13/11/06
[01] Changement climatique : la Commission fixe le calendrier pour la
révision du système d'échange de quotas d'émission dans l'UE à partir
de 2013
La Commission européenne a adopté aujourd'hui une communication fixant
son calendrier pour la révision du système d'échange de quotas
d'émission dans l'Union européenne (SCEQE) à la lumière de l'expérience
acquise depuis son lancement en janvier 2005. La Commission entend
promouvoir l'incidence de l'échange des quotas d'émissions sur
l'environnement en l’étendant à de nouveaux secteurs et à de nouveaux
gaz et poursuivre son application globale comme instrument clé de la lutte
contre le changement climatique. La révision cherchera également Ã
donner une plus grande prévisibilité aux investisseurs et à améliorer
l'harmonisation en simplifiant les mécanismes d'application dans les
différents Etats membres. Ces questions et d'autres aspects seront
examinés de manière approfondie avec les parties prenantes avant que la
Commission ne soumette sa proposition législative visant à réviser la
directive sur l'échange de quotas d'émissions au cours du second semestre
2007. Les modifications prendront effet en 2013 au début de la troisième
période d'échange. Le SCEQE permet aux industries à forte consommation
d'énergie et aux centrales électriques de réduire leurs émissions de
gaz à effet de serre au meilleur coût et de stimuler les projets
d'économie d'émissions à l'échelle planétaire.
[02] Commission charges five Member States for failure to prevent build-up
of surplus sugar stocks
The European Commission today fixed definitive charges on five Member
States for failing to prevent the build-up of surplus stocks of sugar prior
to their accession in May 2004. The five countries – Estonia, Cyprus,
Latvia, Slovakia and Malta – will have to pay charges totalling around
€57 million over the next four years. As is usual before every
enlargement, the new Member States were required to ensure that there was
no speculative stockpiling of agricultural products, which would upset the
balance of the entire EU market. Surplus stocks of sugar were found in
these five countries. Last year, the Commission granted them additional
time to eliminate the surplus sugar from the EU market. The charges imposed
today follow an intensive debate with the countries concerned, during which
the Commission took into account well-founded arguments and granted extra
time to dispose of the surpluses.
[03] Internal Market : feedback statement on transparency in bond markets
and other non-equity markets
The European Commission has published a feedback statement in response to
its call for evidence on transparency in the bond markets and other non-
equity markets. The feedback statement relates to a report that the Council
of Ministers and the European Parliament have asked the Commission to make
by end 2007. It will investigate whether and to what extent new
requirements on pre- and post-trade transparency should be introduced at EU
level to the trading in non-equity financial instruments such as bonds and
derivatives. All interested stakeholders, including industry and
individuals, were encouraged to reply to the call for evidence. The closing
date was 15 September 2006.
[04] Commission approves proposed acquisition of joint control over Oy
Ovako AB and Ovako Swenska AB by Hombergh, De Pundert and Pampus Industrie
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the
proposed acquisition of joint control over Oy Ovako AB and Ovako Swenska AB
(the Ovako Businesses) of Sweden by Hombergh Holdings BV (Hombergh) of the
Netherlands, W P De Pundert Ventures BV (De Pundert) of the Netherlands and
Pampus Industrie Beteiligungen GmbH & Co KG (PIB)of Germany. The Commission
concluded that the operation would not significantly impede effective
competition in the European Economic Area or any substantial part of it.
[05] Siim Kallas discusses European schools reform process with EU Member
States ministers
Vice-President Siim Kallas, as European Commissioner in charge of European
Schools and the 25 ministers of the Member States in charge of the same
area will meet this evening in the margins of the Education and Youth
Council to discuss the European schools reform process. This meeting
follows on from the political initiative launched in May under the Dutch
Presidency of the European Schools’ Board of Governors and upheld by the
current portuguese Presidency of the Schools to drive the debate forward on
the future of a system created 50Â years ago to provide high quality
education for staff of the EU institutions. The discussions will in
particular focus on the evolution of the European schools outside Brussels
and Luxembourg in the context of the enlargement and of the multiplication
of EU agencies, as well as on the educational, administrative and financial
management of the schools. An esPRESSo on the results of the discussions
will be sent at the end of the meeting.
[06] 50th anniversary logo is now available in all EU languages.
From today on, you can download the adaptation of the winning logo of the
competition "design a birthday logo for EU" in all 21 official languages
plus Bulgarian and Romanian from the special website
<a href="http://www.ec.europa.eu/avservices/photo/event_reportage_en.cfm?id=1622">http://www.ec.europa.eu/avservices/photo/event_reportage_en.cfm?id=1622
On this page you will also find in all languages the motivations of the
jury that chose the logo. Margot Wallstrom, Vice-President of the
Commission in charge of Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy,
will present today the adaptations of the logo to the Ministers of European
Affairs. The adaptation of the logo has been made by the designer of the
logo himself Szymon Skrzypczak, assisted by a crew of design experts in a
way that keeps the original spirit of the creation but also respects the
particularities of the different languages. The logo will be used by the
European Union institutions to highlight the events celebrating the 50th
anniversary of the Treaty of Rome in 2007. Member States and other
organisations celebrating the event will also be invited to use it in that
context.
[07] La première édition des Journées européennes du développement met
à l'honneur "l'Afrique qui bouge"
Du 13 au 17 novembre, l'Afrique sera au coeur de la première édition des
Journées européennes du développement (JED). Politique, économie, art
cinéma, mode,... l'Europe met à l'honneur l'Afrique qui bouge et débat
des principaux défis pour les Africains et les Européens, au travers
d'une série d'événements organisés par la Commission européenne
(Direction générale du Développement), à l'initiative du Commissaire
Louis Michel. La gouvernance sera au centre du forum politique (15-17
novembre). Les JED comprennent également un Forum d'Affaires UE-Afrique
(16-17 novembre) ainsi que plusieurs événements parallèles et des
expositions d'art.
[08] Autre matériel diffusé
Discours d'ouverture de M. Vladimir Špidla au séminaire 'Labour Mobility
in the EU and China: trends and challenges ahead'
Speech by Danuta Hübner : "Social Cohesion – a condition for growth?" at
the 50th Anniversary of the Council of Europe Development Bank (Paris)
Speech by Charlie McCreevy : "Time to deliver on SEPA" at SEPA Congress at
Euro Finance Week (Francfort, ! embargo 14h30 !)
Speech by Benita Ferrero-Waldner : "The EU's role in tackling current
international challenges" at World Jewish Congress Governing Board meeting
(12/11, Paris)
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