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EU News Flashes and Events for 97-03-12
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS
[01] Council concludes on time
[02] Flight noise rules
[03] Wagons-Lits merger with Carlson
[04] Boeing CEO and MCDonnell deal
[05] Flynn and Renault car plant
[06] Council of Europe/Albania/peace
[07] EU urges restraint in Albania
[08] MEPs undecided on animal cloning
[09] Court/railway union
[10] EU/U.S./South Korea
[11] EU signs $211 million aid deal
[12] EU foreign policy
[13] Foreign ministers informal meeting
[14] Main EU events for March 12
[01] Council concludes on time
BRUSSELS - Transport ministers agreed on Tuesday to harmonise the twice-yearly
switch to summer time, a defeat for France, but failed to progress much on
relations with Switzerland, on lorry taxation or rules on new tachographs.
[02] Flight noise rules
BRUSSELS - The Transport Council reached a political agreement on Tuesday on a
draft directive to extend an existing list of older, noisier aircraft from
poorer countries allowed to use EU airports until April 1, 2002, diplomats and
officials said.
[03] Wagons-Lits merger with Carlson
BRUSSELS - The European Commission has cleared a plan by French travel company
Wagons-Lits et du Tourisme SA, which belongs to Accor SA, and Carlson Travel
Group Inc to merge their worldwide business travel services, a company source
told Reuters on Tuesday.
[04] Boeing CEO and MCDonnell deal
BRUSSELS - Boeing Co remains confident it will get clearance in both the
European Union and the United States for its merger with McDonnell Douglas
Corp.
[05] Flynn and Renault car plant
STRASBOURG - European Union governments were partly to blame for Renault's
shock decision to close its car assembly plant in Belgium, European Social
Affairs Commissioner Padraig Flynn said on Tuesday.
[06] Council of Europe/Albania/peace
STRASBOURG - The Council of Europe, which safeguards democracy and human
rights, urged Albanians on Tuesday to hand over arms and weapons without
delay.
[07] EU urges restraint in Albania
THE HAGUE - The European Union called on Tuesday for "maximum self-restraint"
in Albania and said it believed fresh parliamentary elections and a new
constitution were needed in the troubled Balkan nation.
[08] MEPs undecided on animal cloning
STRASBOURG, Marc - Neither the European Commission nor the European Parliament
know whether to call for a ban on the cloning of animals, it emerged from a
debate at the European Parliament on Tuesday.
[09] Court/railway union
LUXEMBOURG - The European Court of Justice confirmed on Tuesday that the
European Commission breached procedure when it tried to fine the International
Union of Railways for competition violation.
[10] EU/U.S./South Korea
GENEVA - The European Union and the United States on Tuesday attacked South
Korea over its "frugality campaign", suggesting the government was breaking
global trading rules in a bid to cut imports.
[11] EU signs $211 million aid deal
DAR ES SALAAM - The European Union said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement
to give Tanzania 240.5 million Ecus in aid over the next five years.
[12] EU foreign policy
BRUSSELS - Three months before the inter-governmental conference is due to
end, negotiators appear finally to be making progress in the area of foreign
policy.
[13] Foreign ministers informal meeting
BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers will examine the question of
enlarging the bloc this weekend and touch on the controversial issue of the
link with NATO's expansion plans.
[14] Main EU events for March 12
STRASBOURG - European Commission regular weekly meeting begins at 1400 GMT;
discussions on draft directives on taxation of energy products and media
ownership in the internal market - followed by a news conference at 1600 GMT.
STRASBOURG - European Parliament plenary session begins at 0800 GMT (third of
five days); debate on transit customs fraud at 0815 GMT; solemn session for
the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome at 1000 GMT.
BRUSSELS - EU transport ministers meet (second of two days).
BRUSSELS - Committee of the Regions plenary session begins at 1600 GMT (first
of two days).
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/
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