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EU News Flashes and Events for 97-03-17EU News Flashes and Events Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>CONTENTS
[01] EU offers experts to help AlbaniaAPELDOORN, Netherlands - The European Union shied away from sending troops into Albania on Sunday, settling for an offer of expert military and police advisers to try and help restore order in the anarchic Balkan state.[02] EU seek to reassure TurkeyAPELDOORN - European Union foreign ministers distanced themselves from some of their own leaders on Sunday, reassuring Turkey that it could one day qualify for membership in the European club.[03] EU/enlargement planAPELDOORN - The European Union, maintaining a firm distance from NATO's own expansion plans, stressed on Sunday that countries left out of its first enlargement wave would not be excluded from the European family.[04] UIP/EU/pay-TV film rightsBRUSSELS - UIP, Hollywood's distribution arm, said on Friday it had settled a dispute with the European Commission over the licensing of pay-television film rights in the European Union.[05] EU/North Sea states/fish stocksBERGEN, Norway - EU commissioners and ministers of fisheries and environment of North Sea states agreed on Friday on a set of recommendations to save North Sea fish stocks threatened with collapse because of overfishing.[06] Tighter rules on business closuresROTTERDAM - The social affairs ministers of the 15 European Union member countries called for a clear code of conduct governing business closures in a statement released on Sunday.[07] Main EU events for MArch 17BRUSSELS - EU finance ministers meeting begins at 0900 GMT; discussions focus on preparations for monetary union, including French and German economic convergence plans.BRUSSELS - EU farm ministers meeting begins at 1400 GMT (first of two or three days); discussions focus on a beef identification and registration system. BRUSSELS - European Commission President Santer and Commissioner de Deus Pinheiro meet Madagascar President Didier Ratsiraka. BRUSSELS - European Commissioner Bonino and MEP Elisabeth Guigou hold joint news conference on the screening of the film "Euro and children" at 1415 GMT. BRUSSELS - European Parliament and deputies from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries joint assembly begins at 1330 GMT (first of two days). European Parliament President Jose Maria Gil-Robles gives opening address. European Commissioner de Deus Pinheiro meets Fiji Isles Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabouka, Dutch Development Minister Jan Pronk. BRUSSELS - Commissioner Brittan addresses EP External Relations Committee on "Basic telecommunications, OECD investment, Helms Burton" at 1430 GMT. BRUSSELS - Commissioner Van Miert addresses EP Social Affairs Committee on "Social and employment aspects of the liberalisation of public services" at 1430 GMT. BRUSSELS - EIB Vice President De Neergaards attends EP Transport Committee at 1400 GMT. BRUSSELS - London School of Economics Senior Research Fellow Michael Emerson addresses Centre for European Policy Studies lunchtime seminar on "Redrawing the map of Europe" at 1215 GMT. From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/
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