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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 96-06-07
From: News Distribution Manager <dist@hri.org>
MIDDAY EXPRESS
News from the Spokesman's midday briefing
Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi du Porte-Paroleb
07 / 06 / 1996
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Information seminar on BSE
[02] Female entrepreneurship at the centre of the Europartenariat in Lulea
[03] Yves-Thibault de Silguy: "Dans sept mois, toutes les questions techniques
pour l'euro seront réglées"
[04] Mario Monti: Future developments in the use of fiscal instruments for
environmental policy
[05] Commerce de l'UE avec le reste du monde: excédent de 24,2 milliards
d'Ecus en 1995
[01] Information seminar on BSE
The European Commission will hold an information seminar for third countries on
BSE on Monday 10 June in Brussels, which will be opened by the Commissioner
of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Franz Fischler. Representatives from
68 countries outside of the EU have been invited and most have already
indicated that they will attend. The purpose of the Seminar is to inform the
governments about the BSE situation and in particular measures taken to ensure
the protection of human and animal health and to convince third countries that
there is no basis for any restriction on EU beef or dairy exports, apart from the
measures already taken.
[02] Female entrepreneurship at the centre of the Europartenariat in Lulea
Several hundred small and medium sized enterprises (SME) from the
Scandinavian countries will meet SME's from other countries of the European
Union and EFTA as well as from Central and Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean
region and North America in this year's Europartenariat, which will take place in
Lulea (Sweden) on 13 and 14 June. Its aim is to allow companies to explore
possibilities for partnerships and joint ventures as well as cooperation
agreements. Although it is the 14th edition of this event, it is the first to take
place in Scandinavia and the first to give special attention to female
entrepreneurship, as within the framework of it a special seminar will be held on
"Women entrepreneurs - significant potential for regional sustainable
development".
[03] Yves-Thibault de Silguy: "Dans sept mois, toutes les questions techniques
pour l'euro seront réglées"
"La voiture sera prête à rouler. Il restera donc à définir qui pourra y prendre
place" a notamment déclaré Yves-Thibault de Silguy, Commissaire en charge des
Affaires économiques et monétaires, lors d'un discours prononcé à Rome
aujourd'hui. Il a annoncé que la Commission présenterait très prochainement au
Conseil un règlement définissant le cadre juridique de l'euro, plusieurs semaines
plus tôt que prévu. En outre, le Conseil décidera avant la fin de l'année des
dispositions du "pacte de stabilité" et des modalités du nouveau mécanisme de
change, dont les principes ont été définis à Vérone.
[04] Mario Monti: Future developments in the use of fiscal instruments for
environmental policy
Addressing the conference organized by the Italian Presidency on "Incentives and
Disincentives for Environmental Protection", Internal Market Commissioner Mario
Monti recognised that economic instruments, notably environmental taxes, can
be a powerful way to internalise external costs arising from pollution. However,
we need to ensure that national measures comply with Single Market rules and
that they are included in a coherent policy framework at Community level. While
not underestimating the limitations imposed on Community action by the
requirement of unanimity, Mr Monti said: "I am conscious of the need to promote
fiscal measures in order to remedy environmental problems. I will take further
initiatives in the future to amend existing measures and to create new fiscal
structures at Community level which are more deliberately oriented towards the
achievement of environmental goals".
[05] Commerce de l'UE avec le reste du monde: excédent de 24,2 milliards
d'Ecus en 1995
L'excédent commercial de l'Union européenne avec le reste du monde a atteint
24,2 milliards d'Ecus l'année dernière, selon les chiffres publiés aujourd'hui par
Eurostat, l'office statistique des Communautés européennes à Luxembourg.
L'excédent n'était que de 6,2 milliards d'Ecus en 1994 et 1,2 milliard en 1993.
Après les déficits avoisinant les 50 milliards d'Ecus en 1990 et 1992 et même 70
milliards d'Ecus en 1991, L'Union européenne a enregistré pour la troisième
année consécutive un solde positif du commerce extérieur.
MIDDAY EXPRESS
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