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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 97-10-31

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From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>

MIDDAY EXPRESS

News from the Spokesman's midday briefing

Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi du Porte-Paroleb

31/10/97


CONTENTS / CONTENU

  • [01] Jacques Santer visits Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
  • [02] La Commission décide un renvoi partiel du projet d'acquisition de Casino par Promodes
  • [03] Une approche européenne pour exploiter le potentiel de création d'emplois du tourisme
  • [04] Russian Federation: Commission approves humanitarian aid worth ECU 700, 000 for victims of conflict in Chechnya
  • [05] Poland and Czech Republic: Commission approves aid worth ECU 1.606 million for flood victims

  • [01] Jacques Santer visits Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia

    European Commission President Jacques Santer will visit Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia from 3-4 November 1997. The main objective of his mission is to discuss the enlargement process after the adoption of the Commission's "Agenda 2000", which recommended opening membership negotiation with five central european countries, including one of the three Baltics, Estonia. The President will underline, in particular, the all-inclusive nature of the enlargement process for applicant countries. In each of the three Baltics, President Santer will outline main sectors where pre-accession efforts need to be intensified and emphasize the importance of continued good regional cooperation between the three countries, as well as with their neighbours, particularly Russia. In Latvia and in Estonia, the President will also discuss the situation of minorities, including the acceleration of the naturalisation process. In Lithuania, President Santer will meet the President Algirdas Brazauskas, the Prime Minister Gediminas Vagnorius, the Foreign Affairs Minister Algirdas Saudargas and the Speaker of the Parliament (Seimas), Vytautas Landsbergis. In Latvia, meetings are foreseen with the President Guntis Ulmanis, the Prime Minister Guntars Krasts, the Foreign Affairs Minister Valdis Birkavs and the Speaker of the Parliament (Saeima), Alfreds Cepanis. He will also give a speech during the EC-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee. In Estonia, President Santer will meet the President Lennart Meri, the Prime Minister Mart Siiman and the Foreign Affairs Minister Toomas Hendrik Ilves.

    [02] La Commission décide un renvoi partiel du projet d'acquisition de Casino par Promodes

    La Commission européenne a décidé de renvoyer aux autorités françaises une partie de l'examen de l'offre publique d'achat lancée par le groupe de commerce de détail Promodes sur le groupe Casino. La Commission a également déclaré compatible avec le Marché commun l'opération pour la partie dont elle a conservé l'instruction. La Commission a constaté que, malgré le fait que la puissance d'achat du nouveau groupe sera très significative en France, elle n'est pas susceptible de créer ou de renforcer une position dominante dans le marché commun ou dans une partie substantielle de celui-ci, compte tenu de la structure actuelle du marché et de la position des deux groupes.

    [03] Une approche européenne pour exploiter le potentiel de création d'emplois du tourisme

    En association avec la présidence luxembourgeoise du Conseil, la Commission européenne organise, les 4 et 5 novembre à Luxembourg, une conférence sur "Emploi et tourisme: orientations pour l'action". Son objectif est de définir des orientations générales pour mieux utiliser le potentiel de création d'emplois dans le secteur du tourisme. Les professionnels, les partenaires sociaux et les pouvoirs publics y échangeront leurs expériences en termes de création d'emplois, de formation et de gestion dans le but d'encourager l'échange de bonnes pratiques dans le domaine du tourisme au niveau européen. D'ici la fin de la prochaine décennie, deux millions d'emplois devraient être créés dans ce secteur qui occupe actuellement neuf millions de personnes dans l'Union européenne.

    [04] Russian Federation: Commission approves humanitarian aid worth ECU 700, 000 for victims of conflict in Chechnya

    The European Commission has approved humanitarian aid worth ECU 700,000 for victims of the conflict in Chechnya. The aid, managed by the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO), will enable the British non- governmental organisation Merlin to carry out a programme in the region until March 1998. It will provide 45 polyclinics in Grozny with supplies of essential drugs, and carry out minor repairs to those that incurred war damage. It will continue its programme of trucking chlorinated water in Grozny, and make minor repairs to the water and sanitation system. It will also carry out regular surveillance of infectious diseases. This grant is ECHO's second for victims of the war this year. The first amounted to ECU 1.4 million.

    [05] Poland and Czech Republic: Commission approves aid worth ECU 1.606 million for flood victims

    The European Commission has approved humanitarian aid worth a total of ECU 1.606 million for victims of floods in Poland and the Czech Republic. The aid, managed by the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO), will enable European non-governmental organisations to carry out a programme of emergency repairs of schools and homes before winter sets in. This grant tops up ECU 2.5 million of humanitarian aid made available this summer at the peak of the crisis.

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