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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 99-10-06
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-Parole 06/10/1999b
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[I] Résultats de la Commission du 5 octobre 1999 - Outcome of Commission
meeting of 5 October
[01] Internal Market : Commission outlines new strategy
[02] La Commission adopte trois communications sur la compétitivité
industrielle
[II] Other news - Autres nouvelles
[03] EU-Japan relations : Romano Prodi, Erkki Liikanen and Pascal Lamy will
attend the first 'EU-Japan Business Dialogue Roundtable'
[I] Résultats de la Commission du 5 octobre 1999 - Outcome of Commission
meeting of 5 October
[01] Internal Market : Commission outlines new strategy
A proposed framework outlining strategic objectives for the European
Union's (EU) Internal Market over the next five years has been presented in
a consultative Communication adopted by the European Commission. The
Commission considers that these objectives should be improving the quality
of life of citizens, enhancing the efficiency of the EU's product and
capital markets, improving the business environment and exploiting the
achievements of the Internal Market in a changing world. Following
consultations with the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and
other interested parties, which will include a hearing on 29 October in
Brussels and conclude on 7 November, the Commission will finalise the
strategic objectives and present a list of specific short-term actions to
meet these objectives with a view to reaching agreement on the overall
strategy at the Helsinki European Council in December 1999. The Commission
proposes that the short-term target actions should be updated annually,
taking into account the actual functioning of product and capital markets
and feedback received from citizens and business on their experiences with
the Internal Market.
[02] La Commission adopte trois communications sur la compétitivité
industrielle
La Commission européenne a adopté trois communications sur la compétitivité
industrielle. La communication "Changement structurel et ajustement dans
l'industrie manufacturière européenne" est la contribution de la Commission
au débat sur la compétitivité industrielle et analyse, à travers le niveau
de spécialisation et la concentration géographique, l'adaptabilité de
l'industrie européenne. Le troisième rapport annuel sur la compétitivité de
l'industrie européenne qui sert de base à la Communication sera publié le 9
novembre 1999. Les deux autres communications sectorielles portent, l'une,
sur la filière bois et ses industries dérivées et, l'autre, sur l'industrie
sidérurgique.
[II] Other news - Autres nouvelles
[03] EU-Japan relations : Romano Prodi, Erkki Liikanen and Pascal Lamy will
attend the first 'EU-Japan Business Dialogue Roundtable'
The chief executives of 45 leading European Union and Japanese companies
will attend the meeting of the 'EU-Japan Business Dialogue Roundtable', to
be held in Brussels, on 7 and 8 October 1999. Mr Etienne Davignon (Société
Générale de Belgique) and Mr Tadahiro Sekimoto (NEC) jointly chair the
Roundtable.
MIDDAY EXPRESS
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