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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 00-11-28
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 Service Presse et Communicationb
28/11/2000
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] EU seeks consensus on WTO agenda at first regional seminar on new
issues in Chile
[02] EU real agricultural producer prices stable in 2000
[03] Fusion approuvée selon la procédure simplifiée
[01] EU seeks consensus on WTO agenda at first regional seminar on new
issues in Chile
The EU has launched a new initiative to help find consensus on an agenda
for World Trade Organisation negotiations. Starting in Santiago, Chile this
week (29 November-1 December), the EU is holding a series of regional
seminars on the so-called new issues for a trade round : investment,
competition, the environment and trade facilitation. The EU has launched
this initiative to enable more discussion and analysis of the potential
scope and implications of WTO rules in new areas. Commenting on the
initiative, European Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy said : "Our goal is to
secure better understanding and of course support for our aims in different
areas of the potential new Round. We are looking for the right level of
ambition and a negotiating approach which will be acceptable to all,
particularly developing countries with limited resources". This first
meeting, hosted by the Government of Chile, will enable participants from
WTO member countries in Latin America to explore these issues. Further
seminars on the same lines will take place in South Africa and possibly
Asia next year. Participants are expected to include trade negotiators,
government officials, representatives from international organisations,
representatives of the business community and, in the interests of
gathering as wide an audience as possible, officials from investment boards,
competition authorities and environment ministries.
[02] EU real agricultural producer prices stable in 2000
(! embargo 12 am !) Real i.e. deflated agricultural producer prices
(output) in the EU15 are almost unchanged (+0.1%) in 2000 compared to 1999,
according to first estimates issued today by Eurostat. Prices in the euro-
zone are also stable. This follows a 4.9% drop in the EU15 in 1999. Prices
are down in eight Member States, ranging from -4.0% in Italy to -0.1% in
France. Increases are expected in the remainder countries, ranging from
+1.5% in Greece to +7.1% in Denmark.
[03] Fusion approuvée selon la procédure simplifiée
Fiat Geva Europe LtD. (IT) / UniCredito Banca Mobiliare Italiano S.p.A.
(IT) / JV
MIDDAY EXPRESS
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