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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 02-01-15
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Les monnaies nationales ont presque disparu de la circulation
[02] Commission clears hydro power production joint venture between E.ON
and Verbund
[03] EU welcomes WTO definitive confirmation that US export subsidies
(Foreign Sales Corporations) are illegal, and calls on US to comply with
WTO findings
[04] Lutte contre le dopage : l'UE intensifie le dialogue dans le bassin
méditerranéen
[05] Commission Employment report : "Employment may suffer in 2002 but
employment policy must continue"
Midday Express 15/01/2002
TXT: FR ENPDF:DOC:Midday Express 15/01/2002
[01] Les monnaies nationales ont presque disparu de la circulation
En moyenne, plus de neuf paiements en espèces sur dix sont effectués en
euros. Près des trois quarts des machines automatiques ont également été
adaptées à l'euro. Moins de quinze jours après le lancement des opérations,
la circulation des monnaies nationales n'est plus que résiduelle.
[02] Commission clears hydro power production joint venture between E.ON
and Verbund
The European Commission has cleared the creation of European Hydro Power
(EHP), an electricity production joint venture between E.ON, Germany's
second largest energy company, and the main Austrian electricity producer
Verbund. The venture will not be active directly on the market but will
produce electricity for its parents, which will continue to sell the power
separately to third parties.
[03] EU welcomes WTO definitive confirmation that US export subsidies
(Foreign Sales Corporations) are illegal, and calls on US to comply with
WTO findings
The EU yesterday welcomed the World Trade Organisation's confirmation that
the Foreign Sales Corporation Replacement Act, brought in by the US in
response to condemnation of its original FSC export subsidy system, is also
incompatible with WTO rules. Reacting to the news from Geneva, European
Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy said : "We now have a definitive legal
ruling on the FSC case. Of course I'm pleased that the WTO has confirmed
what we always believed. We have made a point of handling this dispute in a
very reasonable manner. Now it is up to the US to comply with the WTO's
findings to settle this matter once and for all. As to how, we look forward
to rapid US proposals."
[04] Lutte contre le dopage : l'UE intensifie le dialogue dans le bassin
méditerranéen
A l'initiative du Ministère français de la Jeunesse et des Sports et avec
le soutien actif de la Commission européenne et du Ministère marocain de la
Jeunesse et des Sports, plusieurs Etats riverains de la Méditerranée
organisent du 21 au 23 janvier prochains à Marrakech une conférence sur la
lutte contre le dopage dans le sport. Cette conférence, qui réunira des
représentants d'une quarantaine de pays et d'organisations internationales,
permettra de dresser un bilan de la lutte contre le dopage dans les pays du
pourtour de la Méditerranée et contribuera au renforcement du dialogue euro-
méditerranéen.
[05] Commission Employment report : "Employment may suffer in 2002 but
employment policy must continue"
The European Commission today published Employment in Europe 2001 - Autumn
Update. Based upon the Commission's Autumn Forecasts (November 2001), the
report describes the employment implications of the recent economic
slowdown and the September 11 terrorist attack. It provides a detailed
analysis of sectoral employment trends in the European Union. It discusses
the Union's resilience to macroeconomic shocks, its capacity to adapt to
change, and the role of confidence for employment performance.
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