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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 03-09-12
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Commission moves smartly as European Mobility Week starts
[02] Commission clears ABN buy of Italy's Sole SpA and Zanussi
Elettromeccanica
[03] Commission clears acrylate products JV between Sasol and Mitsubishi
[04] Premières estimations pour le deuxième trimestre 2003 : l'UE15 a
enregistré un excédent des échanges courants de €9,5 milliards ; excédent
de €7,6 milliards pour la balance des services
[05] Commission approves deployment of European Union Mission to observe
Guatemala elections on 9 November 2003 : EU funding €1.7 million
[06] EU welcomes WTO accession of Cambodia and Nepal
[07] Autre matériel diffusé
Midday Express 12/09/2003
TXT: FR ENPDF:DOC:Midday Express 12/09/2003
[01] Commission moves smartly as European Mobility Week starts
European Mobility Week kicks off on 16 September and closes on 'Car Free
Day', 22 September. The objective of this week-long event is to promote
sustainable modes of transport and this year over 500 cities across the
European Union are participating. As part of its support for Mobility Week,
the European Commission is launching its "Smart Moves" campaign, with the
theme of accessibility centre stage. The campaign will be launched by Vice
President Neil Kinnock and Environment Commissioner Margot Wallström on
Tuesday 16 September at 9.30 am in the Commission's Charlemagne building.
Ms Wallström will arrive at Charlemagne from her office in the Commission's
Beaulieu building by vélo-taxi.
[02] Commission clears ABN buy of Italy's Sole SpA and Zanussi
Elettromeccanica
The European Commission has granted clearance under the Merger Regulation
to the acquisition of Applied Components Companies S.p.A. (ACC), an Italian
financial holding company which controls Sole S.p.A and Zanussi
Elettromeccanica, by the Dutch financial services group ABN Amro Group. ACC
is presently controlled by the Allianz Group. Sole and Zanussi make
electrical and compressor engines for "white goods" products such as
refrigerators. (The operation, notified on 11 August 2003, was examined
under the simplified merger review procedure)
[03] Commission clears acrylate products JV between Sasol and Mitsubishi
The European Commission has granted clearance under the Merger Regulation
to the creation of two joint ventures between Sasol Chemical Industries
Limited of South Africa and Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation. The
two ventures will produce and market acrylate products. (The operation,
notified on 12 August 2003, was examined under a simplified procedure)
[04] Premières estimations pour le deuxième trimestre 2003 : l'UE15 a
enregistré un excédent des échanges courants de €9,5 milliards ; excédent
de €7,6 milliards pour la balance des services
Selon les données provisoires publiées aujourd'hui par Eurostat, la balance
des opérations courantes de l'UE15 avec les pays tiers a enregistré un
excédent de €9,5 milliards durant le deuxième trimestre 2003, par rapport à
un excédent de €7,0 milliards au deuxième trimestre 2002 et à un excédent
de €8,2 milliards au premier trimestre 2003. Au deuxième trimestre 2003, la
balance des services extra-UE15 a affiché un excédent de €7,6 milliards,
comparé à un excédent de €6,1 milliards au deuxième trimestre 2002 et à un
excédent de €4,6 milliards au premier trimestre 2003.
[05] Commission approves deployment of European Union Mission to observe
Guatemala elections on 9 November 2003 : EU funding €1.7 million
The European Commission has approved the deployment of an EU Election
Observation Mission (EOM) to the presidential, parliamentary and local
elections in Guatemala scheduled for 9 November 2003, with a possible
Presidential run off on 28 December. The 2003 elections represent a
challenge for Guatemalan society, as the necessary strengthening of
democratic institutions will depend to a large extent on whether the
election process is held in accordance with international standards. Jannis
Sakellariou, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), will lead the EU EOM.
The Commission has allocated €1.7 million to the funding of the EOM.
[06] EU welcomes WTO accession of Cambodia and Nepal
On 11 September, the WTO Ministerial Conference, meeting in Cancun,
approved the accessions of Cambodia and Nepal the first accessions of Least
Developed Countries since the creation of the WTO in 1995. European Trade
Commissioner Pascal Lamy paid tribute to the two governments for the
enormous efforts each had made to meet its accession challenge : "It is apt
that the first two LDC accessions since the creation of the WTO should come
about at this crucial juncture of a development focussed trade round. The
decision on the guidelines adopted last year to facilitate and speed up
accession of LDCs is now, quite rightly, bearing its first fruit here in
Cancun." Following the Brussels Least Developed Countries' Conference in
May 2001, the EU was very much at the origin of specific guidelines for
LDCs (to facilitate and accelerate the accession process) when it made
concrete proposals in 1999.
[07] Autre matériel diffusé
Level of women's participation in decision-making in the EU causes dismay
Calendrier du 15 au 21 septembre 2003
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