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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 04-04-20
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] La Commission engage une consultation sur la directive consacrée aux
comités d'entreprise européens
[02] February 2004 : Euro-zone external trade surplus €5.4 billion ; €1.8
billion deficit for EU15
[03] Chris Patten and Pascal Lamy yesterday met the Minister for Foreign
Affairs of Kuwait
[04] Autre matériel diffusé
Midday Express 20/04/2004
TXT: FR ENPDF:DOC:Midday Express 20/04/2004
[01] La Commission engage une consultation sur la directive consacrée aux
comités d'entreprise européens
La Commission européenne a décidé de consulter les partenaires sociaux €-
les représentants des travailleurs et des employeurs €- sur la meilleure
façon dont les comités d'entreprise européens (CEE), créés par une
directive communautaire il y a près de dix ans, peuvent résoudre les
problèmes inhérents à un environnement économique et social en mutation.
Ces comités d'entreprise ont permis de rapprocher employeurs et employés à
l'échelon transnational, là où sont prises les décisions déterminantes sur
l'évolution des grandes entreprises. Pas moins de 650 sociétés ou groupes
ont souscrit à des accords sur les CEE : cela concerne quelque 11 millions
de travailleurs et, plus directement, 10.000 de leurs représentants. Les
CEE ont donné d'excellents résultats dans le domaine de l'information et de
la consultation des travailleurs sur les processus décisionnels,
l'orientation des entreprises et, notamment, les changements de gestion.
Cependant, le paysage s'est modifié depuis le dernier rapport de la
Commission sur la directive, en 2000, et diverses insuffisances ont été
décelées dans le fonctionnement des CEE, de sorte qu'un réexamen s'impose
de la manière dont ils peuvent donner toute leur mesure.
[02] February 2004 : Euro-zone external trade surplus €5.4 billion ; €1.8
billion deficit for EU15
According to Eurostat, the first estimate for euro-zone trade with the rest
of the world in February 2004 was a €5.4 billion surplus, compared with
+5.1 billion in February 2003. The January 2004 balance was +1.8 billion,
against -1.5 billion in January 2003. In February 2004, exports, seasonally
adjusted, remained stable compared to January 2004, while imports rose by
1.9%. The first estimate for February 2004 extra-EU15 trade was a €1.8
billion deficit, compared with -3.0 billion in February 2003. In January
2004, the balance was -8.6 billion, compared with -9.3 billion in January
2003. In February 2004, exports, seasonally adjusted, increased by 1.1%
compared to January 2004, while imports remained nearly stable.
[03] Chris Patten and Pascal Lamy yesterday met the Minister for Foreign
Affairs of Kuwait
Yesterday, 19 April, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kuwait, His
Excellency Sheikh Dr Mohamad Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah, met with External
Relations Commissioner Chris Patten and Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy, in
his capacity as President in office of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The
discussions were very productive, covering a wide range of issues,
including the worrying situation in the Middle East and Iraq, as well as
the prospects for progress in the ongoing EU-GCC negotiations on a Free
Trade Agreement. On the latter, both sides stressed their common will to
finalise negotiations as soon as possible and explored ways to bridge the
respective positions on the outstanding issues. It was agreed to continue
discussions at officials' level in the coming weeks, with a view to
assessing progress at the coming EU-GCC Cooperation Council on 17 May. In
order to accelerate the talks both parties have agreed to held negotiating
rounds in June and July with a view to a rapid conclusion of the talks.
[04] Autre matériel diffusé
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