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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 05-11-18
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Mariann Fischer Boel presse le Conseil d'adopter dans le secteur du
sucre une réforme courageuse et responsable
[02] REACH : Commission reaction to first reading in European Parliament
(17/11)
[03] Commission receives improved commitments from FAPL over sale of media
rights
[04] Première visite officielle de José Manuel Barroso en République
Tchèque
[05] Visite officielle de José Manuel Barroso en Hongrie (19/11)
[06] Janez Potočnik in Croatia
[07] Markos Kyprianou welcomes SE Europe Ministerial conference on avian
flu and pandemic influenza preparedness
[08] Peter Mandelson to meet Malinese President Toumani Toure will recall
EU Doha commitments on cotton trade
[09] EU Election Observation Mission for the Constitutional Referendum in
the Democratic Republic of Congo
[10] Progress report from the Commission on response to Tsunami
[11] Autre matériel diffusé
Midday Express of 2005-11-18
Reference: MEX/05/1118
Date: 18/11/2005
EXME05 / 18.11
MIDDAY EXPRESS
News from the Press and Communication Directorate General's midday briefing
Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi de la Direction Générale Presse etb
Communication
18/11/05
[01] Mariann Fischer Boel presse le Conseil d'adopter dans le secteur du
sucre une réforme courageuse et responsable
Evoquant les négociations qui vont commencer le mardi 22 novembre au
Conseil des ministres de l'Agriculture Bruxelles pour l'obtention d'un
accord politique sur la réforme du secteur du sucre, Mme Marian Fischer
Boel, Commisaire européenne l'Agriculture, a déclaré : "C'est
une nécessité vitale que de parvenir une décision la semaine
prochaine. Les négociations seront rudes, mais j'invite les ministres se
montrer courageux. Nous continuons faire le siège de tous les Etats
membres pour rallier le plus grand nombre possible d'entre eux ce grand
dessein. L'organisation du secteur du sucre est demeurée pratiquement
inchangée depuis 40 ans. Nous devons présent la réformer si nous
voulons que la production sucrière ait un avenir en Europe et que les
producteurs de sucre bénéficient d'une sécurité long terme aussi bien
chez nous que dans les pays en développement. Il n'existe aucune
alternative une réforme en profondeur. Si nous l'entreprenons dès
maintenant, ce sera nos conditions et avec les disponibilités
financières requises pour en atténuer la rigueur. Si nous restons inertes,
nous finirons par devoir mettre en œuvre une réforme subie, sur laquelle
nous n'aurons guère de prise et qui frappera le plus durement les
producteurs les plus compétitifs. Tout retard ne pourrait que fragiliser
le financement de la restructuration et des compensations sociales. Les
propositions que nous avons faites permettent de jeter les bases d'une
production sucrière européenne assurée d'une durabilité long terme.
Nous offrons aux agriculteurs des compensations financières largement
calculées, dans le cadre du régime de paiement unique. Un fonds de
restructuration richement doté permettra parallèlement d'aider tous ceux
qui souhaitent cesser l'activité dans le secteur du sucre. Nous
maintiendrons les préférences pour nos fournisseurs des pays en
développement afin que notre marché demeure pour leur sucre un débouché
intéressant. Enfin, nous aiderons financièrement les pays ACP s'adapter
la nouvelle donne."
[02] REACH : Commission reaction to first reading in European Parliament
(17/11)
"The European Commission welcomes the fact that the European Parliament has
completed its first reading on REACH. By supporting the Sacconi/Nassauer
compromise on registration the EP strikes a very good balance between the
health, environment and competitiveness goals of REACH. The Commission will
carefully assess the European Parliament's position on the other issues.
This vote opens the way to a balanced agreement in Council by the end of
the year. The Commission will continue to play a constructive role as
facilitator in order to achieve a compromise that makes REACH more
effective and more workable, while preserving a high level of protection
for health and the environment", the responsible Commissioners Günter
Verheugen (Enterprise) and Stavros Dimas (Environment) said on 17 November.
[03] Commission receives improved commitments from FAPL over sale of media
rights
The European Commission has received improved commitments from the English
Football Association Premier League (FAPL) regarding the sale of the FAPL's
media rights for the 2007 season onwards. The commitments follow an
investigation by the Commission, under EC Treaty competition rules on
restrictive business practices (Article 81), into the sale by the FAPL of
media rights to the Premier League competition on behalf of the individual
clubs. The commitments provide for the FAPL to sell a number of packages of
media rights, showcasing the League as a whole throughout each season. Live
TV rights will be sold in six balanced packages with no one bidder being
allowed to buy all six packages. Packages will be sold to the highest
standalone bidder for each package, and bids other than simple standalone
bids will be disregarded. The auction will be monitored by a Trustee,
selected by the Commission, who will report to the Commission as to whether
the commitments entered into by the FAPL have been followed.
[04] Première visite officielle de José Manuel Barroso en République
Tchèque
Le Président de la Commission européenne, José Manuel Barroso, fait sa
première visite officielle en République Tchèque aujourd'hui. Il est
accompagné par la vice-présidente Margot Wallström, responsable de la
Stratégie de Communication, et Vladimir pidla, Commissaire l'Emploi et
aux Affaires sociales. Lors de sa visite le Président Barroso rencontrera
le Président de la République Tchèque Vaclav Klaus, le premier ministre
Jiři Paroubek, ainsi que le leader de l'ODS Mirek Topolanek. M. Barroso
inaugurera le premier Eurocentre Prague. C'est la première étape de sa
tournée des capitales dans le cadre du Plan D. Cette visite coïncidera
un jour près (le 17 novembre) avec le 16ème anniversaire de la
"révolution de velours".
[05] Visite officielle de José Manuel Barroso en Hongrie (19/11)
Au cours de sa visite Budapest le samedi 19 novembre, le Président de la
Commission européenne José Manuel Barroso rencontrera le Président de la
République László Sólyom, le premier ministre Ferenc Gyurcsány, le
ministre de la Culture András Bozóki, et l'ancien premier ministre Victor
Orbán (président de Fidesz, l'association civique hongroise). Une
rencontre avec différentes organisations non gouvernementales hongroises
est également prévue au programme. Le Président Barroso assistera
la Conférence européenne consacrée la culture : "Inclusive Europe?
Horizon 2020". Organisée pour la troisième fois, cette conférence suit
les conférences de Berlin ("A Soul for Berlin") et Paris ("Rencontres pour
l'Europe de la culture").
[06] Janez Potočnik in Croatia
Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Science and Research is today
visiting Croatia. He is the first Commissioner to do so since the start of
the accession screening exercise (the technical process of analysing EU law
with Croatia), which opened with the science and research chapter. While in
Croatia, he will sign with the government an agreement on Croatia's
associated status in the Sixth Framework Programme for Research, which runs
from 2002-2006. This agreement will enable greater participation in the
programme by Croatian scientists and industry. He will also meet with the
President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and other government members,
and will deliver speeches at the General Assembly of the World Academy of
Art and Science and the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Both of
these speeches are available.
[07] Markos Kyprianou welcomes SE Europe Ministerial conference on avian
flu and pandemic influenza preparedness
The European Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner Markos Kyprianou
has welcomed the initiative of the Greek government to convene a conference
of Health Ministers of the South Eastern European Cooperation Process and
Black Sea Economic Cooperation on avian influenza and pandemic influenza
preparedness in Athens on 19 November. Commissioner Kyprianou, who will
address the conference on Saturday, said : "Avian influenza knows no
borders, and in recent weeks the countries of South Eastern Europe have
been on the front line in tackling and preventing the spread of this animal
disease. At the same time, we all have to prepare in a coordinated way for
the possibility of a pandemic of human influenza. This conference is a
welcome opportunity for reinforced regional cooperation and the exchange of
best practice by governments. The EU and its Member States will continue to
offer technical support and expertise to the countries of the region in our
common fight against avian influenza." EU experts on avian influenza
recently travelled to Romania and Turkey to assist their counterparts in
dealing with outbreaks, and the Community Reference Laboratory on avian
influenza has assisted in testing suspect samples. Laboratory experts from
the EU and South Eastern Europe have also met to exchange best practices
and discuss improved cooperation. The World Health Organisation and the
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control will also participate in
the conference.
[08] Peter Mandelson to meet Malinese President Toumani Toure will recall
EU Doha commitments on cotton trade
The European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson will today meet with
President of the Republic of Mali Toumani Toure. He will use the meeting to
reinforce the commitment of the EU to addressing the needs of cotton
producing states in West Africa. Commissioner Mandelson will recall that as
part of its Doha strategy the EU has offered to cut all export subsides and
reduce its trade distorting subsides to cotton to negligible levels from
the first day following a final Doha agreement. In due course the EU will
call on its trading partners to offer the same.
[09] EU Election Observation Mission for the Constitutional Referendum in
the Democratic Republic of Congo
The European Commission has deployed an EU Election Observation Mission
(EOM), led by General Philippe Morillon, Member of the European Parliament,
to assess the conduct of the constitutional referendum in Democratic
Republic of Congo, scheduled to take place on 18 December 2005. General
Morillon and a core team of 9 election experts has just arrived in Kinshasa,
and will shortly be joined by 24 long-term observers, who will be deployed
throughout the country to follow the campaign period and pre-referendum
preparations. The constitutional referendum is the first stage in an
electoral cycle that will be followed by presidential, parliamentary and
provincial elections in 2006. The EOM is a further contribution by the
European Commission to supporting peace and democracy in the Democratic
Republic of Congo. In addition to committing up to €1.8 million costs for
the EU EOM from the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights
(EIDHR), a contribution of €149 million has been provided by the European
Commission from the 9th European Development Fund (EDF) in support of the
electoral cycle now coming underway.
<a href="http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/human_rights/eu_election_ass_observ/index.htm">http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/human_rights/eu_election_ass_observ/index.htm
[10] Progress report from the Commission on response to Tsunami
As the first anniversary of the Asian Tsunami approaches, the European
Commission today set out a progress report on EU humanitarian and
reconstruction aid to areas hit by the devastating natural disaster last
December. The report records a rapid and coherent response to the disaster,
and the substantial contribution made by the EU to support the resolution
of long-standing conflicts in some of the affected countries.
[11] Autre matériel diffusé
Research Round-up : CER2005 special
Speech by Günter Verheugen : "A new Industrial Policy" at meeting with
Confindustria (Bologna)
Calendrier du 21 au 25 novembre 2005
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