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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 07-10-02
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Statement by President Barroso on the elections in Ukraine
[02] Commission condemns attack on AU peacekeepers in Darfur
[03] La Commission approuve la stratégie choisie par la Belgique pour
mettre en œuvre la politique de cohésion 2007-2013
[04] Cohesion policy 2007-2013 : Commission adopts new series of Polish
programmes
[05] Andris Piebalgs visite une grande centrale solaire au Portugal, dans
la perspective de la proposition de directive-cadre sur les énergies
renouvelables
[06] Meglena Kuneva visits the United States
[07] Industrial producer prices up by 0.1% in euro area
[08] Le chômage stable 6,9% dans la zone euro ; baisse 6,7% dans
l'UE27
[09] Autre matériel diffusé
Midday Express of 2007-10-02
Reference: MEX/07/1002
Date: 02/10/2007
EXME07 / 2.10
MIDDAY EXPRESS
News from the Communication Directorate General's midday briefing
Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi de la Direction Générale Communicationb
02/10/07
[01] Statement by President Barroso on the elections in Ukraine
The President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, welcomed
the strong commitment with democracy expressed by the Ukranian people in
the parliamentary elections. President Barroso said: "I want to pay tribute
to the sense of responsibility and strong commitment to democracy shown by
the Ukrainian population who massively took part in this important
election. The parliamentary elections were conducted in an overall
transparent and fair way, as assessed by international observers. This
development should pave the way for the establishment of a new Government
that could resume the reform process very soon and meet the high
expectations of the Ukrainian people."
[02] Commission condemns attack on AU peacekeepers in Darfur
The European Commission has condemned in the strongest possible terms this
weekend's attack on African Union peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region.
Louis Michel, Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, expressed
his deepest sympathy for the families of the soldiers killed and described
the attack as "outrageous". Commenting on the tragic killings, Mr Michel
said: "I would like to express my deepest sympathy to the families and
colleagues of the soldiers killed in this outrageous attack on the African
Union's peacekeeping base in Sudan's Darfur region. I was greatly saddened
to learn of these tragic deaths of African Union soldiers who were
committed to bringing peace and stability to this troubled region."
Commissioner Michel also extended his sympathy to the African Union and
underlined the support and solidarity of the European Commission to the AU
at this difficult time. In addition, he offered his support for the United
Nations' call for all parties to recommit to a peaceful resolution to the
conflict and to prepare for peace talks in Libya in October.
[03] La Commission approuve la stratégie choisie par la Belgique pour
mettre en œuvre la politique de cohésion 2007-2013
La Commission européenne vient de valider la stratégie choisie par la
Belgique pour mettre en œuvre la politique de cohésion pour 2007-2013.
Dans leur cadre de référence stratégique national (CRSN), les
autorités belges précisent comment elles comptent investir les 2.258
milliards d'euros de financement européen, dans le respect de la
stratégie de Lisbonne pour la croissance et l'emploi.
[04] Cohesion policy 2007-2013 : Commission adopts new series of Polish
programmes
A ceremony will take place in Warsaw today to mark the adoption of seven
Operational Programmes for Poland, to cover Cohesion Policy implementation
for 2007-2013. Danuta Hübner, European Commissioner for Regional Policy,
will sign the programmes in the presence of the Polish Minister for
regional development, Mrs Grażyna Gęsicka, and marshals from the regions.
The Commission will officially complete its adoption procedures for the
programmes in the next few days.
[05] Andris Piebalgs visite une grande centrale solaire au Portugal, dans
la perspective de la proposition de directive-cadre sur les énergies
renouvelables
M. Andris Piebalgs, membre de la Commission européenne chargé de
l'énergie, a visité aujourd'hui ce que l'on considère comme la centrale
solaire la plus puissante du monde, installée Serpa, dans le Sud du
Portugal. Cette visite a lieu deux mois avant l'adoption des propositions
de la Commission visant permettre la réalisation de l'objectif
contraignant d'une part de 20% des énergies renouvelables dans la
consommation énergétique de l'UE d'ici 2020. "Cette centrale est un bon
exemple des avantages que peuvent apporter les sources renouvelables
d'énergie: création d'emplois, diminution des émissions de gaz effet
de serre et réduction de notre dépendance envers les importations
d'énergie", a déclaré M. Piebalgs l'issue de sa visite.
[06] Meglena Kuneva visits the United States
European Commissioner for Consumer Policy Meglena Kuneva starts a three-day
visit to Washington today. This follows a short visit to Boston yesterday
where she delivered a lecture at the Harvard University. In Washington, she
will meet with members of the US Senate and House of Representatives, the
Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the White House Office of
Management and Budget and the Consumer Product Safety Commission. She will
also meet a range of American consumer organisations and business groups.
During her visit she will present the Commission's drive to review its body
of consumer protection legislation ("acquis") to make it more consistent
and up to speed with changing consumer needs and markets. She will also
discuss EU-US consumer protection co-operation, in particular on consumer
product and toy safety, but also on the enforcement of consumer rights in
distance selling. "Cooperation with the United States on consumer
protection is of paramount importance, and is expanding fast," says
Commissioner Kuneva. "We have a long history of direct contacts in key
areas such as product safety and we are ready and willing to develop these
exchanges further. We also have constructive dialogues with US lawmakers,
agencies and consumer organisations on a wide variety of regulatory issues.
However, there is scope for improvement and for much better cooperation and
coordinated action. If we managed to develop a system to share data on
fraud, for example, our combined effectiveness in taking the fraudsters to
task would be immensely enhanced. I hope my visit to the US will help boost
this process." For further information, see <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cons_issue/tacd_en.htm">http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cons_issue/tacd_en.htm
[07] Industrial producer prices up by 0.1% in euro area
In August 2007 compared with July 2007, the industrial producer price index
rose by 0.1% in the euro area (EA13), while EU27 prices remained unchanged.
In July, prices increased by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU27. In
August 2007 compared with August 2006, industrial producer prices gained
1.7% in the euro area and 1.5% in the EU27. These figures come from
Eurostat.
[08] Le chômage stable 6,9% dans la zone euro ; baisse 6,7% dans
l'UE27
Dans la zone euro (ZE13), le taux de chômage corrigé des variations
saisonnières, s’est établi 6,9% en août 2007, inchangé par rapport
juillet. Il était de 7,8% en août 2006. Dans l'UE27, le taux de
chômage s'est élevé 6,7% en août 2007, contre 6,8% en juillet3. Il
était de 7,8% en août 2006. En août 2007, les taux les plus bas ont
été enregistrés au Danemark et aux Pays-Bas (3,3% chacun) et les plus
élevés en Slovaquie (11,1%) et en Pologne (9,1%). Ces chiffres sont
publiés par Eurostat.
[09] Autre matériel diffusé
Speech by Janez Potočnik : "A new research programme for Europe's small
companies" at launch of Eurostars – Cooperation between the European
Community and EUREKA
Speech by Danuta Hübner : "Wspólny sukces" at Uroczystoś podpisania
siedmiu polskich programów operacyjnych (Warsaw)
Speech by Andris Piebalgs : "Oil and gas geopolitics" at the Lisbon Energy
Forum 2007
Speech by Günter Verheugen to the European Parliament's commission for
economic affairs (! embargo 17h45 !)
Speech by Stavros Dimas : "The road to Bali and beyond" at European
Parliament's Joint Parliamentary session (01/10)
Speech by Neelie Kroes : "Building a competitive European energy market" at
Madrid Energy conference (01/10)
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