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Industry and social partners in shipbuilding call for extension of State aid scheme for their sector

Brussels, 20/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Committee of EU Shipbuilders Associations (CESA) has called on the European Commission to make "fewer promises" and further promote immediate measures to remedy the crisis of the shipbuilding sector in Europe, notably by extending the State aid scheme that is to expire at the end of the year.

In a press released published following the adoption of the Commission's report on shipbuilding in the world, CESA remarks that it fully adheres to the...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: European Union defence and foreign ministers believe the EU should be able to carry out Petersberg tasks "by 2003" - the catalogue of forces points to a 100,000-strong "reservoir" - the EU summit in Nice is due to approve the overall shape of a system for assessing member states undertakings
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: During the conference on committing military capabilities, EU defence ministers announce their contributions to "headline goal" - Solana points to shortage of strategic and tactical capabilities
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REForM: STILL A LOT OF GROUND TO BE COVERED, says the French presidency in the wake of Sunday's CONCLAVE
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Ms Fontaine recommends compromises for extending qualified majority voting in due course
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: In the wake of the Marseilles conference , some Arab countries challenge "Presidency's conclusions" and express disappointment
(EU) EU/CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Prodi TAKES PART IN PPI CONFERENCE
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Support to Commission's strategy for cautious enlargement to Turkey - Other deliberations
(EU) EU/INFLATION: Inflation rate down, Eurostat announces
(EU) EU/OIL: Riyadh Agreement to strengthen cooperation between producer and consumer countries, but no decision on prices or on increased production
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Agreement in sight on budget of 400 million over five years for audiovisual aid programme "Media Plus"
(EU) EP/MEDITERRANEAN: Imbeni calls for European Parliament participation in defining MEDA 2 allocation and new Barcelona Process objectives
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Business circles of both parties call for "de-escalation" in trade disputes
(EU) EU/ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS: Towards a system allowing for automatic classification of documents to be ruled out?
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: On Wednesday, the Commission to present a revised "social package" for road transport
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Aid to private storage of beef approved
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Hedgerows and other traditional landscape features may be considered part of agriculture area eligible for farm aid
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Reticence over ban of all bone meal, progress in enlarged testing programme on BSE
(EU) EU/FISHERIES COUNCIL: Result of debates on controlling fishing activity, regional organisations, negotiations with Morocco and fuel prices
(EU) EU/TAX: European Commission proposes new VAT invoicing rules, notably electronic, to lighten burden on companies
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: International Conference on Climate Change enters decisive stage at ministerial level
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: belgium wrong to compel importers of nutriment-containing foods to features labelling specific to the belgian market
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE OF FIRST INSTANCE: Council amends court procedural rules so as to improve legal activities
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light to danish aid to train ships crews
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN POLICY: aid to Uganda to help eradicate "ebola" and Malaria
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Before Monday and Tuesday's ministerial sessions, negotiations continued last week at deputy level
(EU) EU/HUNGARY: 60 million euro EIB loan for a subsidiary of Sanyo for the manufacture of batteries for mobile phones
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Industry and social partners in shipbuilding call for extension of State aid scheme for their sector
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Awarding of prizes for most innovative regions
(EU) EU/NICE SUMMIT: Initiatives of the Federalists and European Movement
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