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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/patents

France called on to oppose the scrapping of requirement for European patent to be translated into French

Paris, 12/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Compagnie nationale française des conseils en propriété industrielle (CNCPI) has called on the French government to refuse to sign the London Protocol in June on patents which would scrap the requirement for European patents to be translated into French, according to AFP. Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece are also reported to be refusing to sign. Numerous multinationals (including 30-odd French multinationals) have called for the translation...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short overview of debate on future of Europe - Eurosceptics demolish Treaty of Nice - Quarrel over role of European Commission grows - Balance of CERI document
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/PERU: EU welcomes the democratic atmosphere of 8 April elections after the problems encountered last year12/04/2001
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/FRANCE: official opening of the debate in France
(EU) EU/GREECE/TURKEY:
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Council of Europe examines the case of UKRAINE
(EU) EP/TREATY OF NICE/CDU/CSU: CDU/CSU wants convention and rejects idea of "Groups of wise"
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/EUROPEAN MOVEMENT:
(EU) EP/DEATH PENALTY:
(EU) EU/future of europe: Mr Lipponen underlines the dangers of the debate on the delimitation of competences and calls for strong institutions
(EU) EP/SOMALIA: Parliament calls for policy initiative from EU
(EU) EP/NAMIBIA: EP condemns homophobia of ruling party
(EU) EP/MEXICO: EP insists on rights of indigenous communities
(EU) EP/CYPRUS: EP calls for freeing of Mr Tsiakoumas
(EU) EP/PAKISTAN: EP calls for holding of free elections
(EU) EP/CATHOLIC CHURCH: For sanctions against sexual violence
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) Eu/ECOFIN: in Malmö, fifteen member states and governors of central banks will meet their counterparts from candidate countries for first time - Exchange of views on taxation - economic slowdown will dominate discussions
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Talks in Council over free movement of prsons will begin on 20 April, indicates Mrs Lindh
(EU) EU/INDIA: Mr Fischler in India, where he must discuss future multilateral agreement in agriculture
(EU) EU/AUSTRALIA: Mr Patten in Melbourne for 17th Ministerial meeting
(EU) EU/BUDGET:
(EU) EU/ITALY/LDC:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY/ITALY:
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Council and ep have still not agreed on the "follow-on rights" of authors
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Turkey ratifies energy charter
(EU) EU/PATENTS: France called on to oppose the scrapping of requirement for European patent to be translated into French
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission to investigate Spanish aid for farmers following oil price hikes
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises Italian aid for ST Microelectronics for three high-tech R&D projects on microchips
(EU) EU/FOOT AND MOUTH: Commission takes additional precautionary measures for the netherlands
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Russia is planning to introduce extra quotas for poultry imports from the EU
(EU) EU/REsearch: Mr Busquin to submit a research update on transmissible spongiform encepalopathies
(EU) Eu/MEDIcineS: Commission has set up a high level group
(EU) EU/pharmaceutical iNDUSTRy: European industry is not managing to communicate on the delicate issue of access to medicine in developing countries
(EU) EU/health: overview of the many public health concerns recently expressed in the european institutions
(EU) SPAIN/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: directive on occupational retirement pensions is "step in right direction"
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: ESC welcomes modernisation of competition rules
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: ESC favours general transferability of tickets
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: UNICE Conference for SMES
(EU) EU/CONFERENCE:
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: programme of European events in April and May
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: State Watch criticises publishing of "sanitised" version of annual Europol report for public
(EU) EU/ICELAND:
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 12/04/2001: