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19th December, 1996
COMMISSION ACTS ON MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARDS AND TAKES LEGAL ACTION AGAINSTGERMANY AND SPAIN
The Commission has decided further steps in legal actions against Germany
and Spain for failing to respect Community directive on major accident
hazards (the "Seveso" Directive). The Commission will lodge an application
before the European Court of Justice against Germany and send a Reasoned
Opinion to Spain.
The decisions taken...
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19th December, 1996
POLICY ADVICE TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES AND MONGOLIA: TACIS SIGNS A CONTRACT FOR ECU 12 MILLION
The European Commission signed an ECU 12 million contract with a consortium
of consultants for the management of the Tacis European Expertise Service
(EES). The principal objective of the EES is to provide high level advice to
the Governments, Parliaments and other relevant decision and policy-making
bodies and institutions of the...
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19th December, 1996
COMMISSION TAKES LEGAL ACTION AGAINST BELGIUM AND IRELAND FOR NOTIMPLEMENTING RULES CONCERNING WATER POLLUTION
The Commission has decided to take further steps in legal action against
Belgium and Ireland for failing to respect the Community Directive on
dangerous substances in water.
The Commission has decided to make an application to the European Court of
Justice against Belgium for its failure to fully respect a Community
Directive dealing...
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19th December, 1996
COMMISSION ACTS TO PROTECT WILD BIRDS IN FRANCE AND TO ENSURE HABITATPROTECTION IN IRELAND
The Commission has decided to take further steps in legal actions against
France and Ireland for failing to respect Community nature conservation
legislation. France has not fully implemented the Directive on the
conservation of wild birds. Ireland has still not adopted national
legislation to give effect to the Directive on the...
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19th December, 1996
SAFE TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS: THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION FINANCES 18STUDIES
The European Commission, following a proposal by Commissioner Christos
PAPOUTSIS, has decided to allocate ECU 2 million as financial contribution
for 18 projects on how to improve the safe transport of radioactive
materials. These projects mainly concern evaluations and experiments
necessary for the harmonisation and the improvement...
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19th December, 1996
HUNGARY'S ROAD TO THE EUROPEAN UNION BY HANS VAN DEN BROEK, TECHNICALUNIVERSITY - BUDAPEST, 19 DECEMBER 1996
Summary
The dialogue between the EU and Hungary in preparing for the accession
negotiations, requires a major effort from all involved, including the
business community of Hungary. Conditions have been created which should
enable trade and commerce to flourish, and the business community should
seize the opportunities in order...
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19th December, 1996
COMMISSION GIVES GO-AHEAD TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME IN SPAIN
The European Commission has given the go-ahead to Spain's environmental
programme PITMA II (PITMA: Programa Industrial y Technologico
Medioambiental). Its purpose is to provide funding for industrial ventures;
it is also designed to help industrial plant adapt to environmental
legislation and support the development and use of the...
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19th December, 1996
COMMISSION GRANTS SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE TRANS-EUROPEANTRANSPORT NETWORKS
The commitment of the European Commission in the trans-european network
projects remains strong, as shown by the decisions it has just taken for the
granting of a ECU 280 million financial assistance, within the 1996 budget,
to 107 transport infrastructure projects. The main share is targeted at the
14 specific projects confirmed...
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18th December, 1996
EU COMMISSIONER VAN DEN BROEK WELCOMES RELEASE OF NIKITIN
Commissioner Hans van den Broek, responsible for the relations with the
Russian Federation, welcomes the decision of the Russian authorities to
release from custody Mr. Aleksandr NIKITIN, a Russian environmental
activist. At several high level occasions during recent months, Mr. van den
Broek had requested the immediate release...
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18th December, 1996
The Commission approves the financing of the Belgian TGV
IP/96/1208
Brussels, 18 December 1996
The Commission approves the financing of the Belgian TGV
The European Commission today accepted the plan for financing the TGV (High Speed Train) in Belgium. The total funding of BFR 125 billion is considered to be compatible with European regulations.
The investment plan of the SNCB (Belgian...
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