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To: banco$ who wrote (65)	11/13/1998 7:54:00 PM
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"CALLING FOR A 100 EURO GOLD COIN TO BE MINTED" Briefing 16-11-98(b): Euro coins - going for gold Cooperation procedure first reading, simple majority votes for amendments to be approved (A4-0401/98 - Soltwedel-Schaefer) On behalf of the Economic Affairs Committee Irene Soltwedel-Schaefer (D, Greens) will be recommending that MEPs approve the Commission proposal amending the technical specifications of the euro coins. The proposal means an increase in the weight of the 50 cent coin, which is in response to the European vending industry's concerns about fraud resulting from the use of manipulated 20 cent coins in place of 50 cent coins. There will also be a modification to the edges of the 50 cent and 10 cent coins, which is in direct response to concerns raised by the European Blind Union. Mrs Soltwedel-Schaefer is retabling one amendment from Parliament's second reading of the original euro coin proposal, calling for a 100 euro gold coin to be minted alongside the eight regular coins which would "symbolise the strength of the Euro and add an emotional appeal to the new currency". europarl.eu.int European Parliament Scheduled for Tuesday, 17 November (see below): Tuesday 17th (9am - 12am / 3pm - 7pm / 9pm - 12pm) 9am - Mr Bernhard FRIEDMANN, President of the Court of Auditors, will present the Court's 1997 annual report (followed by statements by political group chairs or their representatives) 10am - Wim VAN VELZEN (PES, NL): Employment in Europe - Stephen HUGHES (PES, UK): Social action programme 1998-2000 - Helwin PETER (PES, D): Adapting and promoting the social dialogue at Community level - Erika MANN (PES, D): The New Transatlantic Marketplace (followed by a statement by Sir Leon BRITTAN on EU-US trade relations) - Commission statement on implementation of budget lines for human rights and democracy - Julio AÑOVEROS TRIAS DE BES (EPP, E): Promoting innovation through patents - Simon MURPHY (PES, UK): Vehicles with more than eight passenger seats - Karsten HOPPENSTEDT (EPP, D): The European aerospace industry - meeting the global challenge - Irene SOLTWEDEL-SCHÄFER (Greens, D): Denominations and technical specifications of euro coins

To: banco$ who wrote (65)	11/25/1998 8:58:00 PM
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"EU Takes U.S. to WTO Over steel" Wednesday November 25, 8:25 am Eastern Time EU Takes U.S. to WTO Over Steel BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The European Union filed a complaint Wednesday with the World Trade Organization over a U.S. law which the EU claims discriminates against sales of EU steel products in the United States. In a statement, the EU executive Commission said it requested a more detailed investigation of the matter after a first round of WTO-led discussions with the United States failed. ''The EU believes the 1916 Anti-Dumping Act, which prohibits the import and sale of goods on the U.S. market when the price is lower than in the country of production, breaks WTO rules,'' the statement said. The Commission's decision to call for a WTO panel, which followed complaints by the EU steel industry, is also the latest in a series of trade disputes between the EU and the United States. The two sides are currently squabbling over the EU's banana import system which the U.S. claims violates WTO rules because it unfairly favors imports from former European colonies. biz.yahoo.com