[PDF] Top 20 Eurofocus: a newssheet for journalists. Weekly No. 5/94, 7-14 February 1994.

... By 147 votes to 139, with 7 abstentions, the European Parliament rejected the report of the French Euro-MP, Djida Tazdait, which proposed a European status, setting out the right and dut[r] ... See full document

... As of 31 December 1993, by which time 95% of the European legislation needed to complete the single market had been adopted by their ministers, EU countries had transposed, into their na[r] ... See full document

... The FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY borrowed about DM345 million 150 MECU last year, most of which took the form of EIB guarantees for energy projects.. They included nuclear power stations [r] ... See full document

... 11 The January 24 meeting, which is to be followed by another on February 19, marked the start of the action programme 11 Europe Against Cancer 11 , launched by the European Commission a[r] ... See full document

... DEVELOPMENT AID: The desert's rem~rseless advance is weakening Africa The European Commission backs efforts to stop the desert's advance and promote the economic and social development o[r] ... See full document

... While all the measures foreshadowed in the European Commission's work programme, beginning with the creation of the single market, will, in principle, open new prospects for the inhabita[r] ... See full document

... Under the co-presidency of a former EC Commissioner and former French transport minister, Edgard Pisani, and the former Dutch transport minister, Neelie Smit-Kroes, Group Transport 2000 [r] ... See full document

... The new policies introduced by the Treaty of Maastricht continue to be highly rated by the majority of Europeans, although there is continued strong opposition to a single currency in th[r] ... See full document

... EC environment ministers meeting in Brussels on March 22 and 23 were warned by the European Commission that if the European Community does not act now, it will be unable to meet the unde[r] ... See full document

... The Community's most prosperous regions are to be found mainly in the centre, or east of centre, of the Community: in particular southern Germany; eastern France and the Paris region; th[r] ... See full document

... MGHT WORK: Equality of treatment for men and women The European Commission is asking five Member States to modify national legislation banning women from the night shift IIEALTFI The new[r] ... See full document

... The five are: 1 the national languages of two small EU Member States which are not the official working languages of the EU: Irish and the native language of Luxembourg; 2 the languages [r] ... See full document

... The difficulties facing European beekeepers are preoccupying the European agricultural commissioner, Rene Steichen; he is determined to help a sector which helps preserve flora and maint[r] ... See full document

... Eurofocus 3/94 9, BUSINESS AND SOCIETY: The role of cooperatives, mutual benefit societies and associations How to provide them with the necessary means to enable them to play their role[r] ... See full document

... In Greece, for example, where national service lasts from 15 to 24 months, there is no alternative civilian service: conscientious objectors, be their motives religious or philosophical,[r] ... See full document

... In the case of second-hand cars VAT will be paid only on the seller's profit margin, under the new provisions for the payment of VAT on second-hand goods and works of art, which EU minis[r] ... See full document

... LOCAL ELECTIONS: Proposal on the right to vote and stand for election The Commission proposes that eadr European citizen be entitled to vote and stand for election in the Member State he[r] ... See full document

... The Commission is of the view that "Youth for Europe III" will give a new dynamism and added coherence to Community action in favour of young people, by rationalizing, simplifying and in[r] ... See full document

... 4 SINGLE MARKET: Building a common market for machinery The European Commission proposes Community-wide safety standards for machines.. 5 SOCIETY: Europe in retirement The European Commu[r] ... See full document

... But to find out whether the citizens of the European Community were satisfied with the workings of their institutions and the political system under which they Live, the European Commiss[r] ... See full document