European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                1942-199250 years of service i its 7>v-�s�3svv a. .--����?�.?&&&. Vol. 51, no. 218 350 saturday november 21, 1992 a d 8693 a Trade Accord / close dec reports Progress after Washington talks Brussels Belgium apr the United states and the european Community arc a very very close to reaching agreement in a Long running dispute Over farm subsidies that has stalled world Trade talks officials said Friday. A Deal which would Avert a trans Atlantic Trade War could be scaled on a very Short notice a said dec spokesman Nico Wegter. European negotiators Ray macs Harry and Frans Andriessen returned from Washington on Friday morning and scheduled an emergency meeting for later in the Day with members of the trading blocks executive commission. A we Are very very close to an Accord a Wegter told reporters. Negotiators he said made a quite substantial Progress in two Days of bargaining in Washington Over american demands for cuts in the eco a subsidies to its 9 million Farmers. A no final common line has been found Between Washington and Brussels but i done to exclude that at very Short notice we will come to that Point a he said. He said the two sides intended to continue discussions by Telephone. He did no of Rule out that an Accord could be wrapped up without another formal bargaining session. A everything is possible a he said. A everything is  the two sides arc working against a dec. 5 deadline. The Bush administration has threatened to impose a 200 percent import tax on $300 million Worth of euro Pean products mostly French White wine if the dispute is not settled by then. The Community has so far refused to Bow to american demands for Sharp cuts in its subsidies to Oil sced Farmers and on agricultural products in general. The Long running Battle has brought to a virtual standstill the Uruguay round negotiations by 108 nations to overhaul the world trading system and lower bar see Trade on Page 2french peacekeepers return fire in Bosnia a British armoured vehicle escorts a . Relief Convoy in route to Tula Bosnia and Herzegovina on thursday. Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr two . Relief convoys came under fire in Bosnia and Herzegovina and French peacekeepers shot Back in one Case a . Spokesman said Friday. The United nations has authorized peacekeepers to use a aggressive defense to Block attempts to interfere with their missions and the troops had used their weapons before thursdays exchanges. There was one casualty reported in the two incidents thursday a civilian Driver. He was seriously Hurt when his vehicle smashed into a British reconnaissance vehicle during an attack on a Convoy returning from the Eastern bosnian City of Tula said maj. Juan Villalon of Spain. . Rules were recently modified to allow peacekeepers in Bosnia to fire not Only when they Are tie fending themselves but also when they see potential threats to their Mission. The new rules also allow peacekeepers to Clear land mines hampering the delivery of Relief Aid. The first attack thursday was aimed at a French escorted Convoy delivering food to the Northwestern town of Bosansky Krupa. Villalon said civilian workers came under lire and French peacekeepers fired Back until the shooting stopped. He had no information about the attackers. Relief vehicles suffered slight damage he added. On thursday evening a British escorted Convoy returning from the government held City of Tula came under Small arms fire near la Dan about 30 Miles North of Sarajevo. The British peacekeepers did not shoot Back Villalon said. Two weeks ago British peacekeepers returned lire when their reconnaissance Convoy came under heavy attack near Tula. No one was injured. About four months ago Canadian peacekeepers returned lire at snipers in Sarajevo. English speaker Here but not Well Brussels Belgium a is enough to Moke a grammarian groan. The european Community a no stranger to tortured language itself a has collected some of the worst abuses of the Queen s English from around the world. Take the Paris hotel that told guests a please leave your values at the  or the Bangkok Thailand dry cleaners boast a drop your trousers Here for Best  and what did an austrian ski resort mean when it urged guests a not to pre ambulate the corridors in the hours of repose in the boots of ascension a most of the dozens of such Doories in the eco a collection were compiled by its travelling translators beginning in july when they were asked to look out for examples of Odd English. Others were taken from published collections. Under the title and your language the fractured phrases Are displayed on boards in the lobbies of the eco a Centre Bors Bette office Complex. The hotels and other businesses Arentt identified and weren to informed that their notices would be used critics might Point out the eco a own penchant for such convoluted terms As a Winter institutional balance a a disparate political structures and  As Britain a Prince Charles complained in a speech wednesday at the european parliament a to be honest i done to understand the  the eco a compilation of linguistic lulus show English is spoken widely but not always Well. A hotel in Acapulco Mexico for instance reassured guests about the drinking water a the manager has personally passed All the water served  a Tokyo hotel advised guests it a is forbidden to steal hotel towels  but politely added a if you Are not a person to do such thing please not to read  another Tokyo hotel seemingly More relaxed about morals said a you see English on Page 2 coming tomorrow in th1 military