European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germany May curb imports of . Beef Bonn Germany apr once again defying partners in the european Union Germany decided tuesday to impose restrictions on the import of British beef saying it fears germans could catch a mad cow  approval of the limits by the upper House of the German parliament called the bundesrat is expected july 8. Germany a move could create even More turmoil in the 12-nation european Union whose members Are feuding Over a replacement for Jacques Delors president of the eur com Mission. Germany and France have been accused of trying to build other nations into accepting belgian prime minister Jean Luc Dehaene As Delorso successor. The British government vetoed Dehaene during an eur Summit last weekend. British agriculture minister Gillian Shephard said he hoped Germany Wasny to seeking revenge with its move against British beef a i think that would be unfortunate indeed a Shephard said. He said that Germany and France did not respect the a procedures of the eur Community in proposing Dehaene and that the germans once again were a stepping outside eur rules by seeking to impose curbs on British beef a of course we shall fight the plan Shephard said. The eur has turned Down German requests to ban exports of British beef saying there is no proof that a disease which has killed at least 120,000 cattle in Britain can be transmitted to humans who eat beef. Tolje eur executive commission has warned Germany against unilateral action. The commission could take Germany to court if beef restrictions Are deemed to hinder free Trade. Horst Seehofer Germany s health minister said the measure would impose a six month ban on the import of All British beef coming from cows older than three years and from herds infected with the disease whose scientific name is Bovine spongiform encephalopathy or be godfathers reportedly talked shop in Vienna Moscow apr russian criminal leaders held an unusual mob Summit in Austria last month to discuss gambling contract killings and other Shady business Back Home a newspaper reported tuesday but All work and no play makes for a Dull mobster. A participants also enjoyed an extensive cultural program a the russian daily Izvestia said. A they even went skiing in the  the report underscored the increasingly International character of russians organized crime which has spread to the United states and China As Well As Western Europe. In the past year . And russian Law enforcement officials have tripled the number of their joint cases demonstrating a . Awareness that russian crime is not simply Moscow a problem. The newspaper Rossinskaya gazeta reported tuesday that 245 russian criminal groups Are Active in the United states and hundreds of others have links in Europe Asia and throughout the former soviet Union. Izvestia said a dozen russian a godfather a met in Vienna at the end of May to discuss contract murders and other issues including Casino gambling in the russian capital. A it turned out that this very profitable sector was left uncontrolled by the mob a Izvestia said. The focus of their meeting however was relations with non russian gangs from the caucasus mountains. A it was decided to follow the tactics of a a slow ouster of their foes from a purely russian cities and first of All from Moscow a Izvestia said. The newspaper said the Bosses hoped Touse hit men to kill leaders of rival ethnic gangs without a unleashing a  organized crime has thrived amid the chaos that followed the breakup of the soviet Union in 1991, and russian authorities have been slow to respond. President Boris Yeltsin Calls crime a the Scourge of  Freeh lauds East West crime fighting Bratislava Slovakia apr Fri director Louis Freeh praised new East West cooperation in Law enforcement wednesday on a Stopover during a whirlwind tour of former communist states. A the world is getting smaller and the need for police to work together is becoming More important a Reeh told reporters after meeting with slovak leaders. A this is an unprecedented trip for . Law ii Force ment.�?�. Freeh s Slovakia Stop was part of a 10-Day visit by top . Law enforcement officials to Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. He plans to open a two Man Fri office in Moscow. The focus of the tour is on hate groups organized crime drug trafficking and threats posed by stolen nuclear weapons or fuel. Travelling with Freeh Are the chief of the drug enforcement administration Thomas Constantine and . Secret service director Eljay Bowron. They headed to the neighbouring czech Republic later wednesday. Freeh has warned of a Security threat to the United Stales from the possibility of nuclear weapons or highly enriched plutonium being stolen by criminal gangs or terrorists in Russia and the former soviet satellites. Freeh and other officials said their top concern in Slovakia was organized crime. A an increasing number of cases in the  arc coming from Eastern and Central Europe a he said noting that the Fri is working on two cases that originated in Slovakia. Slovakia is confronted with crime problems similar to those in other former communist states. Newly opened Borders have invited criminal activity that has overwhelmed Slovakia s tiny police Force. Slovak officials also conceded that police corruption along with Lack of training and equipment remains a problem. Interior minister Ladislav Pittner said he Hopes to Benefit from american Law enforcement expertise. Plans Are being made to Send slovak police through . Programs on controlling drug trafficking racketeering extortion and crisis management. In Exchange Slovakia will share its information on criminal activity Spain May ease abortion rules Madrid Spain a Spain moved closer to abortion on demand tuesday with a government proposal that would eliminate practically All restrictions on ending a pregnancy during the first 12 weeks. The proposed legislation also would remove All criminal liability from abortion. The socialist government submitted the Bill for judicial review tuesday and was to introduce it in parliament before sex prison writer found dead in cell Graz Austria apr a former Nirison author who thrilled austrian intellectuals with his writing was found dead in his cell Early wednesday after being convicted in one of Austria s most spectacular murder cases. Jack Unterweger 43, was found hanged at 3 41 a.m., austrian radio and the Austria press Agency reported. A Justice ministry statement said it appeared to be a suicide. Unterweger was convicted late tuesday of murdering nine prostitutes in Europe and the United states. The court sentenced him to life in prison and ordered him sent to an undisclosed institution for mentally disturbed criminals. Unterweger originally was convicted of murdering a woman in Germany in 1974 and was sentenced to life in prison. He began writing and on May 23, 1990, was paroled in what prison officials described at the time As successful  he was accused of murdering 11 prostitutes beginning Only three months after Bis release. The summer recess. Debate is not expected until the fall the Justice ministry said. Since 1985, abortion has been Legal in Spain in cases of danger to the mothers life rape or incest and fetal malformation. The woman has to have her Case reviewed by a medical committee. The new Bill would free a woman to abort during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy three Days after she had been informed by government services about alternatives. Dwight Yoakam a a Sam Low rats Vic vers a a 24-howt/oiy g a a 100% digital on att Sci sprint Carrier a a Fra sign up a a he mixed Bill a a no Fri s twi countries a a no suit Marc Quot . To fax 0-600-69 50 76 .a. It fax 1-600-214 7932 Germany a fax 496221-393 104. 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