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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10069

3 February 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 33
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

02/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 2 February, the European Commission granted clearance to the acquisition of joint control of Macquarie Strategic Storage Facilities Holdings S.a.r.l. (MSSFH) of Luxembourg and its subsidiaries (together The Pisto Group) of France by Macquarie Funds and Antin Infrastructure Partners (Antin IP), also of France, through the granting of certain contractual veto rights. Macquarie Funds is active in financial and infrastructure investment activities. Antin...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Union for the Mediterranean: causes of inefficiency and scepticism
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: President Obama will not go to Madrid in May and summit is deferred - EU and Washington refuse to see this as political signal
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Summit on 11 February will be held in restricted formation
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: EU seeks to coordinate approach
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Berlusconi “dreams” of seeing Israel become a member of EU - road is long, says Frattini
(EU) EU/TOGO: EU deploys observation mission for presidential elections in Togo
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: Frank explanations with Algiers which wants to re-negotiate or review association agreement
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EU 2020 STRATEGY: Weaknesses and strong points of Lisbon strategy and first results of public consultation exercise on EU 2020 strategy
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Broadly satisfied with lives but displeased with way public administration works, Europeans generally own their own homes, Eurobarometer social climate survey shows
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Social Dialogue in Times of Crisis - OSE and EESC public debate
(EU) EU/REGIONS: European regions' pledges on work-life balance - Outcome of Venice conference
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/GREECE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: EU countries back Presidency's plans on food supply chain
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Brazil, Thailand and Australia protest against increase in EU sugar exports
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Eagerly expected oral from Kristalina Georgieva, final commissioner-designate to have EP hearing on Haiti crisis
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Impact of illegal cigarette sales for low and middle income countries
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: European anti-fraud office agrees access to customs investigation documents
(EU) EP/MARITIME POLICY: First meeting next week of “seas and coastal zones” European Parliament inter-group
(EU) EU/JHA: Extradition agreements with United States come into effect
(EU) EU/JHA: Israel wants EU to add Pasdarans to terrorist list
(EU) EU/JHA: Latvia to take in Guantanamo detainee
(EU) EU/JHA: Seizure of counterfeit €1.2 million in Colombia
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Eurochambres maintains pressure over swift services directive implementation
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial producer prices up slightly in euro area and stable in EU27
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB contributes to research on impact of extreme weather conditions on European transport networks
(EU) EU/EIB: Risk sharing agreement signed between Bank of Austria and EIB for SMEs
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIA:
(EU) EP/YOUTH:
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