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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10072

6 February 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission clears acquisition of metal scrap company Kovosrot by Scholz AG and Voestalpine

Brussels, 05/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 4 February, the European Commission authorised the proposed acquisition of joint control of Kovosrot Group CZ a.s. of the Czech Republic by Scholz AG of Germany and the Austrian steel producer, Voestalpine.

Scholz AG trades, collects and processes ferrous and non-ferrous metal scrap. Together with Voestalpine, it controls Scholz Austria, which also trades in metal scrap and operates scrap yards in Austria and the Czech Republic. Kovosrot...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Regulating the money markets
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Günter Verheugen expresses concern about European foreign policy
(EU) EU/ICELAND: EU accession talks will take one or two years
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Hans-Gert Pöttering says EU has to deal with regulating the financial industry, climate change, cultural dialogue and enlargement
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Thomas Hammarberg slams criminalising of illegal immigrants
(EU) EU/NEIGHBOURHOOD: College of Europe in Bruges opens doors to students from European Neighbourhood Policy countries
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/HUMAN RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/IRAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament's vote on Swift agreement likely to be close
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission launches public consultation on future EU-US data protection agreement
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA: Safer standards for data transfer to third countries
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Peter Hustinx suggests stricter framework for processing personal data when investigating aviation accidents
(EU) EU/DRUGS: Croatia is soon expected to take part in work of EMCDDA
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Lessening impact of crisis on poor countries is priority of Spanish Presidency, Moratinos stresses
(EU) EU/MAURITANIA: Before standing down as Development Commissioner, Karel de Gucht welcomes total resumption of cooperation with Mauritania
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: European Banking Federation says US bank reforms not an issue in Europe
(EU) EU/AUDIT: Boosting audit cooperation with countries outside the EU
(EU) EU/INTERNET: Commission to improve security of online transactions in European carbon market
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Warnings to Latvian and Lithuanian telecoms regulators
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: e-Twinning celebrates fifth anniversary in Seville
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Proposed acquisition of E.ON's transmission system operator by TenneT is approved
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of metal scrap company Kovosrot by Scholz AG and Voestalpine
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/TELECOMS:
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Compromise agreement on new micro-finance facility
(EU) EU/EU2020 STRATEGY: Criticisms of social, environmental and non-governmental organisations
(EU) EU/ENERGY: MEPs discuss energy project investment transparency regulation
(EU) EU/BIOFUEL: Friends of the Earth accuses Commission of encouraging destruction of tropical rainforests to grow palm oil
(EU) EU/TRADE: European Footwear Alliance welcomes China's complaint about EU anti-dumping rights
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Draft EU-Norway accord on further liberalising agricultural trade
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Seminar on animal welfare
(EU) EU/SPACE: Will funding envisaged for GMES be sufficient?
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan to ICCREA banking group for small businesses in Italy
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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