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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10358

14 April 2011
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/anti-trust
Procter & Gamble and Unilever are fined

Brussels, 13/04/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 13 April, the European Commission fined Procter & Gamble and Unilever a total of € 315.2 million for operating a cartel together with Henkel in the market for household laundry powder detergents in eight EU countries (Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal). The fine on two companies (€211.2 million on Procter & Gamble and €104 million on Unilever) includes a 10% reduction for acknowledging the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Indispensable principles underpinning positive outcome of Arab Spring
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Fresh sanctions and hand extended to regime moderates
(EU) EULIBYA: Ashton emphasises safety of humanitarian workers
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Further €10 million in aid to evacuate foreign nationals
(EU) EU/SYRIA: Regime must begin process of political reform
(EU) EU/YEMEN/BAHRAIN: EU call for dialogue and reform
(EU) EU/BURMA: Sanctions lifted on civilian members of government
(EU) EU/IRAN:
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA:
(EU) EU/COTE D'IVOIRE: EU calls for national unity government
(EU) EP/CSDP: MEPs want crisis management board to be set up
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SINGLE MARKET: 12 jobs to complete by 2012
(EU) EU/PATENT: Proposals to implement enhanced cooperation
(EU) EU/PORTUGAL: Barroso says bridging loan out of the question
(EU) EP/CRISIS: Phil Angelides wants greater cooperation among regulatory bodies
(EU) EU/INNOVATION: Two reports on European research
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Discovery of a new galaxy
(EU) EU/TAXATION: New EU energy tax planned for 2013
(EU) EU/ANTI-TRUST: Procter & Gamble and Unilever are fined
(EU) EU/TRADE: Liberalisation with Colombia and Peru moves closer
(EU) EU/TRADE: Japan: De Gucht wants efforts on non-tariff barriers
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: 88% of citizens want products to come from healthy stocks
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Approval of port state measures
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Council backing for Danube Strategy
(EU) EU/REGIONS: 40 regions sign Pact of Islands
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission criticises European arrest warrant
(EU) EU/JHA: Viviane Reding speaks out against intimidation of Roma
(EU) EP/JHA: MEPs back idea of optional EU contracts
(EU) (EU) EU/JHA: Report on asset recovery from criminals
(EU) EU/SECURITY:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Dalli determined to make progress on novel food and cloning
(EU) EP/TELECOMS: Universal service in digital era
(EU) EP/TELECOMS:
(EU) EU/ROMA: Raising awareness about integration and taking action
(EU) CoE/FRANCE: Round table on racial violence and intolerance
(EU) EP/REGIONALISTS:
(EU) EP/RADIO SPECTRUM: ITRE adopts Hökmark report
(EU) EP/YOUTH: Investing in education and youth mobility
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