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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10408

30 June 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/competition

29/06/2011 (Agence Europe) - Mergers: Irish Life International/ Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB. On Tuesday 28 June, the European Commission authorised the planned merger in which the SEB Trygg Liv Holding AB company (Sweden), controlled by Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (“SEB Group”, Sweden), will take over Irish Life International Limited (Ireland), through a purchase of shares. SEB Trygg Liv operates in the life-assurance sector in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden. SEB is...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: After Croatia, accession problems and difficulties of other Balkan countries
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(AE) EP/CITIZENS' INITIATIVE: Greens in EP want round table
(AE) EU/BAHRAIN/JUSTICE: EU urges transparency in Bahrain trials
(AE) EU/TURKEY: EU concerned about Turkish Parliament boycott
(AE) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: EMHRN disavows EU migration policies
(AE) EU/CONGO:
(AE) EU/POLAND:
(AE) EU/ITALY:
GENERAL NEWS
(AE) EU/GREECE: Europe breathes sigh of relief as MPs agree to austerity plan
(AE) EU/IMF: Greece - Christine Lagarde's immediate priority
(AE) EU/BUDGET: Commission opens hostilities on future budget
(AE) EU/EIB/SPAIN: Support for Ingeteam's RDI activities
(AE) EU/AGRICULTURE: Aid to poorest, Cioloº puts pressure on states
(AE) EU/AGRICULTURE: Vegetables - confidence returns
(AE) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Unions - in favour of revision of working time directive
(AE) EU/FISHERIES: Criticism of Community method for calculating quotas
(AE) EU/FISHERIES: Push for sanctions against Iceland
(AE) EU/FISHERIES: Negotiations on new EU-Gabon agreement opened
(AE) EU/SOUTH KOREA: Free trade agreement enters into force
(AE) EU/INDONESIA: Free-trade - Jakarta wants negotiations in 2011
(AE) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS:
(AE) EU/NUCLEAR: Stress tests - Oettinger does not want to rush
(AE) EU/ENERGY: Agreement on wholesale market transparency and integrity
(AE) EU/STATISTICS: Significant rise in electricity and gas prices in 2010
(AE) EU/JHA: Agreement on follow-up of cross-border road traffic offences
(AE) EU/JHA: Trafficking in human beings - US criticises Estonia, Malta and Cyprus
(AE) EP/JHA: Schengen reform - Greens fears EP may be sidelined
(AE) EU/JHA: France condemned over refusing to recognise Tunisian migrant's papers
(AE) EU/MEDIA: State radio makes most of new media
(AE) EU/CULTURE:
(AE) EU/CYBER-SECURITY: Map of best practice in Europe (ENISA)
(AE) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Labour market - signs of recovery but high social costs
(AE) EU/EMPLOYMENT RATES: 2010 fall for 20-64 year olds, rise for 55-64 age group
(AE) EU/TRANSPORT: EU wants to reduce CO2 emissions from maritime sector
(AE) EU/TRANSPORT: TEN-T - €180 million for rail, maritime and river transport
(AE) EU/TRANSPORT: Impact of economic crisis on wane for rail
(AE) EU/CLIMATE: CO2 emissions from cars down once again in 2010
(AE) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Consultation on common INSPIRE standards
(AE) EU/WASTE:
(AE) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Water purification plant in Gaza
(AE) EU/STATE AID: Two partially illegal aid projects and a probe
(AE) EU/COMPETITION:
(AE) EU/COMPETITION:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 29/06/2011: