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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10614

15 May 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 33
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) competition

14/05/2012 (Agence Europe) - ABB/Thomas & Betts merger. On Friday 11 May, the European Commission gave the go-ahead to the planned acquisition of the electrical components and connectors manufacturer Thomas & Betts Corporation of the US by ABB Ltd of Switzerland. ABB is active in the power and automation technology sector and Thomas & Betts is an electrical components and connectors manufacturer. The deal was notified on 30 March. The Commission investigated how the deal would impact on...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The field of energy largely continues to evade Community competences - Effects and dangers of national autonomy
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) FISHERIES: More flexibility called for in achieving MSY by 2015
(AE) FISHERIES: Differences over aid for fleet for 2014-2020
(AE) FISHERIES: Taxpayers' money subsidising overfishing (NGO)
(AE) TRANSPORT: Kallas can accept vignette, if its price is proportionate
(AE) TRANSPORT: Aviation security, tired pilots protest
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Towards European innovation partnership for water
(AE) TOURISM: Public consultation on maritime and coastal tourism
(AE) ENERGY:
(AE) SINGLE MARKET:
(AE) JHA: ENAR network confirms Chryssi Avghi party is neo-Nazi
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) MIDDLE EAST: EU criticises Israeli rate of settlement in West Bank
(AE) SYRIA: Further sanctions against regime
(AE) UKRAINE: Ministers divided on Euro 2012 boycott
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: Burma, Rio+20 and development policy at Council
(AE) YEMEN: EU condemns attack on Bulgarian ambassador
(AE) NEIGHBOURHOOD: EU to present neighbourhood policy package on Tuesday
(AE) PALESTINE: Sixty two EU-funded buildings demolished by Israel (NGO)
(AE) EGYPT: Invitation to presidential election observers welcomed
(AE) BURMA/MYANMAR: EU sanctions suspended for one year
(AE) ALGERIA: EU welcomes Algerian election results
(AE) TRADE: Commission refers ACTA to Court of Justice
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN:
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN:
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) GREECE: Lenders divided as politicians fail to reach agreement
(AE) SPAIN: Olli Rehn welcomes Spain's decisive action on banking reform
(AE) ECONOMY: Schäuble says growth and spending cuts must go hand-in-hand
(AE) STATE AID: Dutch aid for ING given second go-ahead
(AE) COMPETITION:
EDUCATION - YOUTH
(AE) YOUTH: EU wants to encourage creativity to break out of deadlock
BUSINESS NEWS NO 19
(AE) Audiovisual:
(AE) Sailing:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 958