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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10751

14 December 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 7 / 40
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) competition
Court confirms 2009 fine on Electrabel

Brussels, 13/12/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 12 December, the European General Court rejected an appeal by Belgian energy giant Electrabel in Case T-332/09 requesting annulment of a European Commission decision in June 2009 to fine the company €20 million for acquiring control over Compagnie Nationale du Rhône without prior approval under the EU Merger Regulation (Case T-332/09). The General Court rejected the appeal and confirmed the Commission's decision and fine.

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Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
(AE) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Beginning of Eurogroup presidency negotiations?
(AE) REGIONS: EMU and banking union to take local finance into account
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) BANKING: Broad agreement on bank supervision system
(AE) GREECE: Athens to get €49.1 billion from eurozone by April 2013
(AE) CYPRUS: Eurozone want a complete programme in the spring
(AE) COMPETITION: End of investigation into Apple and four e-book publishers
(AE) COMPETITION: Court confirms 2009 fine on Electrabel
(AE) COMPETITION:
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) ITALY: Monti remains silent on possible new mandate
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Council on 7th EAP and action plan for water
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Efficient use of resources - EU platform makes progress
(AE) JHA: Commission proposes modernisation of rules on insolvency
(AE) JHA: Council of Europe criticises Belgian prisons
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(AE) TRANSPORT: MEPs divided after vote on airports package
(AE) TRANSPORT: Road hauliers already taking their stand on toll charge
(AE) ENERGY: South Stream foundations put in place
(AE) EDUCATION: Erasmus will get funds needed for 2012
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(AE) SOCIAL: Contrasting reactions to “youth guarantee”
(AE) SOCIAL: Plea for protecting domestic workers is sounded anew
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) INDUSTRY: European Parliament calls for steel industry to be saved
(AE) ISRAEL: European Parliament calls for an immediate freeze on settlements
(AE) UKRAINE: European Parliament wants progress on visa liberalisation
(AE) ALBANIA: European Parliament calls for candidate status to be given
(AE) HUMAN RIGHTS: European Parliament wants to challenge an agreement
(AE) HUMAN RIGHTS: Interinstitutional cooperation required
(AE) FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Member states asked to remedy deficiencies
(AE) DIGITAL: Parliament wants end to fragmented digital single market
(AE) ANIMAL HEALTH: EP calls for improved animal transport
(AE) HEALTH: Parliament warns urgent action on antibiotics is needed
(AE) HEALTH: Women's age-related diseases - EP calls for more equality
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) TURKEY: Bagis calls on EU to remove political obstacles to accession
(AE) SERBIA:
(AE) SYRIA:
(AE) LEBANANON:
(AE) UKRAINE:
(AE) UNITED STATES: Recommendations on free trade expected early 2013
(AE) HUMAN RIGHTS: Sakharov Prize is awarded to two Iranian activists
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) INSTITUTIONS: CJEU confirms Strasbourg for European Parliament sittings
(AE) EMPLOYMENT: Luxembourg's recruitment subsidies may break EU rules