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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10776

1 February 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 6 / 32
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) competition

31/01/2013 (Agence Europe) - Mergers: PVH/Warnaco. On 30 January 2013, the European Commission gave the go-ahead to the acquisition by US clothing and accessories wholesaler PVH Corp (formerly Phillips-Van Heusen) of its competitor The Warnaco Group. PVH owns or sells under licence brands like Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, IZOD, Van Heusen, ARROW, Bass, Geoffrey Beene, Chaps, Kenneth Cole New York, MICHAEL Michael Kors, Sean John and Donald J. Trump Signature Collection. Warnaco designs and...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Considerations on a few developments in the life of Europe
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) BANKING: Liikanen says key question is where dividing line should fall
(AE) CYPRUS: Aid figures imminent, raising questions of affordability
(AE) COMPETITION: J&J and Novartis delayed entry of generic painkiller in Netherlands
(AE) COMPETITION: Closure of competition investigation into two cooperatives
(AE) COMPETITION:
(AE) COMPETITION:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) JHA: Legitimate transport increasingly used for drug smuggling
(AE) JHA: EP examines subsidy freeze on European far right parties
(AE) ANIMAL HEALTH: Bees - prospect of two-year ban on insecticides
(AE) DIGITAL: Cybersecurity strategy for trustworthy environment
(AE) DIGITAL: ENISA report on Cyber Europe 2012
(AE) YOUTH:
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Boost to retail sales
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Moves to harmonise private copying levies
(AE) AGRICULTURE: COPA calls for EU farm spending to be maintained
(AE) FISHERIES: Still no sanctions against Iceland and Faroe Islands
(AE) TRANSPORT: MEPs want to guarantee public rail service
(AE) TRANSPORT: Industry attacks watered down rail separation
(AE) REGIONS: PEACE programme pays off in Northern Ireland
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) MALI: Council focuses on international meeting on 5 February
(AE) DEFENCE: EUTM Mali is nearly complete
(AE) DEFENCE: Libya - Council approves crisis management concept
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: Support for societies in transition - Council conclusions
(AE) SYRIA: Several countries want to keep arms embargo
(AE) MAGHREB: Strengthened political dialogue geared to security
(AE) PALESTINE: EU concerned about recourse to lethal force
(AE) UKRAINE: EU calls on Kiev to make progress
(AE) RUSSIA: EU calls on Moscow to respect LGBTI rights
(AE) EGYPT:
(AE) TRADE: EU and China still discussing Chinese telecoms
(AE) TRADE: WTO sets up panel to look at Argentinean restrictions