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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10803

12 March 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 38
ECONOMY - FINANCE - ENTERPRISES / (ae) competition

11/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - Competition: Goldman Sachs-TPG Lundy/Britannia Living Group. On 11 March 2013, the European Commission authorised the joint buy-up of British company Britannia Living Group Limited (kitchen appliances and equipment, spare parts and after-sales services) by US investment bank Goldman Sachs and TPG Lundy, a new investment company based in the Cayman Islands and ultimately controlled by private US investment company TPG Group. After a standard investigation, the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Eurozone issues and developments - two-speeds, Greece and Italy
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) HUNGARY: All eyes on Budapest at Commission
(AE) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Youth unemployment, stock take of pilot initiative
(AE) MALTA: Social Democrats return to power
(AE) RELIGION: Church says 'no austerity without social measures'
(AE) EP 2014: Commission wants European elections to decide on President
(AE) EP 2014:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) TRANSPORT: Rail, centralisation of authorisations, Council has misgivings
(AE) TRANSPORT: Green fuel, 27 against binding objectives
(AE) TRANSPORT: Council, cabotage liberalisation not urgent
(AE) TRANSPORT: Single sky performance falls after 2015
(AE) ENERGY: Nuclear safety - post-Fukushima stock-taking
(AE) CUSTOMS: Cigarette smuggling - heavy fine imposed after OLAF investigation
(AE) COSMETICS: EU to boost search for alternatives to animal testing
(AE) CLIMATE: F gas, EP provides opportunity to set things straight (NGO)
(AE) AUDIOVISUAL: 22 member states have switched over to digital broadcasting
(AE) REGIONS: ERDF assistance in Wales and in Reunion
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) SYRIA: France calls for arms embargo to be lifted
(AE) IRAN: EU prolongs and adds to human rights sanctions
(AE) PAKISTAN: EU awaits elections to revitalise relations with Islamabad
(AE) BARHRAIN: Moving towards democracy takes time
(AE) YEMEN: Ashton reminds Sanaa of its human rights obligations
(AE) CROATIA/SLOVENIA: Van Rompuy hails agreement on bank dispute
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Television by women, for women
(AE) ALGERIA: Fight against terrorism, European coordinator visits
(AE) INDIA: EIB loan to reduce climate change
(AE) NOMINATIONS:
(AE) ASEAN: Free trade negotiations could resume in 2016
(AE) VIETNAM: Free trade, still a long way to go before agreement is reached
ECONOMY - FINANCE - ENTERPRISES
(AE) CYPRUS/GREECE: Cyprus and Greece join forces
(AE) GREECE: Greek privatisation fund chair hands in his resignation
(AE) POLAND: Olli Rehn says economy needs reforming
(AE) COMPETITION: Rosneft buys up TNK and becomes world's biggest oil company
(AE) COMPETITION:
(AE) COMPETITION:
BUSINESS NEWS NO 53
(AE) Hospitality:
(AE) Tourism:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 994