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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10816

28 March 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 33
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) competition

27/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - Mergers: Halterman/PCHL. On 27 March 2013, the European Commission gave the go-ahead to the acqusition of Petrochem Carless Holdings Limited (PCHL, United Kingdom), the parent company of petrochemicals manufacturer Petrochem Carless Limited (refined fuel, car industry fluids and speciality chemicals) by German petrochemicals company Haltermann Holding GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of international investment company HIG Europe Capital Partners. The Commission...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Negotiations on the future of European construction are re-started
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) CYPRUS: Cyprus restricts movements of capital
(AE) LUXEMBOURG: Annoyance at comments about inflated financial industry
(AE) BANKS: Member states back agreement in principle on CRD IV
(AE) SPAIN: Madrid increases its deficit forecast
(AE) TAXATION: EU countries top OECD income deductions league table
(AE) COMPETITION: Simplifying EU merger notification process
(AE) COMPETITION: Investigation into purchase of a Shell refinery by Nynas
(AE) COMPETITION:
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) CLIMATE/ENERGY: Horizon 2030 - debate launched on integrated policy framework
(AE) ENERGY: Binding framework enabled significant renewable energy growth
(AE) ENERGY: Commission wants to accelerate development of CCS
(AE) JHA: Cepol incorporated into Europol to improve efficiency
(AE) JHA: Commission assesses EU countries' justice performances
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Modernisation of trademark registration system
(AE) INFRASTRUCTURE: EIB loan for Brescia-Bergamo-Milan motorway
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: MEPs are uncompromising on scrapping of old ships
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Financial discipline - 5% linear reduction in direct aid
(AE) AGRICULTURE:
(AE) COHESION: European payments resume for Polish road projects
(AE) REGIONS: Towns and cities - 50 success stories
(AE) TRANSPORT: Marco Polo - €66.7 million in 2013 for modal transfer
(AE) TRANSPORT: Aviation industry's concern grows over aviation taxes
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: Additional €11.2 million requested for 2013
(AE) BUDGET: Budgets committee wants to keep aid to poor funding
(AE) BUDGET: EP's budget committee approves EGF aid
(AE) HUNGARY: Minister says Reding's statements are “outrageous”
(AE) COMMISSION: Jerzy Plewa new director general for agriculture
EDUCATION - TOURISM
(AE) EDUCATION: Sport is poor relation of school activities (Eurydice)
(AE) TOURISM: European tourism policy has many challenges to face
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) RUSSIA: EU concerned at action against NGOs
(AE) GEORGIA: EU hails amendment vote which increases Parliament's role
(AE) FOREIGN AFFAIRS: