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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10896
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) competition

Procedures against Penguin closed (e-books)

Brussels, 25/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 25 July, the European Commission adopted a decision that renders legally binding the commitments offered by Penguin (United Kingdom, Pearson Group), in the context of the Commission's investigation regarding the sale of e-books in the European Economic Area (EEA). The Commission had concerns that Penguin, together with four other publishers and Apple may have contrived to limit retail price competition for e-books in the EEA.

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SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) REGIONS: Solidarity Fund - Commission wants swifter aid
(AE) TRANSPORT: EU expresses condolences after train accident in Spain
(AE) TRANSPORT: Semeta contacts Russian customs over road freight
(AE) DIGITAL: Kroes turns up the tone on 4G
(AE) SEAS: EU plans to protect biodiversity in high seas
(AE) FISHERIES: EU-Morocco agreement is far from taking effect
(AE) EFSA: Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle resigns as EFSA executive director
(AE) CLIMATE: Obama's approach must be felt at ICAO
(AE) JHA: Germany seeking support for global data agreement
(AE) JHA: Greece no longer placing Syrian refugees in detention
(AE) RESEARCH: Council concerned at lack of qualified personnel
(AE) DEFENCE: Two contrasting visions of Commission's action plan
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) CYPRUS: Nicosia expects positive troika report
(AE) GREECE: Water privatisation may go down the plughole
(AE) ECONOMY:
(AE) BANKING: Consumer delight and bank misery at new payment rules
(AE) STATE AID: Banco Gallego restructuring plan approved
(AE) STATE AID: Approval for French aid to PSA Finance imminent
(AE) COMPETITION: Procedures against Penguin closed (e-books)
(AE) COMPETITION: Omers and AIMCo take over Vue (cinema operators)
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) SERBIA/KOSOVO: Election progress with meeting possible end August
(AE) HEZBOLLAH: Armed wing officially on EU list
(AE) GEORGIA: Association agreement to be initialled at Vilnius summit
(AE) BELARUS: €13.5 million for health and local development
(AE) APPOINTMENTS: New heads of EU delegations in Ethiopia and Rwanda
(AE) NORTHERN CYPRUS:
(AE) CHINA: Compromise on solar panels in sight
(AE) ARMENIA: Free-trade agreement concluded
(AE) TRADE: