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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11101

17 June 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 40
ECONOMY - FINANCE / (ae) competition

16/06/2014 (Agence Europe) - CVC's acquisition of Parexgroup given thumbs-up. On 16 June, the European Commission gave the go-ahead to the acquisition of the mortar producer ParexGroup of France by the Luxembourg-based private equity group CVC Capital Partners . There are no horizontal overlaps between the activities of ParexGroup and CVC or any of its portfolio companies. But CVC, jointly with another private equity fund Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, controls Univar which is a distributor of...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Positive look at relations between EU, USA and Russia
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Tough talks over future of milk sector
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Council conclusions on fruit and vegetable sector
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Products in schools - battle ahead over legal basis
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Council stands firm on pork/poultry origin indication
(AE) ENERGY: Reducing prices and costs - energy efficiency is key
(AE) ENERGY: Russia-Ukraine gas dispute - talks break down
(AE) DIGITAL: European Union and South Korea cooperate on 5G
(AE) DIGITAL: French report critical of internet platforms
(AE) DIGITAL: EU-funded project to treat patients with brain trauma
(AE) DIGITAL:
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Circular economy package expected 1 July
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: EEB deplores Council's lack of clean air ambition
(AE) REGIONS: Three major EU-funded sustainable transport projects
(AE) TRANSPORT: Single European Sky's SESAR guaranteed till 2024
(AE) TRANSPORT: Council go-ahead to Shift2Rail for railway innovation
(AE) TRANSPORT: Europe-wide journey planners
(AE) JHA: Four psychoactive substances banned
(AE) AUDITING:
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) RUSSIA: EU and Russia ready to discuss association agreement with Kiev
(AE) UKRAINE: EU condemnation of attack on a military plane
(AE) UKRAINE: Kristalina Georgieva gravely concerned for civilians
(AE) AZERBAIJAN: Azerbaijan to participate in EU programmes
(AE) GEORGIA/MOLDOVA:
(AE) GEORGIA:
(AE) ALGERIA: Support from EU to get out of “rentier economy”
(AE) CYPRUS: Mavroyannis: no tangible results but serious proposals
(AE) CHINA: Third round of negotiations for an investment agreement
(AE) ECUADOR: Agreement on free trade negotiations possible in July
(AE) SEXUAL VIOLENCE: Reminder of EU action against this scourge
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) TAXATION: Higher tax burden in EU28 in 2012
(AE) BANKING: EBA examines new pay practices
(AE) ECONOMY: Eurozone inflation 0.5% in May
(AE) GREECE: Eurozone critical of sudden departure of Theoharis
(AE) COMPETITION:
(AE) UNITED STATES:
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) EP 2014: Support floods in for Juncker
(AE) EP 2014: List of new MEPs published
(AE) EP 2014:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1053