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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11333
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) competition

Investigation into Amazon's e-book distribution

Brussels, 11/06/2015 (Agence Europe) - On 11 June, the European Commission announced that it had opened formal investigation into US online giant Amazon's e-book distribution arrangements.

The Commission will in particular investigate certain clauses included in Amazon's contracts with publishers. These clauses require publishers to inform Amazon about more favourable or alternative terms offered to Amazon's competitors and/or offer Amazon similar or better terms and conditions than to its...

Contents

EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) LATIN AMERICA: Acting together to address global challenges
(AE) MERCOSUR: Exchange of market access offers expected by end of 2015
(AE) FYROM: Negotiations fail for agreement between parties
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) SPORT: EU tackles FIFA and demands structural reform
(AE) BLACK SEA: Parliament sees Black Sea region as priority
(AE) SYRIA: Parliament calls for international action for Palmyra
(AE) BURUNDI: EP lambasts Arusha accords' gravedigger and wants EU to be firm
(AE) NEPAL: Parliament calls for more humanitarian aid
(AE) PARAGUAY: Ban on abortion after rape or incest is torture, says Parliament
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) TRANSPORT: Council reaches political agreement on inland riverways
(AE) TRANSPORT: No headway by ministers on 4th railway package
(AE) REGIONS: Ministers give green light to EU urban agenda
(AE) DIGITAL: Broad support for coordinated spectrum radio policy
(AE) DIGITAL: First Eastern Partnership meeting on digital
(AE) AUDIOVISUAL: Greek ERT channel broadcasting after two-year shutdown
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Inter-institutional negotiations continue on energy plant emissions
(AE) FOOD SAFETY: EFSA renews membership of a number of scientists
(AE) FISHERIES: Bluefin tuna fishing season already over
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) GREECE: Disagreements in Brussels, IMF pessimistic
(AE) TAXATION: Juncker and Moscovici to attend Parliament's TAXE committee on 2 July
(AE) BANKING: EBA's view of bank contributions to SRF resolution fund
(AE) EUROGROUP: Alexander Stubb will not stand to become head of Eurogroup
(AE) COMPETITION: Investigation into Amazon's e-book distribution
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) FINANCE: Holders of Greek bonds may take Greece to court under civil or commercial law, but their case does not seem grounded
(AE) SOCIAL AFFAIRS: No social tariffs for mobile phones and mobile internet
(AE) JHA: Court sets out criteria allowing immediate expulsion of an illegal foreigner
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) UKRAINE: Kiev requests exemption to certain provisions in European Convention on Human Rights
NEWS BRIEFS
(AE) AGRICULTURE:
(AE) BURKINA FASO:
(AE) EGYPT:
(AE) FISHERIES: