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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7998

4 July 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 58
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission approves joint venture between Creditanstalt and RaiffeisenZentralbank

Brussels, 03/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the Commission approved the creation of a start-up joint venture between two Austrian banks: Creditanstalt AG ("CA") and RaiffeisenZentralbank Österreich AG ("RZB"). The new company will operate in eelectronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP). The European Commission decided that once it had developed the software needed for EBPP, the new company would have to compete with two other firms already operating on the Austrian market...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Belgian Presidency prepares "appropriate answer from EU 15 to event in region"
(EU) EP/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY: Political groups show confidence in Belgian Presidency
(EU) EU/CFSP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: EU prohibits GE's acquistion of Honeywell
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Lithuania, Latvia and Poland will be next CEECs to benefit, this year, from pre-accession agricultural aids - Romania, Hungary and Slovakia will have to wait for 2002
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Redeployment of Commission delegations
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission asks EU to make adequate levels of pension through integrated strategy for sustainability of pension systems a common goal
(EU) EU/STATE AIDS: Tax relief to Schiphol Group to end by 2002
(EU) EU/BSE: Commission adopts decision on Community financial participation in BSE screening programmes for next six months
(EU) EP/ECB/EURO: Duisenberg confirms ECB keeping on track to fight inflation, and sees no reason to provide small notes to consumers before 1 January 2002
(EU) EP/SWEDISH PRESIDENCY/GOTHENBURG SUMMIT: Persson and Wallström pleased with results on enlargement and environment - MEPs pose problem of citizen malaise
(EU) EP/BIDS: Germans and Dutch to reject compromise with Council on Bids Directive, while British and Liberals urge for it to be adopted
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission launches in-depth investigation into merger between Brazilian iron ore producers
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission imposes interim measures on IMS HEALTH in Germany
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves joint venture between Creditanstalt and RaiffeisenZentralbank
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer recommends the Court validates Portuguese, Belgian and French regulations on 'golden shares'
(EU) EP/ESC/TAKEOVER BIDS:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Biological farmers have been unable to challenge derogation enjoyed by Danone for its organic products
(EU) EU/BELGIAN PRESIDENCY: Priorities of Justice Council - Eurojust, fight against trafficking of human beings
(EU) INTERNAL MARKET/KANGAROO GROUP: Annual conference, 17 and 18 September in Brussels
(EU) EU/FRAUD: Reorganisation of anti-fraud office continues
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 150 million for new power plant in Spain
(EU) EU/EURO: Will United Kingdom delay entry into Euro?
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2002: Budgetary Committee makes further credit reductions
(EU) EP/ASSISTANTS: European Parliament's Assistants' Association demands "full transparency"
(EU) EU/ECONOMICS:
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Agenda of July plenary session - Laurette Onkelinx' intervention
(EU) EU/CONFERENCE: REP conference on Belgian Presidency of Council of EU
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