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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8332

1 November 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 50
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid
Aid for German refinery Leuna is cleared

Brussels, 31/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - After a detailed investigation, the European Commission has authorised Germany to pay EUR 647 million in aid for the construction of the Leuna 2002 refinery in Saxony-Anhalt. The beneficiary of the aid is Mitteldeutsche Erdöl Raffinerie GmbH (MIDER), which owns Leuna, itself a subsidiary of TotalFina Elf.

This decision comes within the context of a more complex procedure. In 1993 and 1994, the Commission had authorised the payment of a series of aid...

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(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Commission proposes to social partners European framework of principles and rules governing protection of workers' personal data
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Aid for German refinery Leuna is cleared
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Clearance to aid in favour of Communicant Semiconductor Technologies
(EU) EU/MARITIME TRANSPORT: Aid to training in Germany is approved
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(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/FRANCE/UNITED KINGDOM:
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