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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8471

28 May 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Green light for EADS' full control of Astrium

Brussels, 27/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Monday the European Commission authorised the acquisition by European aerospace and defence company EADS of BAE System's shareholding in Astrium, a European supplier of space systems created in 2000. The Commission considers that modification from joint to sole control will not significantly alter the current competitive structure in the market. This transaction is a modification of a similar deal that was notified to the Commission and cleared last...

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