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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8678

1 April 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid
Italian aid scheme for undertakings buying undertakings in liquidation infringes EU State aid rules

Brussels, 31/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the European Commission said the Italian scheme providing grants and certain reductions in social security contributions cannot be justified under the State aid rules. The Italian scheme granted these benefits to undertakings acquiring a large undertaking in difficulty. Italy is now obliged to recover any aid unlawfully awarded from its beneficiaries.

The scheme in question aims at safeguarding jobs in large undertakings in difficulty that...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/KOSOVO: EP condemns violence in Kosovo and insists on status for province
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL i: f there is a “realistic” chance of concluding IGC before June “We'll do it”, assures Bertie Ahern, for whom threat of terrorism is strong incentive to make Europe more effective-force is not enough on its own to win war on terrorism, reaffirms Romano Prodi
(EU) EP/EPP-ED GROUP: EPP-ED-group focuses on right of British Conservatives and allied groups in future Member States to promote different views on constitutional and institutional issues
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Prodi reacts to certain commissioners leaving
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION:
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(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Punchestown Council to consider Financial Perspectives, financial services and European candidate for IMF
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: European Commission to unveil a European police files system in 2004 and measures to combat funding for terrorists
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(EU) EP/COMMISSION/SOCIAL: During hearing by social affairs committee, Dimas calls for employment policy combining flexibility with security
(EU) EU/WESTERN BALKANS: With the 'European Partnerships for the Western Balkans' the Commission aims to use the same technique as with the accession countries - Publication of 2004 Annual Reports
(EU) EU/UKRAINE:
(EU) EU/AU: Foreign Ministers Troika between EU and African Union in Dublin on Thursday
(EU) EP/COSTS: Hans-Peter Martin makes accusations and gives names - his list practically only contains most active German MEPs
(EU) EP/OLAF/COURT OF JUSTICE: Willi Rothley angry at rejection of his appeal
(EU) EP/EXPENSES: President Cox reacts officially to campaign being waged against the European Parliament by German popular press
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament gives green light to adoption of directive on environmental liability
(EU) EP/DATA PROTECTION: Commissioner Bolkestein fails to convince Parliament, which wants Commission to withdraw its draft decision on transfer of data pertaining to passengers travelling to the US
(EU) EP/SOCIAL/EQUALITY: Support for new directive against discrimination in insurance and private pension sector
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(EU) EU/MEDIA:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP supports Council position on negotiation of air agreements with third countries
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP supports increased Community financial participation in transeuropean transport networks
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(EU) EU/NUCLEAR SAFETY: Commission asks United Kingdom to bring Sellafield into line with Euratom Treaty rules
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR SAFETY: Portugal faces legal action over non-application of Euratom requirements
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Italian aid scheme for undertakings buying undertakings in liquidation infringes EU State aid rules
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises "slaughter tax" State aid in France
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves modified German environmental tax
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Infringement proceedings against Germany for incorrect application of Seveso II directive, in planned extension of Frankfurt airport
(EU) EU/NUCLEAR SAFETY: Two reasoned opinions to Austria for lack of conformity of its legislation with Euratom provisions
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Green light to Euratom loan to reinforce safety of Cernavoda nuclear power station
(EU) EU/MARITIME: Commission brings Finland and Italy before ECJ
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Alstom to get Commission go-ahead early May
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