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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8870

20 January 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Bundesliga's pledge to liberalise joint selling of football media rights made legally binding by Commission decision

Brussels, 19/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - Following a consultation with interested parties, the European Commission officially announced on Wednesday that it is closing its investigation into the central marketing of media rights by the German football league, Ligaverband, for the Bundesliga. The Commission had been concerned that the exclusive selling of commercial broadcasting rights by the 'Ligaverband' may have violated the EC Treaty's ban on cartels and restrictive business practices...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial perspectives, Jean-Claude Juncker's most difficult gamble
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Rehn explains “screening” with Turkey could last “almost a year” but will not prevent detailed negotiations beginning - ICFY opinion to be decisive on opening negotiations with Croatia
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Jack Straw defends European position - Tehran warns Washington against attempting military attack
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: EU to take part in an AU mission
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/UKRAINE:
(EU) EP/CFSP: Helmut Kuhne, rapporteur on Europe's security strategy, says EU has to fill gaps in military capacity so it can react to large-scale disasters
(EU) EU/DENMARK:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/STABILTY PACT: Jean-Claude Juncker reassures MEPs about quality and timing of Stability and Growth Pact reform
(EU) EP/EMU: Joaquin Almunia highlights need for link between budgetary rigour and growth - Commission will not give up powers on Pact - Increasing Eurostat's powers
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: European Commission harmonises penalties against criminal organisations
(EU) EU/EUROPOL: Publication of full annual report on organised crime
(EU) EU/ECB: Lorenzo Bini Smaghi expected to be put forward to replace Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa on Executive Council
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Reimbursement of aid to Landesbanken and transmission of their recapitalisation plans to take place this week
(EU) EU/COMPETITON: Commission imposes € 216.91 million in fines on MCAA chemicals cartel
(EU) EU/LUXEMBOURG PRESIDENCY/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission decides to investigate restructuring of Alitalia
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Bundesliga's pledge to liberalise joint selling of football media rights made legally binding by Commission decision
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission authorises EUR 2.7 bn aid for coal industry
(EU) EU/EP/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: New ideas laboratory to make REACH more practical and less costly for industry - Commission does not rule out recast proposal even before first reading in Parliament
(EU) EU/INDUSTRiAL POLICY/AERONAUTICS: Partner countries in Airbus A-380 project celebrate Europe of big projects - Chirac calls for cooperation in energy, transport, telecommunications and medicine
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission opens door to implementing short distance radar services to improve road safety
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Council maintains execution competencies when examining visa requests and border controls
(EU) EU/FRANCE/GERMANY:
(EU) EP/CARS/ENVIRONMENT: Karl-Heinz Florenz welcomes Verheugen's announcement of tighter emissions standards for diesel engines
(EU) EP/DRIVING LICENCES: Dieter Koch looks at controversy surrounding driving licence rules
(EU) EP/REFORM: New 'Campaign for Parliament Reform'
(EU) EU/WTO: Peter Sutherland describes two tracks of report on future WTO: multilateralism and institutional improvements (annual ministerial and summit every five years)
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/THRID COUNTRY:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WINE:
(EU) EP/EDUCATION/YOUTH/CULTURE: Luxembourg Presidency outlines its priorities for first half of 2005
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial production down by 0.3% in eurozone
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Dutch Presidency accused of failing the 12 Social NGO Tests
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