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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8956

28 May 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 46
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Green light for acquisition of Clearwave by Vodafone

Brussels, 27/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has cleared the acquisition by Vodafone of Clearwave, a holding company which has mobile telecommunications subsidiaries in the Czech Republic and Romania. Vodafone does not have a mobile telephony network nor does it offer mobile telephony services directly in the Czech Republic so the deal would not overlap with Oskar Mobil, explains the Commission. The provision of advance seamless pan-European services encompasses permanent...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Germany ratifies Constitution - “Powerful signal” to French and Dutch citizens, says Commission
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/FRANCE: Statements by Presidents Juncker and Barroso (in Brussels) and Borrell (in Madrid) on Sunday evening - Appeal by President Chirac
(EU) EP/DIPLOMATIC SERVICE: EP calls for future service to be included in Commission's budgetary and administrative structures - Commission representatives to become genuine “EU ambassadors”
(EU) EU/EUROMED: 7th EuroMed ministerial conference on 30 and 31 May in Luxembourg to prepare tenth anniversary of Barcelona process
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RIO GROUP/MERCOSUR: Europeans and South Americans to meet at ministerial level before July to resume negotiations on trade and political cooperation agreement
(EU) EU/RIO GROUP/ANDEAN COMMUNITY: EU recommends strengthened regional integration to promote social cohesion and fight effectively against drug trafficking in Andean countries
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(EU) EU/RIO GROUP/MEXICO: Summit focuses on bilateral political dialogue, preparing for UN Summit and dialogue with civil society
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE GOVERNMENT: Commission paves the way for renewal of EU Sustainable Development Strategy
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(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Cooperation with Libya, sanctions for racist acts and Council data retention on 2 and 3 June
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES COUNCIL: Ministers to discuss funding of CAP, crisis management and rural development
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Draft derogation on marking of eggs
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for acquisition of Clearwave by Vodafone
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional go-ahead for acquisition of Hexal by Novartis
(EU) EP/MONEY LAUNDERING: Future directive to step up obligation to identify financial services clients to help fight bankrolling of terrorism
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT/ROAD SAFETY: Parliament gives go-ahead to making safety belts compulsory in all commercial vehicles and for better monitoring of use of frontal protection
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT/EUROVIGNETTE: Parliament rapporteur gives glimpse of line to be defended in second reading
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/EQUALITY: Danuta Hübner urges for gender equality to be taken into account in structural fund management
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/CUSTOMS: Meetings between Laszlo Kovacs and Michael Chertoff
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission launches consultation on application of financial instrument market directive
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(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Ruling on sale of homeopathic medicine in France
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Ruling on input VAT on new share issue
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