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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9023

9 September 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
BenQ takes over Siemens' mobile telephony activities

Brussels, 08/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the European Commission authorised the plans of the Taiwanese group BenQ, a specialist in mass-market electronic equipment, to take over the mobile telephony activities of the German conglomerate Siemens. This operation will give rise to the world's fourth-largest producer of mobile telephones and China's largest mobile telephone company.

"The planned operation will have no negative effect on competition in the branded mobile telephones...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Future of Europe: Misgivings about Tony Blair's vision abound
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Council and Commission welcome Iraqi Constitution and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza
(EU) EP/TERRORISM: Most MEPs place emphasis on human rights - some British MEPs object to more power for EU
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Benita Ferrero-Waldner announces international conference in January to prepare country's future
(EU) EP/TUNISIA: MEPs concerned by harassment of Tunisian Human Rights League
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/INFORMAL JHA: Justice ministers accept telecommunications data retention principle but do not reach agreement
(EU) ENVIRONMENT/AGRICULTURE: London Council to discuss farming in Europe and climate change
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission to allocate 356 millions EUR to studies and construction for trans-European transport networks, TETNs
(EU) EU/AIR SAFETY: National air safety experts agree on guidelines to be used as basis for joint criteria to draw up EUropean black list
(EU) EU/CHINA/TEXTILES:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/KATRINA: All countries taking part in Community civil protection mechanism offer emergency assistance
(EU) EP/NATURAL DISASTERS: Parliament calls for observatory on drought, desertification and flooding but rejects creation of temporary committee
(EU) EP/INTERNET/PROTECTION OF MINORS: Parliament takes position in favour of more effective protection of minors using Internet
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2005: Provisional reduction of Member States' contributions by 2.7 billion EUR
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2005:
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2006: MEPs and Commission challenge Council cuts on research and external aid
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2006:
(EU) EP/TRANSLATION: Parliament supports Commission's proposal to bring in one-stop-shop system for VAT
(EU) EP/EUROVIGNETTE: Wortmann-Kool report calls for legislation to cover entire network
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: MEPs Gargani and Lehne reject Neelie Kroes' proposals for competition in liberal professions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Joint purchase of 51% of SPE by GDF and Centrica
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of Versatel by Tele2
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: BenQ takes over Siemens' mobile telephony activities
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission opens investigation into restructuring of Ernault, French machine tool maunfacturer
(EU) EU/ECB: Mr Bini Smaghi pleads in favour of greater coherence between budgetary procedures in Euro Zone
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/POSTAL SERVICES: Commission publishes two studies on postal services
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Geelhoed suggests Regulation on compensation and assistance to air passengers is valid
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: 42% of 25-64 year-olds have participated in learning activities
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Socialists and Greens urge Commission to launch immediate inquiry into oil industry speculation
(EU) EP/PES/GLOBALISATION: Pascal Lamy attends Global Progressive Forum in Milan before UN Summit - Global Call to Anti-Poverty Action
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