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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9045

11 October 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

10/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has granted clearance under the EU Merger Regulation to the acquisition of sole control of Broadcasting SA (SBS) of Luxembourg by PKS Media S.à.r.l. (PKS) of Luxembourg, jointly controlled by Permira Holdings Limited (Permira) of Guernsey, the Channel Islands and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) of the US. Permira and KKR are private equity investment companies. PKS is a vehicle company established solely for the purposes of the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Reflection on the Constitution gets underway, amid some confusion
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Hampton Court Palace summit to last just one day
(EU) EU/SERBIA-MONTENEGRO: SAA negotiations open
(EU) EU/DARFUR: Solana denounces upsurge of violence in Darfur
(EU) EU/GERMANY: Angela Merkel to become first woman Chancellor at head of broad coalition - European reaction - President Borrell hopes to invite Angela Merkel to European Parliament
(EU) EP/PES/TURKEY:
(EU) EP/CYPRUS:
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: EU list is amended
(EU) NATO/UNITED STATES: On visit to NATO on Tuesday, Nicholas Burns hopes to speak of Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iran
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/NOBEL PRIZE:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/DEATH PENALTY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE: Washington offers to cut farm subsidies by 60%, which is welcomed by Peter Mandelson (but he must reassure EU Member States on the issue) - Mandelson in Zurich imposes certain conditions on its pledge to match and outstrip US subsidy cuts
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission adopts revised consumer credit proposal to facilitate agreement
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID/PAKISTAN: EU shows solidarity by providing both 3.6 million EUR in emergency aid and national civil protection resources
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/JHA: Difficult decisions on data retention, European payment order, European Evidence Warrant and illegal immigration
(EU) EU/AVIAN FLU: Confirmed outbreak of avian flu in Turkey - Romania doing more tests
(EU) EU/EUROMED/TRANSPORT: EuroMed Transport Forum
(EU) EU/PUBLIC ENTERPRISES:
(EU) EU/TAXATION: UK Presidency puts Luxembourg Presidency's proposed compromise on reduced VAT rates back on table
(EU) EUFISHERIES: Moving towards hake and Norway lobster recovery plans
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 150 million loan for Latvia
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Member States' wrangles over funding may delay deployment of Galileo
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: ETF says Commission must press ahead with directive on European standards for onboard staff
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/TAXATION: MEPs and experts support introduction of common consolidated corporate tax base, but feel it should not lead to harmonised tax rates
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Huge differences in unemployment levels between different regions of the EU
(EU) EU/INDUSTRIAL POLICY:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS/SPECIAL SUMMIT:
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT:
(EU) EU/EESC/COMMUNICATONS: Jose Manuel Barroso and Margot Wallstrom to attend conference on how to bring Europe closer to citizens
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/RUSSIA: Russia urged to grant medical treatment to Platon Lebedev
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN TRAINING:
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS:
(EU) EU/CIVIL SERVICE TRIBUNAL: Paul Mahoney is appointed President of new Tribunal, which will take up its duties in January 2006
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 657
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