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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9128

10 February 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social/arcelor
No plenary debate next week on Mittal Steel's hostile takeover bid, but President Borrell stays in contact - Parliament could organise hearings

Brussels, 09/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 9 February at the Conference of Leaders of Political Groups of the European Parliament, there was no majority for including Mittal's hostile takeover bid for Arcelor on the agenda for the plenary session next week in Strasbourg. Despite the insistence of the Left, other political groups, particularly the EPP-ED, confirmed their unwillingness to hold such a debate at this stage. In the meantime, Josep Borrell will maintain contact with the parties...

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