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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9138

24 February 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Competitors again accuse Microsoft of anti-competitive practices

Brussels, 23/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - Microsoft's competitors have filed a new antitrust complaint with the European Commission over anti-competitive business practices concerning several of the American firm's products. The industry group European Committee for Interoperable Systems (ECIS) has informed the Commission of a series of commercial practices by Microsoft which threaten to deprive companies and individuals of real choice in software. According to ECIS, which comprises groups like...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The EIB and lisbon strategy budget problems
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/BALKANS: Olli Rehn steps up pressure on Serbia
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Meeting between Plassnik and Livni
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/HUNGARY:
(EU) EP/ESDP: Karl von Wogau wants clearly defined mandate for future European involvement in ensuring security for Congolese elections
(EU) EP/KURDISTAN: Two MEPs call on Commission to open office in Erbil
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN PARTIES: Leinen report wants to strengthen European political parties
(EU) EU/HAITI: Following 7 February elections, EU calls for reconciliation
(EU) EU/GEORGIA/SOUTHERN OSSETIA: EU deplores cancellation of high level meeting scheduled for monday and tuesday in Vienna
(EU) EP/ARAB LEAGUE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE: Mandelson proposes gradual anti-dumping compensatory duties on leather shoe imports from China and Vietnam
(EU) WTO: Union and US ready to review agricultural offers if conditions are right
(EU) EU/ENERGY: New European energy policy on 14 March special Council agenda
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: Barroso meets Algerian prime minister - first association agreement 21 March - Algiers committed to being Europe's loyal gas supplier
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/AVIAN FLU: suspected H5N1 virus in French turkeys - Slovakia eighth EU country to be hit by avian flu
(EU) EU/TURKEY: EUR 8 million to fight avian flu in Turkey
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Competitors again accuse Microsoft of anti-competitive practices
(EU) EU/BANKING: Italy defends its bank legislation - review of “banking” directive expected by June
(EU) EESC/INTERNAL MARKET: Charlie McCreevy will personally take on board Parliamentary amendments to the “services” directive
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Mrs de Palacio worried by lack of Community funding available for trans-European networks
(EU) EU/MARITIME TRANSPORT/ILO: New international conditions to improve working conditions for seamen - Commissioner Barrot to work for implementation of new convention in EU
(EU) EU/EDUCATION COUNCIL: Ministers acknowledge importance of language learning but demand recognition of individual linguistic specificities
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Adoption of two decisions on asylum and Europol
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/VISAS: Non-EU nationals to pay more for EU entry visas from 1 January 2007 - Discussions on future implementation of SIS II
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU to impose sanctions against suspects in murder of RafiK Hariri
(EU) EU/SECURITY/RESEARCH: Preparatory Action for Security Research in 2006 focusses on protecting crucial infrastructure and crisis management - Germany to host SRC'07
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/ANIMAL WELFARE:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: EP Employment committee calls on Commission to ensure implementation of posting of workers directive - Vladimir Spidla asked to give update
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Istanbul in running for European Capital of Culture 2010
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: No to merger of 2007-13 consumer action programme with internal market action programme
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Leendert Geelhoed proposes that court deprive former European Commissioner Edith Cresson of 50% of her pension rights
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: Conferences and seminars in March 2006
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EP/WOMEN/AFRICA:
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONS/GUIDE:
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