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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9191

13 May 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 39
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / (eu) energy

Austrian groups OMV (oil, gas, chemicals) and VERBUND (electricity) have announced their merger creating central Europe's major conglomerate in the sector. Called OMV-VERBUND, the new entity will have a valuation of 29.5 billion euro, will have a combined turnover of over 18 billion euro (15.6 billion from OMV and 2.5 billion from VERBUND) and will employ 52,000 workers. If the necessary authorisation is received from competition authorities, the new company could be operational from late...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Monday's Council to focus on Iranian nuclear issue and aid to Palestinians, although no decision is expected
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Use of ESDP coordination tools in crises on agenda for Defence Ministers on Monday - meeting of EDA steering board
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Ireland's membership Nordic Battlegroup reopens debate on its policy of neutrality
(EU) EU/GCC: Joint EU-GCC Cooperation Council to meet in Brussels on Monday
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: First meeting of Association Council - EU prepared to back Algeria in its attempts to break free of reliance on oil
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM: First 'High Level Political Dialogue on Counter-Terrorism'
(EU) EP/CIA:
(EU) EU/BULGARIA/LIBYA: Trial of Bulgarian nurses and Palestinian doctor postponed until 13 June
(EU) EP/EPP-ED/CROATIA: Elmar Brok gives assurances that Croatia is part of current enlargement cycle, Franz Fischler calls for break in link between negotiation process with Croatia and Turkey
(EU) EU/SOMALIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINNISH PRESIDENCY: Informal European Summit and Social Summit at Lahti in October
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN: Europeans and Latin Americans want to strengthen strategic partnership - Energy at heart of discussions - Inability of Latin America to unite into regional units holding back development of bilateral relations
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA/WTO: Brazilian President Luma says Vienna Summit is one of the last opportunities for Doha talks
(EU) EU/WTO/GMOS: WTO confirms preliminary ruling on GMOs to delight of environmental groups and Green MEPs
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE: EU announces end of FSC trade sanctions following US Congress decision to bow to WTO ruling
(EU) EP/EUROMED/EIB: MEPs recommend study of proposal for regional development bank
(EU) EP: Extraordinary committee meetings in Strasbourg
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: MEPs question Neelie Kroes' business connections with Jan-Dirk Paarlberg, suspected of serious crimes - Commission says 'there is no Kroes scandal'
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Phasing out Maltese offshore tax regimes
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Experts make suggestions for reducing energy cost and questions are raised concerning State aid to fisheries in difficulty
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission suggests modifying its policy on maritime cabotage
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF REGIONS/DECENTRALISATION:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Liese Prokop says future of Europe should be debated by citizens and also at regional and local authority level
(EU) EU/REGIONS/CITIES: Local and regional leaders from across Europe pledge to take concrete measures to improve sexual equality at all levels of local life
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: When local authorities may issue contracts directly to companies it owns
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: CEEP is astonished at Court of Justice's role and calls for European legislator to take action
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/RELATIONS WITH NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA:
(EU) EU/ERRATUM/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT:
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