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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9232

14 July 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 45
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) energy

ELECTRABEL from Belgium has bought out the Dutch gas and electricity COGAS ENERGIE company for an undisclosed amount but which is thought to be around €57 million. Last week ELECTRABEL acquired another Dutch company: RENDO for €66.5 million. These acquisitions demonstrate ELECTRABEL's drive to penetrate the Dutch residential market.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Euro zone stock exchanges: Ministers tending towards European system
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/RUSSIA: 100 MEPs call for fair trial for Khodorkovsky
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Iran affair returns to Security Council
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EP/ESDP:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT/GREENS:
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Olli Rehn expresses concern about freedom of expression
(EU) EP/DRC: Speaking before EP Committee on Foreign Affairs, Aldo Ajello takes stock of difficulties in electoral process
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COHESION POLICY: Commission adopts key proposals to help European regions make most of new cohesion policy
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2007: Council expected to decide in first reading to limit Gross National Income (GNI) payments to 0.98% and put brakes on administrative spending
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Commission launches EU-Africa partnership to develop trans-African connections - €5.6 billion from 10th EDF 2008-2013 - first project to start in 2007
(EU) EU/FINNISH PRESIDENCY/RUSSIA/TRANSPORT: Surcharges imposed by Moscow for flying over Siberia will probably be on agenda of ministerial meeting in Finland on 8 September
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Logistics seminar in Brussels on 5 October
(EU) EU/G8 SUMMIT: EUROCHAMBRES calls for SMEs not to be forgotten
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/DOHA: COPA and COGECA urge Angela Merkel, Jacques Chirac, Tony Blair and Romano Prodi not to make further concessions
(EU) EP/TRADE: Baron Crespo calls for transparency on part of Finnish Presidency in Doha talks
(EU) EU/TRADE/AGRICULTURE: COPA and COGECA urge Commission to ban Brazilian food imports
(EU) EP/EMU: Joaquin Almunia presents first Commission report on specific challenges facing eurozone economy
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Mauri Pekkarinen's priorities are strengthening of internal market, “better regulation” initiative and innovation
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: MEPs calls on Barrot to explain his “co-modality” concept
(EU) EP/REGIONAL: Danuta Hübner announces that when legislative package on cohesion force enters into force, Commission will decide on financial allocation per Member States per year and which regions and Member States are eligible
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(EU) EP/TERRORIST FINANCING: Minimum €1,000 threshold for bank payments subject to increased information obligations
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Industry Committee takes stance on rules for taking part in 7th FPRD
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission pursues several infringement procedures in taxation field against five Member States
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: National authorities may fix maximum prices in advance for transferral of mobile phone numbers from one operator to another
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Independent Music Publishers and Labels Association (Impala) achieves annulment of EU decision authorising the creation of Sony BMG
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Commission appeal in Volkswagen case rejected
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