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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9261

9 September 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

08/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has granted clearance to the acquisition of sole control of DT Group A/S (DT Group) of Denmark by Wolseley plc (Wolseley) of the UK. The operation was examined under the simplified merger review procedure.

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Defence Europe: Mixed motivations amongst key players and a question mark surrounding the institutions
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FRANCE: Sarkozy proposes “mini treaty” then Convention for new “fundamental law” - ideas from Commission, unanimity, “open avant-guards” - Turkey has to apply Ankara protocol - European elections: lists “related” to same political families
(EU) EU/CHINA: Helsinki Summit may pave way for talks over a new comprehensive Framework agreement
(EU) EP/CHINA: EP slams human rights violations in China in no uncertain terms
(EU) EP/NORTH KOREA: Appeal to Thailand concerning 175 North Korean refugees
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/CIA: President Bush's comments are “tangible” proof of CIA exactions, Terry Davis says, calling for secret services to be controlled in Europe
(EU) EU/INDONESIA:
(EU) EU/BURUNDI:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Re-elected as head of Eurogroup, Jean-Claude Juncker says dialogue with the ECB can be beefed up - Reasonably optimistic about growth - Lack of concern at German deficit -Italy expected to deliver
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Ministers restate their commitment in favour of Member State coordination against surge in oil prices
(EU) EU/TRADE: Bilateral agreements are not to advantage of Europe and rest of world, Eero Heinaluoma warns
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/TECHNOLOGY: Business world supports project to create European Institute of Technology
(EU) SOUTH KOREA: Summit for assessing bilateral relations before possible opening of discussions for free trade agreement
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Ministerial meeting this weekend in Rio at invitation of G20, attended by Pascal Lamy, in attempt to re-launch round
(EU) EU/VIETNAM/TRADE: According to Mandelson, Vietnam is ready to join WTO
(EU) EU/LITHUANIA: Vilnius soon to announce new target date for introducing euro - Joaquin Almunia on visit
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/TRANSPORT: Despite continued differences with Moscow, Barrot hopes to find “basis for agreement” on flights over Siberia by EU/Russia summit in November
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/TRANSPORT: EU awaits additional scientific expertise before legislating on presence of liquids on board aircraft
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Commission proposes 31% rise in alcohol excise taxes
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/COMPETION: McCreevy accepts that French state will have “golden share” in Suez-GDF if competition authorities clear operation
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Modernisation of education and training systems must be both efficient and equitable
(EU) EU/EESC/CIVIL SOCIETY: 2006 winners of EESC prize for organised civil society
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General Kokott calls for state auctioning of 3G mobile phone licences to be exempt from VAT
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS/UNITED KINGDOM: Commission welcomes Court of Justice ruling on UK working time guidelines
(EU) EP/FOREST FIRES: EP calls for EU to set up natural disaster rapid reaction force
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Janez Potocnik travels to Romania
(EU) EU/BLUETONGUE DISEASE:
(EU) EU/UNIONS/ASEM: John Monks supports greater dialogue
(EU) EU/CHINA/URBAN MOBILITY: Round table on cooperation with China
(EU) EU/LOCAL PARTNERSHIP/GEORGIA:
(EU) EU/EESC/CIVIL SOCIETY:
(EU) EU/EESC/STUDENTS:
(EU) EU/RÉGIONS/FRANCE:
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