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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9291

21 October 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 16 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

20/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 20 October, the European Commission announced clearance of the acquisition by American Hewlett Packard of control of the American software company, Mercury Interactive Corporation. (oj)

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Constitution: Andrew Duff's “Plan B” worthy of the name suggesting attractive innovations but involving lengthy and difficult re-negotiation
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INFORMAL EUROPEAN COUNCIL: EU25 calls on Russia to immediately apply principles of energy charter as basis of future energy partnership - strong support for global innovation strategy
(EU) EU/INFORMAL EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Josep Borrell stresses that relations with Russia should not exchange human rights for energy - “lack of progress on immigration policy”
(EU) EU/SOCIAL TRIPARTITE SUMMIT: Political leaders and social partners debate on European level “flexicurity”
(EU) EU/DRC: EUFOR-DRC gets reinforcements as presidential elections approach
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Geopolitical strategy for Horn of Africa in prospect, in interest of EU and of this constantly unstable region
(EU) EU/ETHIOPIA: Louis Michel condemns expulsion of two EU diplomats as 'totally unacceptable'
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: European Parliament delegation to travel to Middle East in October to witness the 'strangling of Palestine'
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EP/IRAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/LEBANON: Further EUR 30 million for victims of fighting in Lebanon
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission criticises Iceland's decision to defy global moratorium and resume commercial whaling
(EU) EU/EUROPOL/BALKANS: Franco Frattini wants Europol units in South-East Balkans
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council expresses concern about Commission system for managing allocation of funds to trans-European transport network
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Martini and Costa wonder when a coordinator for Motorways of the Sea will be appointed
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRADE: Fruit industry protests against provisional anti-dumping duty imposed by EU on imports of frozen strawberries from China
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: ICES calls for cod fishing in Community waters to be suspended for fourth year running
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: PES and Green/EFA groups' amendments to Services Directive stand little chance of being adopted
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Final countdown for FP7
(EU) EP/TECHNOLOGY: British Conservative MEP Richard Ashworth highly sceptical about ETI
(EU) EU/COMPANY RIGHTS/INSURANCE: Charlie McCreevy to moot updates to company law in November
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Commission raises no objections to measures suggested by Greece
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for Edison's acquisition of Eneco Energia
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/SESSION: Parliament to examine results of Lahti Summit on Wednesday - First reading of budget - Annual Report from Court of Auditors
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission prepares assessment of justice policies in justice and home affairs
(EU) EU/EUROMED/EIB: FEMIP and development of transport in Mediterranean
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in official journal
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