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Deutsche Börse decides not to pursue combination with Euronext

Brussels, 16/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - Deutsche Börse has decided not to pursue its plan for an exchange combination with Euronext, the German group having withdrawn from the race for acquisition of the pan-European group one week after having suspended its talks with Borsa Italiana. Although it had shown considerable interest in acquiring its pan-European rival, the Frankfurt exchange announced on 15 November that it refused to pay too high a price for the transaction. “Deutsche Börse...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU sets conditions for fair trade and a new generation of free trade zones
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/POLAND/RUSSIA: Vanhanen to visit Poland on Friday to try to break deadlock in opening negotiations with Russia
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST: Parliament calls for international observers to be sent to Gaza and for an international peace conference to be held - Possible emergency meeting of EU-Israel Association Council - Call to new Palestinian government
(EU) EP/ARMAMENTS: EP hopes for reinforcement of international conventions on different kinds of weapons (BTWC and CCW)
(EU) EP/QATAR: Qatar's Emir insists region should be made democratic and UN resolutions respected to achieve peace between Israelis and Palestinians
(EU) EU/MALTA: Malta proposes high level meeting between EU and Arab League
(EU) EU/DRC:
(EU) EU/VENEZUELA:
(EU) EU/INDONESIA:
(EU) EU/TREATY OF ROME/PARLIAMENTS: Presidents Marini and Bertinotti invite parliaments in Rome and Florence to 50th anniversary of treaties on 22 and 23 March 2007
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Academic year of European College in Parma is open
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN IDENTITY/CIFE:
(EU) EP/TREATY OF ROME/LANGUAGES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: UCITS Directive to encourage cross-border investment funds
(EU) EU/UN/CLIMATE: Agreement on conditions for management of adaptation funds for poor countries - Probable postponement of post-2012 talks until 2007
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Commission puts spotlight on Africa's promises and on virtues of good governance - José Manuel Barroso calls for Europe/Africa summit in 2007
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Inflation of eurozone stands at 1.6% in October - 1.8% in EU
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2007: Main subjects of controversy between institutions remain unresolved - recruitment of officials, CFSP and payment appropriations
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Deutsche Börse decides not to pursue combination with Euronext
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Consensus in Geneva on resuming informal talks at negotiating committee level
(EU) EU/ENERGY: E.ON seeks to clear itself by attributing blackout on 4 November to human error
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Jacques Delors recommends a European Energy Treaty and Community after ECSC model
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Viviane Reding recommends setting up 'European Telecom Authority'
(EU) EU/WTO/AGRICULTURE: Ecuador challenges EU banana import system
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE: Washington submits WTO case against aid for launch of Airbus
(EU) EU/EP/COMMISSION: EP highly critical of Commission 2007 work programme
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament calls on Member States to ratify UN anti-corruption convention
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Approval of new EU fisheries agreement with Mauritania
(EU) EP/JHA:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Citizens to be main beneficiaries of greater integration of EU mortgage market
(EU) EP/MULTILINGUALISM: Parliament backs Commission's new multilingualism strategy
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/INNOVATION: Ms Hübner urges Member States to put emphasis on innovation in their operational programmes until 2013
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Fall in industrial production
(EU) EU/ITALY/UNITED KINGDOM/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/PES: Jacques Delors and Poul Nyrup Rasmussen to unveil '10 Principles for a New Social Europe' at Congress in Portugal on 7 and 8 December
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission organises online vote for best HIV/AIDS awareness TV advert
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Significant legislation published in the Official Journal
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