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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9376
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

28/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - The Commission has approved two acquisitions according to simplified procedure. Crédit Agricole (France) will purchase the Italian banks Cassa di Risparmio di Parma e Piacenza S.p.A and BancaPopolare FriulAdria S.p.A., as well as 202 bank agencies, currently belonging to BancaIntesa S.p.A. Private equity fund, Cerberus, from the US, will obtain sole control of the Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft und Österreichische Postsparkasse Aktiengesellschaft (“BAWAG”,...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: France striving to overcome rift between member states that have ratified constitutional treaty and those that haven't
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: “Gradual resumption in relations” with Hamas if Quartet conditions are respected
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY: IPA complains about Commission's refusal to provide access to certain documents submitted to Court of Justice
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Court of Justice rejects request by two Basque organisations to be removed from list of terrorist organisations
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: David Leakey succeeds Jean-Paul Perruche as head of EU military staff
(EU) EU/PALESTINE:
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA:
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Commission suggests Code of Conduct for improved division of labour between EU donors
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Reasoned opinion to Poland for urgent stop to motorway construction project threatening protected natural habitats
(EU) EU/ECONOMICS: Annual inflation rate down to 1.8% in euro zone and 2.1% in EU of twenty-seven in January 2007
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Finance ministers examine mechanisms for redistributing benefits of growth
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Call for caution among European employers with regard to wage trends and profit sharing
(EU) ECOFIN:
(EU) ECOFIN/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
(EU) EU/ECONOMICS: Favourable economic conditions for growth and job creation should incite reform, says Businesseurope
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: ERG in favour of measures similar to those planned by Commission for regulation reform
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Dutch bank ABN Amro, latest prey to proactive shareholder approach by hedge fund TCI
(EU) EP/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: MEPs argue for directive on copyright in the online music sector
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: EP agricultural committee disappointed with draft fruit and vegetables sector reform
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: In favour of taking better account of new Member States
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission endorses most of second reading of regulation on rail passengers' rights and obligations
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Markos Kyprianou makes patient safety his prime objective for 2007 - Reconciling patients' rights, access to care and quality services
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/JHA: EP report on CIA activity is disparaged by senior US official - No extradition to Italy of agents involved - Threat of legal action damages secret services' cooperation
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Taking stock of interpretation from 23 EU languages after Romania and Bulgaria's accession
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS: ITUC report notes irregularities in application of fundamental workers' rights in EU
(EU) EU/UNEMPLOYMENT: Unemployment down to 7.4% (eurozone) and 7.5% (EU27) in January 2007
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS/PRESIDENCY:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/POVERTY: EAPN to ask Messrs Müntefering and Spidla for clarification on “minimum resources”
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: ECAS seminar on worker mobility
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/POLAND: Danuta Hübner calls on Opolskie region to concentrate European regional aid on innovation and business
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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