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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9419
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

03/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the European Commission approved two acquisitions under the simplified merger review procedure. The first involves the purchase by the Apollo Group of the US of the Countryside plc (United Kingdom) portfolio investment company. The other involves the acquisition of sole control of Nylstar N.V. of The Netherlands by Bear, Stearns International Limited (Bear Stearns) of the UK which is active in global investment banking, securities and investment...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Some good reasons for supporting the EU “renewable energy” project
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/NATO: Cooperation working well on the ground, but political dialogue remains blocked by exclusion of Cyprus and Malta
(EU) EU/ESTONIA/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/POLAND ROMANIA:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EP/UZBEKISTAN: MEPs call for sanctions to be kept in place
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM: Anthony Giddens says Gordon Brown should become more involved in European project
(EU) EU/POLAND:
(EU) EU/PRESS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Mid-term review of sixth action programme confirms relevance of pursued targets and need to step up efforts - climate remains absolute priority
(EU) EU/ASEAN: In Brunei, Peter Mandelson discusses architecture of future bilateral free trade agreement with Union
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurozone is going from strength to strength, says Commission, inviting member states to keep on reform track
(EU) EU/INFORMAL COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Place of internal market in globalisation at heart of Würzburg work
(EU) EU/MARITIME POLICY: Last leg before first initiatives are presented for EU maritime policy
(EU) EP/REGIONAL/COHESION: 4th Report on Cohesion likely to be adopted by Commission on 30 May, according to Danuta Hübner - Cohesion policy priorities for 2008
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission wants more Privacy Enhancing Technologies
(EU) EU/JHA: Frontex to oversee permanent mission for protecting Canary Islands
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM:
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
(EU) EU/JHA: Proposal on data protection is high risk, says Peter Hustinx
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONs: Plenary vote on international roaming costs is deferred
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: German presidency proposes drawing up an Intellectual Property Charter
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission continues infringement procedure against Germany on broadband Internet networks
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: EU wine-producing regions are against Commission reform project
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Mediterranean seiners reject proposal on bluefin restocking measures
(EU) EU/RAILWAY TRANSPORT: Commission grants €1.3 million to study project on main freight transport hub - FERRMED
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(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journals
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(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
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(EU) EU/SOCIAL/POVERTY:
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