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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9454

26 June 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 9 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Neelie Kroes confirms Commission's role as independent competition authority

Brussels, 25/06/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Saturday 23 June, barely hours after the European Council ended, Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes published a press release reacting to the inclusion of a protocol on the internal market and competition in the future European treaty. This protocol was to compensate the removal, as requested by France, of the reference to “free and undistorted competition” as one of the objectives of the European Union (see EUROPE 9453). Ms Kroes said: “An...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: New European treaty: three comments about summit conclusions
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EU REFORM: Already preparing its opinion on IGC, European Parliament hails summit agreement - Will treaty be adopted in Lisbon on 19 October?
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Two chapters of negotiations opened with Turkey and six with Croatia
(EU) EU/DARFUR: Protecting populations of Darfur is collective responsibility, Louis Michel tells extended contact group, meeting in Paris
(EU) EP/ETHIOPIA: PES group calls for more support for democracy in Ethiopia
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Eight member states led by Denmark call on Commission not to give in on ownership unbundling
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/INDUSTRY: Commission approves French authorities' applications for aid from European globalisation fund to Peugeot (PSA) and Renault
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: General refusal to see end to round - Closest G4 has ever been to compromise on agriculture was at Potsdam
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Neelie Kroes confirms Commission's role as independent competition authority
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Further steps about to be taken in infringement procedures on sports betting and profession of solicitor
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Launch of first phase consultation of social partners on cross border transfers of businesses
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTICS: Bird flu virus reaches Germany
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
(EU) EU/BSE: New measures for categorising countries according to risk
(EU) EU/GMO: Member states' experts deliver no opinion on authorisation of GM maize Herculex RW - Decision now lies with Council
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurostat strengthens accounting rules on securitisation operations
(EU) EU/TECHNOLOGY: Council defines political orientation for agreement in first reading on setting up EIT
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Progress towards European digital library
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNCIATIONS:
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Second round of negotiations opens with view to conclusion of trade and cooperation agreement
(EU) EU/JHA: Frontex operation of West African coast extended by one year
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM: All Europe concerned at threat, says Commissioner Frattini
(EU) EU/JHA/REFUGEES:
(EU) EU/JHA: Europol dismantles Colombian euro forgery network and international credit card fraud network
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL/GALILEO:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN TRANSPORT COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN INTEGRATION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: BusinessEurope satisfied with the results of Summit - No concern for competition, but Internal Market must be reinforced
(EU) EU/IGC/UNIONS: ETUC calls for close involvement of social partners in negotiations of forthcoming IGC
(EU) EU/IGC/EESC: Committee to make civil society's voice heard at IGC on future Treaty
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT/AZERBAIJAN:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Advocate General decides Poland's action against “phasing in” is admissible, but not for reasons advanced
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TELEVISION:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 739
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