13/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - On 13 July, the European Commission approved the acquisition of joint control of Strabag SE of Austria by Rasperia Trading Limited (Rasperia) of Cyprus, Raiffeisen-Holding Niederösterreich-Wien reg.Gen.m.b.H. (Raiffeisen-Holding) of Austria, and Uniqua Versicherungen AG (Uniqa), also of Austria. Rasperia is active in various industries including energy, engineering, car manufacture, mining, financial services, construction, and real estate. Raiffeisen-Holding is active in financial services, agriculture, real estate and media. Uniqa offers products and services in the insurance sector. Strabag provides construction services and building materials. The operation was examined under the simplified merger review procedure. (ol)