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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9471

19 July 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 30
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission authorises acquisition of Télé 2 France by SFR subject to conditions

Brussels, 18/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission approved the purchase of the fixed telephony and internet access activities of Télé 2 France by the French mobile operator SFR on Wednesday 18 July. The planned operation raised serious concerns in the Commission of a breach of competition in the French pay-TV markets when it was initially notified, and an in-depth investigation was launched (EUROPE 9391). These concerns have now been addressed by commitments guaranteeing other...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Biofuels: Need for balanced debate that takes everything into account
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LIBYA: EU hopes for repatriation of Bulgarian medical staff
(EU) EP/PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY: External priorities oriented towards south
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission kicks off debate on how to best tackle challenge of water shortages and droughts in Europe
(EU) EU/MULTIMEDIA: Commission wants to speed up opening of market for mobile TV services
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Main points of Falconer/Stephenson draft compromise on modalities
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Mandelson says there is no serious obstacle to WTO accession and confirms his wish to see FTA negotiations
(EU) EU/ENERGY: High level group on nuclear safety and waste management will be operational after summer
(EU) EU/ENERGY: EP energy committee approves appointment of four coordinators for several priority energy projects
(EU) EU/GERMANY/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission takes action to bridge gender pay gap
(EU) EU/JHA/VISAS/UNITED STATES: EU considers setting up its own electronic visa system in response to Washington's plans
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Appointments to several important posts
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises acquisition of Télé 2 France by SFR subject to conditions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission gives go-ahead to Italian move to clarify toll motorway authorisation procedures
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Climate change, preventing water shortages and maintaining biodiversity are Portuguese presidency's three priorities
(EU) EP/EDUCATION/CULTURE: Priorities of Portuguese presidency
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Savings generated by simplification of milk CMO must return to producers, according to Elisabeth Jeggle's report
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Favourable reception for Descamps report on a European digital library
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court considers several Member States for failing to transpose directives on wild bird habitats
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/FRANCE/STATE AID: Commission approves €1.8 billion in state aid for French overseas departments (DOM)
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission requires Greece to recover illegal tax exemptions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission closes proceedings against past roaming tariffs in UK and Germany
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Production in construction sector on increase
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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