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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9504

19 September 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 43
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

18/09/2007 (Agence Europe) - The Commission has granted clearance to two deals under the simplified merger review procedure. The first concerns acquisition of joint control of Concert Mortgages Holdings Ltd of the UK by Merrill Lynch International, a bank belonging to the Merrill Lynch Group of the US, and Abbey National plc (Abbey), a UK bank belonging to the Banco Santander Group. The second deal concerns the acquisition of Italian insurance company Nuova Tirrena S.p.A. by French banking...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Europe opts for openness and taking a hard line to correct the financial markets
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: EU and Mercosur work on joint statement to reaffirm their political resolve to cooperate
(EU) EU/EU TREATY: Legal experts complete their work - it is now up to ministers and heads of State
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM: José Manuel Barroso sends message to British public saying: amending treaty is not Constitution
(EU) EU/TREATY/CITIZENS: Launch of “Tomorrow's Europe, first-ever EU-wide Deliberative Poll”
(EU) EU/IRELAND/TREATY:
(EU) EU/NETHERLANDS/TREATY:
(EU) EU/EGYPT: Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network critical of Cairo's decision to close AHRLA
(EU) EU/SOMALIA:
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EU/CONFERENCE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: Schengen Area may be extended ahead of schedule
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Consensus emerges over data protection in police and judicial cooperation
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: Gilles de Kerckhove appointed as new Anti-Terrorism Tsar
(EU) EU/JHA: Poland vetoes European Anti-Death Penalty Day
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU refuses to share burden of migrants rescued at sea and prefers to contemplate other solutions
(EU) EU/ERRATUM:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Disagreement over rural development funding
(EU) EU/ANIMAL DISEASES:
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Commission proposes alliance between EU and developing countries to help poorest combat climate change
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: EU finance ministers and central governors consider matters related to post-trading transactions
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Prospect of Euro-Mediterranean network of public finance experts
(EU) EU/EURO: New measures and report on preventing counterfeit euro notes and coins entering circulation
(EU) EU/OECD:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: To backdrop of great uncertainty, BusinessEurope calls on decision-makers to restore market confidence
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears proposed acquisition of Univar by CVC
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clearance for proposed acquisition of Zodiac Marine by Carlyle
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Maintaining traditional energy resources requires use of clean technologies and nuclear fuel, says Reul report
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski calls on Commission to examine whether Gazprom abides by EU competition rules
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION: Second September plenary in Strasbourg to focus on European railways, the sugar industry and immigration
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT/YOUTH: Justine Henin to be guest of honour at 2007 European Job Days
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA: First problems in FTA negotiations
(EU) EU/CHINA: Second China-Europa Forum, 4-7 October, in Brussels and 22 European cities
(EU) EIB/SPAIN: Loan for new general hospital in Mieres
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: Nikiforos Diamandouros calls for proper implementation of working time directive
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Legislation published in the EU Official Journal
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