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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9505

20 September 2007
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Proposed purchase of ABN AMRO assets approved

Brussels, 19/09/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 19 September, the European Commission cleared the proposed acquisition of certain assets of the Dutch banking group ABN AMRO by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) of the UK and Santander of Spain. “The Commission concluded that both operations would not significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area (EEA) or any substantial part of it,” says a press release. At the end of May, a consortium formed by RBS, Fortis and...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EU TREATY: Group of legal experts to pursue work next week - Just one point outstanding
(EU) EU/CYPRUS/TURKEY: Ankara calls on EU to put an end to economic isolation of northern Cyprus
(EU) EU/ERITREA:
(EU) EU/CUBA:
(EU) EP/IRAN: Several MEPs call on Council to toughen EU position on Tehran regime
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Meeting of high level officials on Agadir Agreement
(EU) EU/POLAND:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission adopts its proposed third legislative package for internal market - Long debate on unbundling takes shape
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission introduces new measures into the third package of legislation to ensure unbundling applies to non-EU operators
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Commission unveils changes to the Financial Perspectives to stump up funding for Galileo
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Proposed purchase of ABN AMRO assets approved
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Bluefin tuna fisheries closed for 2007
(EU) EU/ANIMAL HEALTH: Commission presents new Community animal
health policy
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/ACP: Opponents of EPAs accuse Commission of pushing ACP countries to sign free trade agreements that do not help their development - Outcome of GUE hearing in Parliament
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission fines members of fasteners cartel more than 328 million euros
(EU) EU/POSTAL SERVICES: Date for liberalisation of postal sector - final obstacle before political agreement in Council hoped for by 1 October?
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council adopts regulation on passenger transport public service obligations
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: In Lisbon, Vladimir Spidla announces legislative instrument will be adopted sooner or later for social services of general interest - social partners stick to their positions
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU and five Balkan States sign visa facilitation agreements
(EU) EU/JHA: Switzerland hopes to join Schengen Area on 1 November 2008
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM: Solana confirms appointment of Gilles de Kerchove
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/CITIZENSHIP: Commission awards 'Golden Stars' to ten citizen-centred projects
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Europalia 2007 showcases the artistic and cultural heritage of the 27 EU member states
(EU) EU/CULTURE/CONFERENCE:
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission opens in-depth investigation into proposed acquisition of Cumerio by Norddeutsche Affinerie AG
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves proposed takeover of part of Constantia's particle board division by Kronospan Group, subject to conditions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: KKR given go-ahead to buy up Harman
(EU) EU/ITC: e-government ministers discuss electronic interoperability, online administration and citizen participation in public life
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Legislation published in the EU Official Journal
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