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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9515

4 October 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Visa fined €10.2 million for refusing to let Morgan Stanley join network

Brussels, 03/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - On 3 October, the European Commission fined Visa €10.2 million for serious infringement of the EC Treaty rules and the EEA agreement on restrictive business practices. From March 2000 to September 2006, Visa refused to admit Morgan Stanley as a member of its card payments network.

The Commission launched an investigation following receipt of a complaint from Morgan Stanley, whose subsidiary Morgan Stanley Bank had been refused membership of the Visa...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Javier Solana expects progress from Iran on nuclear dossier
(EU) EP/COMPOSITION: Italy challenges Lamassoure/Severin formula
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Zagreb hopes to enter EU in 2009 - MEPs call for greater effort to be made on fighting corruption
(EU) EU/FYROM: Olli Rehn considers Skopje does not yet meet all conditions for obtaining a date for opening membership talks
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission considers CAP can be improved still further to meet new challenges - Preparing for “Health Check”
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Commission presents its contribution to work of informal European Council
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Too few SMEs benefiting from Eurostars funds
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: BusinessEurope says it's time for Eurozone to get voice heard on interest rates
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTICS: Embargo on British meat made more flexible
(EU) EU/ANIMAL HEALTH:
(EU) EU/JHA/SCHENGEN:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Bitumen cartel fined €183 million
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Visa fined €10.2 million for refusing to let Morgan Stanley join network
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Following rejection by Court of First Instance in 2006, SONY/BMG merger given go-ahead after more detailed investigation by the Commission
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises Rio Tinto's acquisition of Alcan
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Slight rise in retail sales in Europe
(EU) EU/JHA: Franco Frattini backs medical treatment for paedophiles released from prison
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA: South Korean trade minister in Brussels on 9 October to try and kickstart stalled FTA talks
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission urges Gazprom and Ukraine to quickly settle their new gas dispute
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Poland becomes 19th EU Member State to join IEA
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE/AVIATION: Environment Committee wants all civil aviation flights included in carbon trading system in 2010 along with upper emissions limits
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: Temporary committee on climate change discusses post-2012
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Draft compromise of Council on safety of Community's railways
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/CANADA/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/POSTAL SERVICES: Mixed reactions from MEPs, postal operators and trade unions to political Agreement on postal services
(EU) EU/OECD:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Reforms on education and training too slow and threaten long term European competitiveness
(EU) EU/JHA: Madrid supports Commission immigration projects
(EU) EU/COLLOQUIA: Workshops, colloquia, conferences and seminars on European integration, end of October 2007
(EU) EU/EESC/SOCIAL: Committee calls on Commission for action to improve convergence of patients' rights between member states
(EU) EU/EESC/IGC: Involvement of civil society in Treaty reform process is crucial
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 03/10/2007: