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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9515

4 October 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission authorises Rio Tinto's acquisition of Alcan

Brussels, 03/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 3 October, the European Commission authorised acquisition of control over Canadian aluminium company Alcan by international mining group Rio Tinto (United Kingdom), also active in the aluminium industry.

Both companies operate in the upstream aluminium industry (the mining of bauxite, alumina producing aluminium) but only Alcan is active downstream (some aluminium flat rolled products and engineered aluminium products). In addition, Alcan...

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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
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