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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9521

12 October 2007
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission compels Distrigas to open up Belgian gas market to competition

Brussels, 11/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 11 October 2007, the European Commission adopted a decision making commitments, offered by Distrigas to open the Belgian gas market, legally binding. Objective: to end the abuse of dominant market position by this operator. By reducing the period for, and maximum volume in, the contracts concluded by Distrigas, the Commission is hoping for other gas suppliers to compete with Distrigas to build up a portfolio of customers, and thereby...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Galileo project: Ministerial councils doing their work, summit will have to assume its responsibilities in December
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission is preparing regular reports to be published on 6 November - 'Enlargement strategy still viable'
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Benita Ferrero-Waldner to visit Kaliningrad
(EU) EU/CENTRAL ASIA: Javier Solana stresses importance of political dialogue with Central Asia
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EP/SEATS: EP approves Lamassoure/Severin proposal on seat assignment and awaits endorsement at Lisbon Summit
(EU) EP/CENTRAL AMERICA: Faced with the sheer number of women murdered in Central America, the EP urges the EU to take measures to combat feminicide
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: MEPs call for lifting of Gaza blockade
(EU) EU/LIBYA: Council will give European Commission a mandate on Monday for new negotiations with Libya
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission compels Distrigas to open up Belgian gas market to competition
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission's surprise inspections in freight sector
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Poland and Lithuania to sign a wide-reaching cooperation deal with GUAM to shake off dependence on Russia
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs hails Russian and Ukrainian reliability following signing of deal to end the recent gas dispute
(EU) EU/PUBLIC TENDERS: Commission to publish new draft directive on defence markets on 21 November
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Approval of “open skies” deal with USA
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: First draft of report on wine sector reform thrashed out in parliamentary committee
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: GDP up 0.3% in eurozone and 0.5% in EU27 during second quarter 2007
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Environment committee more demanding than Council over reductions to air pollution caused by most minute particles
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: EEA says air pollution could shorten average life expectancy by a year in Western and Central Europe
(EU) EU/ACP: Western Africa will not sign EPA this year - Commission resigns itself to six EPAs not being signed on time
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: MEPs have different views on hydrogen package
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission re-opens investigation into restructuring of Polish machinery producer, Huta Stalowa Wola
(EU) EP/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission endorses reform of Greek banking industry's supplementary pension system
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE:
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE:
(EU) EU/JHA: Swift moves forward on protection of banking data but member states fall behind
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Danuta Hübner goes to Enschede-Gronau Euro-region to mark 50 years of cross-border cooperation
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Anti-terrorist provisions ban transfer of real estate to individuals linked to Al-Qaida
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
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