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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9599

12 February 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission approves proposed acquisition of various Hagemeyer and Rexel assets by Sonepar

Brussels, 11/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 8 February, the European Commission cleared the proposed acquisition of the Dutch company Hagemeyer' s subsidiaries in Austria and Sweden, plus six Hagemeyer outlets in Germany by Sonepar of France. The Commission has also cleared the proposed acquisition of the French company Rexel's German and Luxembourg businesses by Sonepar.

Sonepar, Hagemeyer and Rexel are mainly active in the wholesale distribution of electrical products and...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Elmar Brok has launched a real debate on EU enlargement policy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPE OF RESULTS: Emilio Gabaglio regrets Barroso Commission's wait-and-see approach to economic and social questions
(EU) EU/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY:
(EU) EU/SOMALIA:
(EU) EU/BLACK SEA: Ministerial meeting in Kiev on Thursday 14 February
(EU) EU/SERBIA: In Munich, Boris Tadic calls for further negotiations on Kosovo's future
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for equitable approach to Iran
(EU) EU/EAST TIMOR:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: “No surprises” in revised draft compromises
(EU) EU/TRADE: WTO decision against Community banana import system sets “bad precedent”, Commission says
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Janez Potoènik visits Mexico and United States
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Ecofin Council to consider economic and financial aspects of energy and climate change package
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: G7 expects world economy to slow
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: McCreevy defends private equity funds
(EU) EU/INSURANCE: McCreevy doubts future Solvency II will be extended to pension funds
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
(EU) EU/JHA: Norway suspends return of asylum seekers to Greece
(EU) EU/JHA: Washington's new security demands puts EU in quandary
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission speaks out once again against Japanese whale hunting
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Exemption to third-party access for Austrian section of Nabucco gas pipeline permitted - Coordinator van Aartsen visits Ankara
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves proposed acquisition of various Hagemeyer and Rexel assets by Sonepar
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: European Commission clears joint takeover of JV by Holtzbrinck, SevenOne and Permira
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: 11 February (11/2), European emergency telephone number “112” day
(EU) EP/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Lisbon strategy will not succeed without participation of all organised civil society - support for single post-2010 strategic framework
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Pharmacy:
(EU) Oil:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 765
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