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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9633

2 April 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 34
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

01/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 1 April 2008, the European Commission authorised the planned joint buy-up of Services Logiciels d'Integration Boursiere (SLIB, France) by BNP Paribas (BNPP, France) and Natixis (France) by purchase of shares. BNPP is an investment, retail and private bank and asset manager. Natixis is an investment and private bank and an asset manager. SLIB is active in applications software for the financial markets. (O.L.)

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Merciless war on counterfeiting has nothing to do with protectionism
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Ban on AKP could lead to suspension of EU membership talks - Debate at Commission on Wednesday
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Polish Sejm approves Lisbon Treaty
(EU) EU/FINLAND:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Jean-Pierre Jouyet says most member states do not want Tony Blair to become President of European Council
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU calls on Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to announce official results of 29 March elections as soon as possible
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL:
(EU) EP/TRANSPARENCY: EP Constitutional Affairs Committee calls for compulsory register of lobbyists
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Finance ministers to continue work on financial stability and management of crossborder crises
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: Temporary committee calls for greater effort to be made for long term objectives and more measures for adjusting to climate change
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Expected on 1 April, publication of verified greenhouse gas emissions data for 2007 is deferred
(EU) EU/TRADE: New rise in Russian export tariffs for wood takes effect at risk of delaying WTO accession process
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Andris Piebalgs encourages wind power expansion
(EU) EU/JHA: Hortefeux promoting European immigration pact
(EU) EP/JHA: Ms Isler BEguin condemns abuse of Mauritanian by French police
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EP/MEDIA: European Parliament hearing focuses on challenges of mobile television
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/EQUALITY: for Court of Justice, refusal to allow life partners benefit from survivor's pension is direct discrimination based on sexual orientation
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Court of Justice says certain aspects of Flemish care insurance scheme are contrary to Community law
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Androula Vassiliou promises presentation of proposal on cross-border care next June
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment unchanged in eurozone in February - Slight fall in EU27 unemployment
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL AFFAIRS: Czech Republic to receive €26.9 billion in EU funding for 2007-2013
(EU) EU/EDUCATION:
(EU) EU/INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNIONS:
(EU) EU/CONFERENCE/BANKING:
(EU) EU/CONFERENCE:
(EU) EU/STATISTICS: Commission welcomes implementation of regulation on income statistics and living conditions
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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