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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9641

12 April 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission clears proposed joint venture between ArcelorMittal and BE Sverige

Brussels, 11/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 10 April, the European Commission cleared the proposed joint venture between ArcelorMittal Steel Service Centres SAS (AMSSC) and the Swedish company BE Sverige AB. The joint venture will combine the steel service centre activities of the parties in Sweden.

AMSCC - belonging to the ArcelorMittal group (Luxembourg) - is specialised in flat carbon steel processing and logistics and is active on the Swedish market through its wholly owned...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Comments on the barrage of discussion and negotiations to reform and shore up management of the financial markets
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/CROATIA: MEPs see no major obstacles to conclusion of accession talks in 2009
(EU) EP/FYROM:
(EU) EU/BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA: Passing of police reform bill by Bosnian House of Representatives may allow SAA to be signed
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission wants to encourage civil society's involvement in EU enlargement process
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Slovakia ratifies treaty and Belgium makes big step forward
(EU) EU/GULF STATES:
(EU) EU/EUROMED/UfM: France officially sets out ideas and plans for 39 Barcelona Process countries against a backdrop of confusion
(EU) EU/NETHERLANDS: EU officials go back to school on Monday 14 April
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Jose Manuel Barroso calls for Turkish national consensus to make success of accession negotiations
(EU) EP/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/EPP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE-FISHERIES COUNCIL: Debate on illegal fishing and cod recovery plan - agreement in sight on fishing quotas surpassed by Poland
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission adds two more companies to “black list” of airlines
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: New compromise texts expected end April
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: European Environment Agency scientific committee calls for 10% biofuels target to be suspended
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Moderate increase in bioethanol production in 2007
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS:
(EU) EU/JHA: Future French EU Presidency is planning on convergent police practice by 2014
(EU) EU/SOCIAL DIALOGUE:
(EU) EP/JHA: Group of MEPs proposes improving emergency cooperation in recovering missing children
(EU) EU/JHA: Chairman of G29 group calls for budget from Commission
(EU) EP/INTERNET/JUSTICE:
(EU) EP/CLIMATE CHANGE: Parliament asks Commission to report on economics of adaptation to climate change
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament critical of EU delay in implementing aims of Sixth Environment Action Programme
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Committee of Regions calls for regions to be more responsible for efficient water management in Europe
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Commission and EIB to combine efforts to clean up Mediterranean
(EU) EU/ALGERIA:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears proposed joint venture between ArcelorMittal and BE Sverige
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears proposed acquisition of Trane by Ingersoll-Rand
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
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