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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9691

27 June 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 39 / 51
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

26/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - On 25 June, the European Commission approved the acquisition of sole control of D+S Europe AG of Germany by Apax Partners Worldwide LLP of the United Kingdom. Apax is a private equity fund. D+S provides e-commerce and telecommunications services. The operation was examined under the simplified merger review procedure. (O.L./transl.rt)

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: MEPs reaffirm accession prospects for candidate countries and Western Balkan states, despite treaty uncertainty
(EU) EU/TORTURE: Support for victims of torture
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Third Summer University for Democracy
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY:
(EU) EP/EPP-ED:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Possible reduced VAT for all of housing sector from 2010
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Move towards review of energy taxation - environmental taxation at lowest level for ten years
(EU) EU/OCT: Commission initiates debate on future of relations between EU and overseas countries and territories with view to new partnership
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS: US administration begins to realise that aims of “100% scanning” law will be hard to achieve
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Lamy's high risk strategy
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: WTO membership not before end 2009
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: EP agriculture committee calls for ban on cloning animals for food production
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Spanish rural development programme
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Spain unhappy with new draft fisheries protocol with Mauritania
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Concrete proposals on aid for fishermen in difficulty to be put to Council on 15 July
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission negotiates Port State measures to better tackle illegal fishing
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission counts on quality of public finances to give impetus to growth and improve way EMU works
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB's move to new premises is brought into question
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Italy is taken to court for its “pure chocolate” label
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission refers ten cases to Court
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Transposition of rail package leaves much to be desired
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Commission decides to pursue series of infringement procedures
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Social dimension is key challenge for French Presidency, says Xavier Bertrand
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Erasmus Mundus II programme is adopted by European Parliament's committee on education and culture
(EU) EP/EDUCATION: Role of teachers should be given greater value
(EU) EU/JHA: EU has still not admitted its role in CIA secret prisoners affair
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(EU) EP/JHA: “Blue card” still raising questions
(EU) EU/DRUGS: EMCDDA publishes major work on cannabis
(EU) EU/JHA: Sofia attempts to clear out corruption
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission launches consultation exercise on Mobile Termination Rate reductions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for purchase of Plus Hungary by Spar
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Reasoned opinion sent to Spain for failure to recover aid
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Closure of infringement procedures on transposition of financial transparency directive
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: National measures in favour of Portuguese public television channel could be illegal aid
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Swiss contributes €160 million to socio-economic development of Bulgaria and Romania
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Council agreement on “Eurostars” programme
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission promotes mobility of researchers
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
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