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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9748

26 September 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 29 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Acquisition of TNS by WPP approved, subject to conditions

Brussels, 25/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 23 September, the European Commission approved the proposed acquisition of TNS by WPP, both UK-based groups globally active in the information and communications services sectors. The Commission's decision is conditional upon WPP's commitment to divest television audience measurement services in the EEA and the TNS market research services business in Ireland.

The activities of WPP and TNS overlap in the provision of market research services...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Future EU agriculture policy faced with reticence and misunderstanding
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Javier Solana telephones Alexander Lukashenko
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: No compulsory referendum on future revision of European Union treaty
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Opposition supports EU accession plan
(EU) EP/LISBON TREATY:
(EU) EP/PIRACY: Council and Commission tell Parliament how they plan to tackle piracy
(EU) EU/SUDAN: EU calls on Khartoum to cease military operations in Darfur aimed at sowing confusion in UN operations
(EU) EU/PRESIDENCY OF EU: 2010-11 “trio-presidency” takes shape
(EU) EU/MYANMAR:
(EU) EU/EP/FINLAND:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU adopts Immigration and Asylum Pact
(EU) EU/JHA: EU to get new anti-drugs body
(EU) EP/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU puts off dossier on hosting Iraqi refugees to later
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission warns Italy against excessive security measures
(EU) EU/JHA: Eurojust and OLAF step up cooperation
(EU) EU/JHA: Ten EU member states are among least corrupt countries
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Member states back indicative target of 50% green public contracts
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Member states agree on how to speed up ways that standardisation can contribute to innovation
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Environment committee surprises hardened pessimists with vote demanding CO2 emission reductions from new cars
(EU) EP/ENERGY: European Parliament wants strong political commitment to control energy prices
(EU) EP/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: New call for directive on collective management of copyright for online music services
(EU) EP/TAXATION: EP supports legislative proposal specifying VAT exemption on financial services and insurance
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Vote is postponed until October on resolution concerning IASB governance
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: EP calls on Commission to draw up special strategy for mountain farming within six months
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EU to ban imports of foods containing milk powder from China
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission proposes simplification of rules on mergers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition of TNS by WPP approved, subject to conditions
(EU) EU/HEALTH: “Breakfast is Best” campaign wants decision makers to wake up to importance of breakfast for health and economy
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT:
(EU) EP/PETITION:
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission's draft regulation on roaming broadly welcomed
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Luc Chatel's reaction to parliament vote
(EU) EU/CULTURE: European heritage days organise their first European forum
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 25/09/2008: