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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9754

4 October 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission approves German rescue plan for Hypo Real Estate Holding

Brussels, 03/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 3 October, the European Commission approved the rescue aid package for Hypo Real Estate Holding. The services of Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said that the measures taken by the German government to cover the group's re-financing needs until April 2009 “comply with EU rules on rescue aid”. Hypo Real Estate received €35 million in aid guaranteed by the German state and a group of German banks.

However, “the approval of the...

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