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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9801

11 December 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

10/12/2008 (Agence Europe) -On Tuesday 9 December, the European Commission approved plans for the acquisition of sole control of the French consultancy office Altran Technologies SA, a specialist in the IT sector, by the French investment company APAX Partners SA. The operation was examined under the simplified procedure. (C.D./transl.fl)

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Linking up the climate package and the Economic Recovery plan
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Foreign ministers confirm desire to upgrade relations with Israel and rapidly prepare new cooperation instrument
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN: EU hopes to step up dialogue
(EU) EU/GHANA: EU observation mission welcomes excellent unfolding of presidential and parliamentary elections
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Czech ratification delayed until at least February 2009
(EU) EU/LITHUANIA:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: commission finally reaches agreement on new pharmaceutical package
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission to clarify possible restrictions on EU citizens' right to live in another Member State
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Proposal for review of financial framework to improve energy and broadband projects
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Crisis is deep, recovery uncertain
(EU) EU/BUDGET:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Denmark proposes registration of private equity funds and hedge funds at European level
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Study on differences in national legislations on mortgage lenders other than banks
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves Austrian programme of support to financial institutions
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission opens in-depth investigation into sale of Greek Cassandra mines to Ellinikos Chrysos
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: EU and Canada finalise Open Skies deal
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: To reach consensus on "climate package", 27 must resolve several eminently technical issues
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EFSA considers consumption of dioxin-contaminated Irish pork is no serious health risk
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Court of Auditors recommends considerable improvement in quality of cross compliance rules
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/TRADE: GSP+ extended to 16 countries
(EU) EU/TRADE: Taiwan accedes to WTO Government Procurement Agreement
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission and Council Presidency take part in first round table on 3rd Industrial revolution
(EU) EU/INTERNET: Council adopts new "Safer Internet" programme
(EU) EU/INTERNET: 64% of European businesses have website -access to broadband increasingly widespread
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Pre-selection process for European Capitals of Culture 2014 is underway
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Third Forum on the rights of the child
(EU) EU/SPORT: New anti-doping tests infringe rights of athletes, says Emine Bozkurt
(EU) EU/CITIZENSHIP:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: France to pay €10 lump sum for late transposition of GMO directive
(EU) EU/EESC: Energy, transport and European Works Councils at heart of latest EESC plenary
(EU) EU/REGIONS:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/EIB: Innovative loan for small businesses in Czech Republic
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 10/12/2008: