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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9810

24 December 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

23/12/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 23 December, the European Commission gave its green light to merger plans whereby the company MPS Venture S.p.A. (Italy), which belongs to the banking group Monte Paschi (Italy), and the company Argos Soditic France S.A.S. (France), intend to take joint control of Bellco S.r.l. (Italy), which is owned by the Sorin Group Italia S.r.l. MPS is an investment company, Argos Soditic a capital investment company and Bellco a specialist in back care products....

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/BRAZIL: Europeans and Brazilians hope to speak with one voice at G20 Summit in London in April - Rio Summit approves roadmap to deepen strategic partnership
(EU) EU/CFSP/ENERGY: Javier Solana appoints "personal representative" for energy and climate issues in external relations
(EU) EU/ROMANIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/BUDGET: No agreement on revision of financial framework to improve energy interconnections and broadband infrastructure
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: 720 on register of interest representatives
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU takes action against Canada and the United States on hormone-treated beef
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Nicolas Sarkozy urges Barack Obama to take action
(EU) EU/TRADE: Catherine Ashton to visit South Korea in January
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission paves way for boosting electricity interconnection between Ireland and the United Kingdom
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/LIECHTENSTEIN: Commission presents Council anti-fraud agreement negotiated with principality
(EU) EU/JHA: EU to ensure better protection of critical infrastructure
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission adopts 12 national programmes on Management of external EU border
(EU) EU/JHA: EU approves concept of pilot State for consular protection
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Court orders airlines to reimburse charges in event of flight cancellations for technical reasons
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Association of European Airlines confirms drop in air traffic in Europe
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EU to back latvian economy
(EU) EU/ECONOMy: new fall in industrial orders in Europe in october
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court insists that OMPI be removed immediately from list of terrorist organisations
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves Spanish and Italian plans in favour of financial institutions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorise two lots of German state aid
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves L le soutien de la Lettonie aux banques
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves changes to UK bank support system
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB & EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund support improved energy security in Namibia
(EU) EU/EIB/ROMANIA:
(EU) EU/EIB/MOLDOVA:
(EU) EU/EIB/SPAIN:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 806
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