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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9974

11 September 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of justice
ECJ confirms legitimacy of 2004 fine on Akzo Nobel for illegal agreement

Brussels, 10/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - In a ruling made on Thursday 10 September (C-97/08 P), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed the legitimacy of the fine of €20.99 million imposed on Akzo Nobel in 2004 for having taken part in a range of agreements and practices to fix prices and share markets and for having committed anti-competitive behaviour in the choline chloride sector (a food additive mainly used in the animal feed industry) in the European Economic Area. This decision...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: New regulation of world of finance is largely determined by the economic and strategic situations of countries concerned
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Parliament to decide on Monday whether it will vote on Barroso's appointment next week
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Commission suggests EU gives up to €15 billion a year to help developing countries' greenhouse gas adaptation and reduction efforts
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Six priorities to ensure SEPA success
(EU) EU/TRADE: Catherine Ashton talks with Chinese authorities
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Buzek and Trichet call for reform as crisis is not over
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT:
(EU) EU/TRADE/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/JHA: Police to have access to asylum seekers' finger prints
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: ECJ confirms legitimacy of 2004 fine on Akzo Nobel for illegal agreement
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Reactions to plan to ban trade in bluefin tuna
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Prospect ultimately of resumption of aid cooperation for Zimbabwe
(EU) EU/COPYRIGHT: Reding wants common rules on copyright in book digitisation process
(EU) EU/MEDIA: Newspaper and magazine publishers concerned about future of sector
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Malta fails to protect quails and turtle doves
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission allocates €3 million for emergency aid to populations hit by serious flooding in West Africa
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EP/COMMITTEES:
(EU) OECD/EMPLOYMENT: Ministerial meeting end September to examine how social and employment policies can address crisis
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION: Consequences of crisis, preparation for Pittsburgh Summit and epilogue to gruelling re-appointment of Commission President at first sitting in Strasbourg after break
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Moves towards agreement on Swiss participation in “youth in action” and “education and lifelong learning” programmes
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 10/09/2009: