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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9097
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/infringement

23/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to send Luxembourg a reasoned opinion, the second stage of the infringements proceeding, to officially request that Luxembourg comply with Community law as regards the concession contract with the satellite company SES Astra, which allows it to block certain shareholdings in SES Astra and SES Global. The Commission is concerned that these provisions are an unjustified restriction on the movement of capital and the freedom of establishment. If the Luxembourg authorities fail to take satisfactory measures within two months of receiving the reasoned opinion, the Commission may decide to refer the matter to the European Court of Justice.

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GENERAL NEWS
: Our offices will be closed on 26 and 27 December 2005 for the Christmas holiddays. The next issue of EUROPE, No. 9098, will be dated 29 December 2005
(EU) EU/AUS TRIAN PRESID ENCY: Timetable of Council meetings in first half of 2006
(EU) EU/ECB/2006:
(EU) EU/STATE AID/FRANCE: Investigation into state aid awarded to Institut Français du Pétrole
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission refers part of Tesco's acquisition of the Czech and Slovak business of Carrefour to Slovak competition authority but approves rest of the deal
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears planned acquisition of Eurowings by Lufthansa
(EU) EU/GCC: At Abu Dhabi summet, six countries of GCC state willingness to conclude free-trade agreement with EU as soon as possible
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes to bolster legislation on transfer of radio-active waste and spent nuclear fuel
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EU/EUROMED: At their first meeting in MarrakeSh, transport ministers recommend stepping up regional cooperation and looking into extension of traNs-European networks to Mediterranean
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND/FREE-TRADE AGREEMENT: extension of pan-European cumulation and talks on revision of customs code of EU
(EU) EP/EUROVIGNETTE: EP/Council compromise on ?Eurovignette? described as disapppointing by those in favour of internalisation of external costs
(EU) EP/SOCIALISTS/POVERTY: Marie-Arlette Carlotti and Catherine Guy-Quint urge Parliament to make European food aid programme permanent
(EU) EU/INFRINGEMENTS/ENVIRONMENT: Commission starts legal action against 8 Member States for inadequate protection of whales, dolphins and porpoises
(EU) EU/INFRINGEMENTS/ENVIRONMENT: Commission to take legal action against Greece
(EU) EU/INFRINGEMENTS/ENVIRONMENT: Commission to pursue nine infringement cases against Italy over inadequate waste management
(EU) EU/INFRINGEMENT:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/EESC/LISBON STRATEGY: Committee calls for establishment of single European area of knowledge and implementation of lifelong learning charter
(EU) EU/EESC/COMMUNICATION: Committee's response to Commission communication on Plan D
(EU) EP/INSURANCE/COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY:
(EU) EU/CHURCHES/SOCIAL: Churches call for common vision for a social Europe
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/LUXEMBOURG: We must Speak better of Europe, Jean-Claude Juncker says
(EU) EU/EP/JEAN MONNET FOUNDATION: Bronislaw Geremek is president
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/IRELAND:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/RELIGION:
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