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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 04-11-11

Midday Express: News from the EU Commission Spokesman's Briefings Directory - Previous Article - Next Article

From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>


CONTENTS / CONTENU

  • [01] Message of Commission President Romano Prodi to Ahmad Qurai, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, and Rawhi Fatouh, Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, on the death of President Yasser Arafat
  • [02] Commission clears video-on-demand joint venture between Walt Disney and Columbia Pictures in the United Kingdom and Ireland
  • [03] Commission clears joint control of Spanish company Itevelesa by APAX and BCH
  • [04] Commission allocates additional €5.3 million for victims of Caribbean storms
  • [05] EU-Russia Industrialists' Round Table continues efforts to promote EU- Russia economic ties
  • [06] Autre matériel diffusé Midday Express of 2004-11-11 Reference: MEX/04/1111 Date: 11/11/2004 EXME04 / 11.11

    MIDDAY EXPRESS

    News from the Press and Communication Directorate General's midday briefing

    Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi de la Direction Général Presse etb

    Communication

    11/11/04


  • [01] Message of Commission President Romano Prodi to Ahmad Qurai, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, and Rawhi Fatouh, Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, on the death of President Yasser Arafat

    "On behalf of the European Commission and on my own behalf, I wish to express my most sincere condolences on the demise of President Yasser Arafat. The Palestinians have lost a leader who symbolised their aspirations of a Palestinian state. I wish to offer my deepest sympathy to the family of President Arafat and to the Palestinian people. The Commission wishes to express its continued commitment to a resolution of the Middle East conflict. The Commission is working with the Palestinian Authority towards this goal and towards ensuring a peaceful and democratic transition in the days and weeks to come."

    [02] Commission clears video-on-demand joint venture between Walt Disney and Columbia Pictures in the United Kingdom and Ireland

    The European Commission has cleared, under the Merger Regulation, a joint venture, called MovieCo, which will offer a video-on-demand service in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The joint venture, created by US film studios Columbia Pictures and The Walt Disney Company together with UK company ON Demand Group, will create competition to the current dominant provider of Pay-tv content to the benefit of cable customers in the two countries.

    [03] Commission clears joint control of Spanish company Itevelesa by APAX and BCH

    The European Commission has granted clearance, under the Merger Regulation, to a proposed concentration by which the undertaking Quijote Investments SÁRL (Luxembourg), which belongs to the Apax group of companies, and Vista Desarrollo S.A., S.C.R., a subsidiary of Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A, acquire joint control of Corporativa de Servicios Grupo Itevelesa, S.L. Itevelesa provides services related to roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles, control and verification of metrological equipments and industrial security control. (The operation, notified on 11 October 2004, was examined under a simplfied procedure).

    [04] Commission allocates additional €5.3 million for victims of Caribbean storms

    The European Commission has allocated an additional €5.3 million in emergency aid to meet needs caused by Hurricane Ivan and tropical storm Jeanne on the Caribbean islands of Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. This brings the EC's total response in favour of the victims of this years' storms in the Caribbean to €9.8 million. Funds are allocated through the EC's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO).

    [05] EU-Russia Industrialists' Round Table continues efforts to promote EU- Russia economic ties

    On 10 November, at its 6th General Conference in The Hague, the EU-Russia Industrialists' Round Table (IRT) - which annually develops recommendations to Russia and the European Commission on trade and regulatory barriers - adopted a set of joint conclusions and recommendations to governments on the implementation of the plan to create a Common Economic Space with Russia. The Round Table also adopted specific conclusions in the areas of Energy, Information and Communication Technologies, Transports and Forestry. The Commission expressed its support to the process, commending the IRT for the serious work carried out, and its efforts to promote closer economic relations with Russia and eliminate barriers to trade and investment.

    [06] Autre matériel diffusé

    Speech by Olli Rehn : "The Common Economic Space with Russia: State of play of the negotiations and the role of industry" at the 6th EU-Russia Industrialists' Round Table (10/11, The Hague)

    EU-Kommissar Günter Verheugen erhält Schumpeter Preis 2004 From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/


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