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SMITHFIELDS - SARA LEE DEAL
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition of the Netherlands-based Sara Lee Foods Europe by a joint venture of US-based Smithfield Foods and Oaktree Capital Management. Smithfield and Sara Lee both produce processed meat products in Europe.…
EU ROUND UP - MAURITANIA, KIRIBATI, MOROCCO FISHING ACCESS DEALS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has renewed its European Union (EU) fishing access deal with Mauritania, initialling a new six year deal that involves a two-year protocol, but which should be renewed twice automatically, unless serious political problems emerge.
Brussels is being bullish about the deal, claiming: "It is the most important fisheries agreement concluded by the EU with a third country both in financial terms and as regards fishing opportunities for EU vessels"
And the agreement does will provide fishing rights for about 200 EU vessels on crustaceans (mainly shrimps), hake and other demersal species), cepaholopods, small pelagics and tuna.…
BRITISH DUTCH DEFEAT EU COMMISSION OVER FLEET TRANSFER SUBSIDIES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission looks likely to be blocked from forcing the UK and Dutch governments to repay Euro 7.4 million’s worth of subsidies for downsizing their fishing fleets by transferring two boats apiece to Argentina. Brussels was angered when both countries subsequently registered four replacement vessels, claiming this contravened the grants’ conditions.…
EUROPEAN COMMISSION RELEASES 2007-2013 ENERGY TENS PLANS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has approved a list of priority projects that will draw in EU funding and diplomatic support under its 2007-13 trans European network (TENs) energy programme. Agreed with the European Parliament, the schemes are designed to fulfil the EU’s energy policy goals of improving security of supply, especially from outside member states, and underpinning Europe’s internal market in gas and electricity.…
IFC LENDS ARGENTINA NETHERLANDS RUSSIA DOLLARS FOR OIL, KYOTO PROJECTS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Finance Corporation (IFC), of the World Bank, will lend US$70 million over 10 years to independent Argentine oil producer Companias Asociadas Petroleras SA (CAPSA), which works within the southern province of Chubut. The money will finance capital expenditures, working capital requirements, and general corporate activities.…
EU GAS PRICE RISES SHARPLY - EUROSTAT
BY KEITH NUTHALL
NATURAL gas prices rose steeply in the European Union (EU) during 2005, a report from EU statistical agency Eurostat has confirmed: up 16% for domestic customers and 33% for industrial users. There were significant variations between member states: for instance for households, prices rose by 30% in Slovakia; 27% in Luxembourg and the Czech Republic; and 25% in Ireland, while prices remained nearly stable in Estonia and increased just 5% in Denmark and 8% in Italy.…
JRC BOSS BULLISH ABOUT FUTURE, DESPITE FUNDING FREEZE AND ERC LAUNCH - EU RESEARCH INTERVIEW
BY MARK ROWE, in Munich
THE EUROPEAN Commission’s independent research body has been told its funding is likely to be frozen in the next round of funding, but the head of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) has insisted this will have little impact on its projects or future status.…
LATVIA, NETHERLANDS ATTACK EU SUGAR REFORM SECURITIES
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE LATVIA and Netherlands governments want the European Commission to lower securities demanded from sugar producers wishing to restructure as the EU lowers production aid. Brussels currently demands 120% of grants be lodged as security. Latvia said such "abnormal demands" prevented companies participating; the Dutch branded the demand "severe".…
EU ROUND UP - RUSSIA EU ENERGY DIVERSIFICATION CALL - BIOFUEL PRODUCTION INCREASE
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN UNPRECEDENTED joint paper from the European Commission and European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Javier Solana calls for the EU to diversify its energy sources beyond Russia. In particular, the paper suggests the EU looks closer to home: at Algeria and Turkey.…
EASTERN EUROPE ELECTRICITY FEATURE -NUCLEAR POWER PHASE OUT CAPACITY REPLACEMENT
BY DEIRDRE MASON
A SIGNIFICANT boost in funding from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will speed the challenging switchover from ageing nuclear power stations in central and eastern Europe (CEE) to a cleaner, more efficient and more sustainable energy scene in these new and aspiring entrants to European Union (EU) membership.…