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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 00-08-02
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
MIDDAY EXPRESS
News from the Spokesman's midday briefing
Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi du Service Presse et Communicationb
02/08/2000
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Commission clears acquisition of joint control of Cokowi by OMV and
Rheinbraun
[02] Commission clears Rio Tinto takeover bid for Australia's North
[03] Commission clears acquisition by Callahan of a second Deutsche Telekom
regional cable TV network
[04] Aide humanitaire au Yemen : la Commission approuve un financement de
1.740.000 euros
[01] Commission clears acquisition of joint control of Cokowi by OMV and
Rheinbraun
The European Commission has granted regulatory approval to an operation
whereby Austrian company OMV AG and German company Rheinbraun AG, will
acquire joint control of the Cokowi Group, an Austrian wholesaler and
retailer of fuel oil and solid fuels. The deal does not significantly alter
the competitive structure of the markets for fuel oils, solid fuels and
petrol in Austria.
[02] Commission clears Rio Tinto takeover bid for Australia's North
The European Commission has granted clearance under the European Union's
merger control law to Rio Tinto's proposed takeover bid for Australian
mining group North. The companies' activities overlap only in a limited
number of metals and minerals markets and the Commission's review concluded
to the absence of a dominant position in any of those markets.
[03] Commission clears acquisition by Callahan of a second Deutsche Telekom
regional cable TV network
The European Commission has given its green light to the partial sale by
Deutsche Telekom (DT) of its regional cable TV network in Baden-W�rttemberg,
in southwest Germany, to Callahan Associates International (Callahan). This
is Callahan's second acquisition of a cable network from DT. This operation
will lead to stronger competition for the provision of telecomunications
and Internet services over the cable network
[04] Aide humanitaire au Yemen : la Commission approuve un financement de
1.740.000 euros
La Commission europ�enne a approuv� une d�cision de 1.740.000 euros en
faveur de la population locale et des r�fugi�s du Yemen et de l'�le de
Soqotra. G�r� par l'Office d'Aide Humanitaire (ECHO), ce financement
permettra au cours des dix prochains mois la prise en charge des secteurs
prioritaires suivants : sant� ; eau ; infrastructure. L'UNICEF et les
organisations non-gouvernementales charg�es de la mise en oeuvre des
projets concentreront leur programme d'assistance sur les enfants en bas
�ge, les r�fugi�s somaliens et �thiopiens et la population de Soqotra. Les
domaines d'intervention comprennent la vaccination contre la rougeole
(population locale et r�fugi�e), la construction et r�paration de puits et
citernes, les travaux de r�habilitation et de restructuration (habitat,
�coles) et la construction d'abris, structures d'accueil et entrep�ts de
produits pharmaceutiques. A l'heure actuelle, les r�fugi�s somaliens,
�thiopiens et �rythr�ens, et les rapatri�s y�m�nites, vivent dans des camps
situ�s � la p�riph�rie des villes, dans des conditions pr�caires. Le
montant global des actions humanitaires financ�es par ECHO au Yemen depuis
1993 s'�l�ve � 4.520.000 euros.
MIDDAY EXPRESS
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