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1993 European Union Government News & Press Releases

9th February, 1993
COMMISSION APPROVES ACQUISITION OF BRITISHPETROLEUM'S CONSUMER FOOD COMPANIES BY SARA LEE
The Commission has approved the acquisition, by Sara Lee Corporation of the USA, of the Consumer Food companies forming part of the Nutrition division of the British Petroleum Company plc. (BP). BP's Consumer Food companies are active in the processed meat sector (bacon, ham, sliced meat, etc.). Sara Lee, which has interests...
9th February, 1993
LOME CONVENTION: FINANCING TO THE VALUE OF ECU 30.3 MILLION
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9th February, 1993
COMMISSION CLEARS ACQUISITION BY VOLKSWAGEN AG OFITS UK DISTRIBUTOR, VAG (UK) LTD.
The Commission has cleared an operation by which Volkswagen AG will purchase from Lonrho plc the share capital of V.A.G. (UK) Limited, the exclusive importer and distributor in the UK for Volkswagen passenger cars, light commercial vehicles and related spare parts and accessories. As a result of this operation, Volkswagen...
8th February, 1993
KAROLUS EXCHANGE PROGRAMME FOR INTERNAL MARKET OFFICIALS LAUNCHED
Over the next five years, 1 900 officials from Member State administrations who are involved in establishing the internal market, and more specifically in implementing Community legislation, will have the opportunity of working for a period of about two months on average with their counterparts in other Member States. A comprehensive...
8th February, 1993
EC-CHILE: SIGNING OF THREE FINANCING AGREEMENTS
Mr Manuel Marín, the Member of the Commission with special responsibility for development cooperation and humanitarian aid, and Mr Patricio Leiva, Chile's Ambassador to the European Communities, signed three financing agreements today in Brussels for a total of EU 30 million; of this, the Community has provided ECU 19...
8th February, 1993
EUROPEAN MONITORING CENTRE FOR DRUGS AND DRUG ADDICTION (EMCDDA)
Mr. Padraig Flynn, Commissioner responsible for Social affairs and for cooperation in the fields of Justice and Home affairs, today warmly welcomed the adoption by the Internal Market Council, of the regulation setting up the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction as a Community agency. This decision is the...
8th February, 1993
SPEECH BY SIR LEON BRITTAN AT THE SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIALLECTURE - LUXEMBOURG, 8 FEBRUARY 1993: EUROPE AND THE WIDER WORLD
INTRODUCTION My Lords, ladies and gentlemen. I am honoured and privileged to deliver this year's memorial lecture in honour of Sir Winston Churchill. I follow in the footsteps of many distinguished speakers from the United Kingdom. But I am the first serving European Commissioner to deliver this lecture in the twenty years...
8th February, 1993
EC-CHILE RELATIONS
I. Background 1. Relations with Chile have been maintained despite the political upheavals to which that country has been subject. The European Community's first involvement with the Chilean people took the form of food aid channelled through the Commission's NGO budget heading, and subsequently through a special NGO budget...
5th February, 1993
MERGER REGULATION: COMMISSION CLEARS TESCO ACQUISITIONOF CATTEAU FAMILY BUSINESS
The Commission has cleared the proposed Tesco acquisition of the Catteau family business. Tesco is one of the largest multiples in the retail grocery distribution business in the UK. Catteau is a family owned and managed chain of supermarkets in North East France. Tesco intends to acquire the majority of Catteau's share capital...
5th February, 1993
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR LEBANON- 31.500.000 ECU FOR RECONSTRUCTION AID -
The Commission has just decided to finance 30.000.000 ECU for technical assistance to the Republic of Lebanon, in the framework of the EC/Lebanon Cooperation agreement. More than 15 years of war in Lebanon have resulted in considerable damage whether by the direct destruction owing to the conflict, the paralysis of the entire...
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