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POSCO cleared to buy Daewoo International

06 September 2010

The European Commission granted clearance, on 6 September, to the acquisition by POSCO of sole control over the undertaking Daewoo International, both of the Republic of Korea. POSCO manufactures and sells a diversified line of finished and semi-finished steel products. Daewoo International is a...

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Postmen plotting protest - 03/09/2010

Banks : Executive authorises 10 bn euro Greek stability fund - 03/09/2010

Clearance for Plastic Omnium’s buy of Inergy Automotive Systems - 02/09/2010

Competition : Court says compensation to Deutsche Post not state aid - 02/09/2010

Abu Dhabi Mar-ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems merger cleared - 02/09/2010

State aid : ECJ: General Court overstepped review authority in Scott case - 03/09/2010

Investigation into marine insurance agreements - 27/08/2010

Commission sends Statement of Objections to Servier - 27/08/2010

Commission clears Schlumberger’s proposed acquisition of Smith - 27/08/2010

Antitrust : Commission initiates formal investigations against IBM - 27/08/2010

Commission approves US airliner merger - 27/08/2010

Competition : Executive authorises merger operations - 27/08/2010

Bank support schemes extended - 23/07/2010

Sybase-SAP merger okayed - 22/07/2010

Probe into French aid to aeronautic suppliers - 20/07/2010

Audiovisual policy : Commission clears funding for France Télévisions - 20/07/2010

Green light to Sweden’s newspaper aid scheme - 20/07/2010

EstWin aid authorised - 20/07/2010

Portugal must recover aid - 20/07/2010

Broadcasting : Sky Italia can bid in Italian DTT tender - 22/07/2010

Regional aid : Four regions authorised to maintain higher aid ceiling - 20/07/2010

Competition : Stiff fines for phosphate cartel - 20/07/2010

Energy : Coal state aid exemption slashed to just four years - 20/07/2010

Spanish broadcaster’s tax scheme cleared - 20/07/2010

Chemical industry merger approved - 19/07/2010

Library digitisation : EU approves Google’s Dutch book scanning deal - 19/07/2010

Jacquet Metals cleared to buy IMS - 15/07/2010

Transport merger authorised - 15/07/2010

Banking : EU approves Bank of Ireland restructuring plan - 15/07/2010

NBC Universal-Comcast merger approved - 14/07/2010

Competition : Iberia-BA merger creates Europe’s third largest airline - 15/07/2010

Competition : BA-AA-Iberia alliance prepares for take-off - 14/07/2010

Informal Competitiveness Council : Industrial policy and innovation on agenda - 13/07/2010

Green light for Whirlpool buy of Privileg brand rights - 08/07/2010

Millipore-Merck merger approved - 08/07/2010

Information society : Almunia: Competition key to digital economy - 08/07/2010

Aid to Deutsche Solar authorised - 07/07/2010

Geely cleared to buy Volvo Cars - 07/07/2010

Green light to aid to Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock - 07/07/2010

Aid to Arctia Shipping Oy cleared - 07/07/2010

Social security : Commission approves British aid for NEST pension scheme - 07/07/2010

Book sector merger approved - 06/07/2010

Decisions due on airline mergers - 06/07/2010

Air transport : Court backs ban on Ryanair’s takeover bid for Aer Lingus - 06/07/2010

Hungarian export credit insurance scheme okayed - 05/07/2010

Pharmaceuticals/Patents : Decline in settlements with potentially anti-competitive impact - 05/07/2010

IT merger cleared - 05/07/2010

Internet : Executive consults on ‘net neutrality’ - 01/07/2010

Chemicals merger authorised - 01/07/2010

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