EC fines Bitumen cartel €183 million >>>more>>>

EC fines VISA €10.2 million for refusal to admit Morgan Stanley as a member >>>more>>>

EC clears Fortis/ABN AMRO assets merger >>>more>>>

European Mergers - Requests for Comment >>>more>>>

Sony/BMG >>>more>>>

PSB/Ovako >>>more>>>

Avnet/Magirus EID >>>more>>>

Deutsche Bank/Abbey Life >>>more>>>

IBM/Telelogic >>>more>>>

Markos Kyprianou speech: "Addressing the Challenges of Cross-Border Health Care" >>>more>>>

Neelie Kroes speech: "Introductory remarks on Spanish bitumen cartel, Visa/Morgan Stanley and Sony/BMG joint venture" >>>more>>>

EC reports consumers pay up to 60% less for using mobile phone abroad >>>more>>>

Ofcom: "future of children's television programming" >>>more>>>

Ofcom: "BSkyB digital terrestrial television services" >>>more>>>

Heathrow/Gatwick Quinquennial Review - Final Report >>>more>>>

BSkyB / ITV merger - full provisional findings report, Notice of Provisional Findings, Summary of Provisional Findings and Notice of Remedies >>>more>>>

Tesco Stores Limited/two former Kwik Save stores (Audley and Dudley) >>>more>>>

Tesco Stores Limited/five former Kwik Save stores (Handforth, Coventry, Wavertree, Barrow and Nelson) >>>more>>>

Co-operative Group (CWS) Limited/Fairways Group UK Limited >>>more>>>

Ofcom publishes summary of Additional Requests from BT for exemptions and variations to Undertakings >>>more>>>

Ofwat announces formation of the first new water and sewerage company since privatisation >>>more>>>

Postcomm publishes NERA report "Access to Postal Services" >>>more>>>

Postcomm requests Government and Post Office Ltd ensure post office network sustainability is top priority after completion of current closure programme >>>more>>>

European Commission fines members of a bitumen cartel €183 million. To read the press release, click here. and click here.

European Commission fines VISA €10.2 million for its refusal to admit Morgan Stanley as a member. To read the press release, click here. and click here.

European Commission clears Fortis/ABN AMRO assets merger. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.4731: GOOGLE/DOUBLECLICK - search engine, ad serving management and reporting services. Interested parties should submit their comments by 12 October 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4754: Mondadori/Sanoma/JV - publishing, printing and distribution of magazines and books. Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 15 October 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4839: AREVA NP/MHI/ATMEA - nuclear reactor services and operations, shipbuilding, ocean development, aerospace systems, sales of pressurised water reactors. Interested parties should submit their comments by 14 October 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4848: Basell/Lyondell - manufacture, sale, development and licensing of polyolefins, holding company interested in oil, coal, aluminium, energy, real estate and telecommunications, manufacture and sale of propylene. Interested parties should submit their comments by 12 October 2007. To read the notification, click here.

COMP/M.4895: MOL/Italiana Energia e Servizi - crude oil, natural gas, bitumen. Candidate for simplified procedure. Interested parties should submit their comments by 13 October 2007. To read the notification, click here.

Mergers Cleared

COMP/M.3333: Sony/BMG - recording and publishing, television, radio, publishing of books and magazines, book and music clubs; industrial and consumer electronics, entertainment services. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.4749: PSB/Ovako - steel products. To read the decision, click here.

COMP/M.4868: Avnet/Magirus EID - electronic components, computer and IT products. To read the press release, click here.

COMP/M.4875: Deutsche Bank/Abbey Life - banking, closed life insurance. To read the decision, click here.

COMP/M.4747: IBM/Telelogic - software development tools. To read the press release, click here.

Markos Kyprianou speech: "Addressing the Challenges of Cross-Border Health Care". To read the speech, click here.

Neelie Kroes speech: "Introductory remarks on Spanish bitumen cartel, Visa/Morgan Stanley and Sony/BMG joint venture". To read the speech, click here.

The European Commission has reported that consumers have been paying up to 60% less for using their mobile phone abroad since this summer. To read the press release, click here. and click here.

Ofcom has opened a consultation into the future of children's television programming. Interested parties should submit their comments by 20 December 2007. To read the consolation, click here. and click here.

Ofcom has opened a consultation into the proposed BSkyB digital terrestrial television services. Interested parties should submit their comments by 14 December 2007. To read the consultation, click here. and click here.

The Competition Commission has published its final report in its Heathrow/Gatwick Quinquennial Review. To read the report, click here. and click here.

The Competition Commission has published its full provisional findings report together with Notice of Provisional Findings, Summary of Provisional Findings and Notice of Remedies in the BSkyB / ITV merger. To read the report, click here. and to read the associated documents, click here. and here. and here. and here.

Tesco Stores Limited/two former Kwik Save stores (Audley and Dudley) - grocery retail. Interested parties should submit their comments by 16 October 2007. To read the notification, click here.

Tesco Stores Limited/five former Kwik Save stores (Handforth, Coventry, Wavertree, Barrow and Nelson) - grocery retail. Interested parties should submit their comments by 16 October 2007. To read the notification, click here.

Postcomm has requested that the Government and Post Office Ltd ensure the sustainability of the post office network be top priority after the current closure programme is completed. To read the press release, click here. and click here.