( April 13, 2010, 07:28 GMT | Press Round-Up Europe) -- Contents: Sarkozy eyes telecoms VAT hike for music download scheme; Google buys search engine Plink; Double-Take Software attracts buyout offers; German spectrum auction kicks off; German telecoms firms push for new 'open access' model for NGA; Further airline consolidation essential, says IATA boss; China Eastern to join SkyTeam alliance; BA price fixing trial poised to start; Roche to buy Medingo; GMAC sells European mortgage unit to Fortress; China's Metallurgical eyes Anglo American's zinc assets; ConocoPhillips to sell Syncrude stake to Sinopec; DynCorp accepts Cerberus takeover bid; China's Tencent, Russia's Digital Sky Tech announce tie-up; EFG-Hermas outlines Orascom buyout scenario; MSCI to refile RiskMetrics buyout notification.- The French president Nicolas Sarkozy wants to raise VAT on telecoms operators in order to help fund a government-subsidised digital subscription for 15 to 24-year-olds to download music cheaply to wean them off illegal piracy. The plan marks a change of heart by the French president, who initially wanted to draw funds from an advertising levy on search engines like Google....
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