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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10091

5 March 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 04/03/2010

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Miguel Ángel Moratinos wants UfM to immediately get cracking - Call for creation of European Civil Protection Force
(EU) EU/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Catherine Ashton to brief EP party chiefs next week on her ideas for EU diplomatic corps
(EU) EU/EU PRESIDENCIES:
(EU) EU/KOSOVO:
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Six union priorities for Mediterranean
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: €23 million for public sector wages and pensions
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: €66 million for UNRWA
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: ECB keeps interest rates unchanged and continues to withdraw emergency economic measures to ease credit crunch
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission quizzes regulators and financial industry about use and abuse of derivatives in Greek budget crisis
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission gives go-ahead to €2.3 billion for 43 electricity and gas projects
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission gives its support, at least in principle, to Russian pan-European gas pipeline project, South Stream
(EU) EU/TRADE: Karel De Gucht aims at agreement with India in October
(EU) EP/TRADE: Parliament holds debate with Commission on ACTA
(EU) EU/AFRICA: EU infrastructure trust fund for Africa “success story” in 2009 -11 major regional projects funded
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Guerrero Salom report calls for tax on financial transactions and moratorium on debt to help poor countries tackle crisis
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Socialist and Democrat party at EP calls for “large-scale reform of Common Agricultural Policy”
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Publication of joint report on social protection and social inclusion 2010
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Laszlo Andor defends EU 2020 strategy and stresses importance of European Parliament/Commission partnership if it is to be successful
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Stavros Dimas, former environment minister, is awarded by NGOs for his exceptional work
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EFSA publishes second series of opinions on 416 health claims
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY:
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Commission plans to unveil mid-term review of EU budget in September 2010
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Report on application of provisions relating to statistics on goods transport by inland waterways
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Minimum prices imposed by France, Austria and Ireland on cigarettes and some tobacco products are unlawful
(EU) EU/TRANSPARENCY: Ombudsman criticises Commission for failing to work sincerely with him
(EU) EP/SESSION: EU 2020 strategy, taxation of financial transactions, consumers, natural disasters in Europe and Chile, post-Copenhagen, CFSP and CubA are all on the agenda from 8 to 11 March
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission wants to avoid visa liberalisation in Balkan countries leading to abuses being committed
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU official journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 04/03/2010:
 USD  1.3668  HUF  266.02  NOK  8.0505  CNY  9.3303  NZD  1.9826 
 JPY  120.86  LTL  3.4528  HRK  7.2653  HKD  10.6105  PHP  63.002 
 BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.7091  RUB  40.7000  IDR  12667.29  SGD  1.9109 
 CZK  25.818  PLN  3.9010  TRY  2.1120  INR  62.6200  THB  44.606 
 DKK  7.4423  RON  4.0885  AUD  1.5149  KRW  1565.19  ZAR  10.1925 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.7430  BRL  2.4435  MXN  17.3595  GBP  0.90500 
 CHF  1.4632  CAD  1.4071  MYR