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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7697

13 April 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 48 / 48
SUPPLEMENT / Value of the euro in different currencies 12/04/2000

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Council President takes stock of IGC's work and notes "openings" mainly for extending majority vote - Possible "enhanced cooperation" in CFSP should follow specific arrangements
(EU) EP/LISBON SUMMIT: Parliament not able to give stance on results of summit
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Austria's reaction to France's attitude over information on the next Council Presidency, answer from Mr. Moscovici
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Agitated session due to the presence of Mr. Haider, several members called (in vain) for his resignation
(EU) EP/AUSTRIA: Klestil invites European Parliament to contribute to seeking common solution to current situation and restates his country's commitment to European values
(EU) EU/DEMOCRACY: Commission initiative to organise and improve assistance to electoral process in third countries
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: First debate on excessive consumer debt, integration of their interest in sectoral policies, implementation of Community legislation, on Council agenda this Thursday in Luxembourg
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Mr. Solbes recognised the possibility for a Member State to practice different wage policies on a regional basis
(EU) EU/STATE AID: European commission considers that aid granted by Member States is still too high, even though data for 1996-1998 show a decrease
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission refers to Court of Justice case of WestLB against Germany
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Approval for shipbuilding aid in the Netherlands
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light to French and Dutch aid for Community ITEA research programme (computing)
(EU) EU/STATE AID/ITALY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead for Vodafone/Mannesmann merger as long as the new group sells Orange and opens up the network for three years
(EU) EU/STATE AID: In principle, Spain may grant aid for regional purposes to a territory covering some 80% of the population
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: European Commission and European Banking Federation denounce discrimination against European banks on American market
(EU) EU/TRADE POLICY: Anti-dumping duties on television sets originating in several Asian countries could be extended and increased
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Joint evaluation of new herbicide for corn production
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: Parliament opposed to authorisation of certain new food additives
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament modifies Council common position on GMOs - Wallström pleased
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/ASSISTANTS: Fontaine and Onesta have announced transitory measures insuring greater transparency
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission approves proposal on national funds aiming to stabilise pig farmer revenues
(EU) EU/STATE AID: According to Commission, rebates granted between 1990 and 1996 by EDF to five paper mills does not represent state aid
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission asks Germany to recuperate aid paid to System Microelectronic - Frankfurt on Oder/Brandebourg
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2184-2185: New guidelines and new dimension for relations between the EU and Africa according to the texts approved by the first Euro-African summit in Cairo early-april (I)
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 12/04/2000:
 USD  0.9576  SEK  8.2915  CYP  0.57491  SIT  204.1174  NZD  1.9231 
 JPY  101.11  GBP  0.60380  EEK  15.6466  CHF  1.5745  GRD  334.90 
 NOK  8.1585  HUF  258.25  CAD  1.4018  DKK  7.4483  CZK  36.455 
 PLN  3.9357  AUD  1.6078  BEF/LUF  40.3399  FRF  6.55957  ESP  166.386 
 ATS  13.7603  FIM  5.94573  DEM  1.95583  IEP  0.787564  NLG  2.20371 
 PTE  200.482  ITL