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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7722

22 May 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 42 / 42
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT / Value of the euro in different currencies 22/05/2000

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Debate over Europe's future gathers pace - Did Joschka Fischer speak too soon? - Lamberto Dini explicit over goals of IGC, Jacques Delors wants to reassure candidate countries, Jean-Louis Bourlanges wary of long-term prophetic visions
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IGC: Work focuses on adaptation of EP - Moscovici: Rambouillet will be an important date for Europe - Seixas da Costa Report
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Council is in contact with ACPs for finding somewhere other than Fiji for signing Lomé Convention - Uffe Ellemann-Jensen heads mission of electoral observers in Zimbabwe
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Mr. Michel welcomes Fischer's speech and states that the long-term goal is a European constitution
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Intergroup has talks with legal experts of Florence Institute about Treaty reorganisation
(EU) EU/COLLEGE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EP/NPT: Parliament calls for an end to nuclear testing
(EU) EP/CONFLICTS/HUMAN RIGHTS: Resolutions on Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Burma, Guatemala
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CHINA: Council gives political approval to outcome of negotiations on China's admission to WTO
(EU) EU/"GENERAL AFFAIRS" COUNCIL: Patten hopes to have convinced ministers of the need to review management of EU external aid
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission regrets delays in transposition of European directives
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Satisfaction over result of referendum allowing considerable strengthening of relations between both parties - Caution over eventual developments towards accession
(EU) EU/BANANAS:
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Joint Work Programme for 2000, bilateral trade problems and shutdown of Chernobyl to be the focus of Tuesday's Cooperation Council
(EU) EU/BANGALDESH: EU and Bangladesh sign new cooperation framework agreement on Monday
(EU) EU/ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: Financing of new development cooperation projects made conditional upon cessation of hostilities
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Accession by countries of Central and Eastern Europe should not cause tension on labour market of Fifteen, says expert study
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: EUR 250 million granted to vulnerable populations in Iraq
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Council definitively adopts directive on duration of work for sectors previously excluded
(EU) EU/CULTURE: European Commission compensates Damien O'Donnell's film "East is East"
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Construction industry must be part of the new economy, says Liikanen
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Alcatel authorised to acquire Newbridge Networks
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: SanPaolo IMI and Schroders Groups authorised to buy MWCR
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament calls for more generous policy for debt cancellation of poor countries, but use of funds made available must be monitored
(EU) EP/ZIMBABWE: Cooperation suspended if elections not free, says EP
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament wants more stringent directive to fight against racist discrimination
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: Field of application of "group exemptions" in favour of certain "insurance" agreements should be extended
(EU) EU/SOUTH AFRICA:
(EU) NEWS OF THE WEEK: 13 to 21 May 2000
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
EUROPEAN LIBRARY: N° 415
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 22/05/2000:
 USD  0.9000  SEK  8.3020  CYP  0.57241  SIT  205.1361  NZD  1.9770 
 JPY  96.570  GBP  0.60500  EEK  15.6466  CHF  1.5527  GRD  336.88 
 NOK  8.2155  HUF  259.64  CAD  1.3450  DKK  7.4585  CZK  36.388 
 PLN  4.0440  AUD  1.5766  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