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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7735

10 June 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 42 / 42
SUPPLEMENT / Value of the euro in different currencies 09/06/2000

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) Dear Reader:
(EU) EU/General Affairs: Preparation for Summit, Security and Defence, and Mediterranean Strategy at centre of Council's works on Tuesday
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Balkans, Africa and Timor on agenda of Council next Tuesday
(EU) WEU/ASSEMBLY: Steering committee to prepare creation of interim European Security and Defence Assembly
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: EU support for territorial integrity
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM/LUXEMBOURG: Enhanced cooperation is "the" answer, says Juncker, who says the IGC should not be used to "crush the small States" and that in Nice, the Charter of Rights should be approved by a simple political declaration
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM/PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY: Gama raises a series of questions that need answering with "serenity"
(EU) EU/PHILIPPINES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Programme of works by Council and around Council, of 12 to 14 June
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: Second round of negotiations on draft free trade agreement (13-15 June) will be mainly dedicated to analysis of trade legislation and trade structures
(EU) EU/SINGAPORE: Romano Prodi meets Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong
(EU) EU/LIBERIA: United Kingdom calls on EU to apply suspension clause for cooperation to Liberia because it supports Sierra Leone rebels
(EU) ACP/EU: New partnership agreement to be formally signed on 23 June in Cotonou (Benin) after Joint Council
(EU) EU/NIGER: Development cooperation resumes
(EU) EU/POLAND: Commissioner Fischler criticises Polish attitude in "double-zero" talks on liberalisation of agricultural trade - Link with preparations for accession
(EU) EU/BUSINESS: Opening of European Business Summit - Georges Jacobs reelected President
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission proposes to state liability of air companies and passenger compensation in event of accident, delay or mislaid luggage (Montreal Convention)
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Community premiums will be paid to farms for destroyed rape
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead for joint health services company between Johnson & Johnson and Mercury Asset Management
(EU) EU/GREENLAND: Renewal of fisheries protocol raises problems - EU wants financial compensation to correspond to actual catches, Greenland wants a package covering all aspects of its OCT status
(EU) EU/LITHUANIA: Joint assessment of medium-term economic policy priorities signed
(EU) EP/JUNE SESSION: Statement by Lamy on WTO and China - Vote on the timetable for 2001 sessions - 200 amendments to Maaten report on tobacco
(EU) EP/INTERNAL REFORM: Debate continues in political groups
(EU) EP/Commission: Framework agreement on relations between Parliament and Commission achieves balance between requirements of parliamentary control and right of initiative and freedom of action of the Commission - Provision on transmission of confidential papers
(EU) EP/PUBLIC HEALTH: Arvidsson Report invites plenary to approve and strengthen proposal aimed at protecting children from danger of phtalates in soft PVC toys
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council adopts two regulations concerning controls in NAFO zone and protection of juveniles
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Railways criticise absence of European rules for duration of working time of mobile workers in road sector
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: definition of public service and its financing are Member States preserve, feel presidents of Spanish, French and Italian public television channels
TIMETABLE
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SUPPLEMENT
EUROPE/Document N° 2193: Communication from Chris Patten to the European Commission aimed at engaging a debate on the EU's external relations
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 09/06/2000:
 USD  0.9490  SEK  8.3515  CYP  0.57481  SIT  206.6757  NZD  2.0271 
 JPY  101.41  GBP  0.63190  EEK  15.6466  CHF  1.5661  GRD  336.65 
 NOK  8.3245  HUF  259.54  CAD  1.3982  DKK  7.4645  CZK  36.048 
 PLN  4.2010  AUD  1.6196  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