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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7970

23 May 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 59 / 59
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / Value of the euro in different currencies 22/05/2001

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/NATO: joint ministerial meeting in budapest
(EU) EP/EPP: presidents of EPP group in european parliament and equivalent in national parliaments decide to meet twice a year
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/SERBIA:
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES: Auroi, Duhamel, Poignant and Sylla launch protest campaign against Bush policy
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/CONSTITUTION: The academic and scientific network Agora to discuss "constituent power" within EU in Rome on 23 and 24 May
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/POLAND: Mr Prodi welcomes "substantial progress" by Warsaw
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: During Agriculture Council, Commission announces its intention to enhance legislative framework to fight against BSE
(EU) EU/FOOT AND MOUTH: Mr Byrne announces that he will present new Directive
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Towards a compromise over reform of sugar sector but persistent deadlock over beef
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: White Paper to propose pricing based on principle of polluter-pays, de Palacio announces
(EU) EU/TAX: On Wednesday, Commission should adopt Bolkestein proposal
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/ENLARGEMENT: Forum on Cohesion sets terms for debate: priority for new Member States, while helping the least advanced of the Fifteen - numerous calls for increase in regional budget
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/ENERGY: Commissioners monti and de palacio concerned at France's edf's stake in montedison (Italy)
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/CHINA: eu troika prepares for september summit in china - EU/asem ministerial meeting
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Postponement of decision by WTO panel on FSC dossier
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Union signs international convention on elimination of persistent organic pollutants, most toxic chemical substances
(EU) EU/LOMBARDIA:
(EU) EU/BRAZIL: Brazilian Agriculture Minister explains to Mr Byrne and Mr Lamy effort by his country to tackle foot and mouth outbreak
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Technical meeting of Association Committee on a political backdrop
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Portugal presents its contribution to debate over CAP reform by proposing "new direction for European agriculture"
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/FISHING:
(EU) EP/CONSUMERS: Parliament retreats on ms González Álvarez demands on general product safety
(EU) EP/FLOODS IN FRANCE: eP calls for restoration of budget line on emergency aid in the event of natural disasters
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2002: Parliament approves its provisional budget which is 4.8% higher than the 2001 budget
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament considers that analysis of pension schemes must not neglect social issues
(EU) EP/ROAD TRANSPORT: EP sets different implementation deadlines for legislation on "driver certificates" for EU truck drivers and extra-Community truck drivers (van Dam Report)
(EU) EU/ROAD TRANSPORT: EP survey turns to social dumping of truck drivers from Eastern countries
(EU) OMBUDSMAN:
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: negotiations over temporary work end in failure - Anna Diamantopoulou to launch new legislative initiative
(EU) EP/CLIMATE CHANGE: group of meps calls for boycott of us oil company exxon and its subsidiary esso
(EU) EU/FOOD AUTHORITY: according to officials in parma, the gothenburg summit will not decide on the location of the authority's headquarters
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Aviation:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Insurance:
(EU) Information technology:
(EU) Environment:
(EU) Agri-food:
(EU) Holiday business:
(EU) Hotels:
(EU) Consumer goods:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Communications:
(EU) Media:
(EU) Publishing:
(EU) Construction:
(EU) Eye wear:
(EU) Brewing:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Banks:
(EU) Equipment:
(EU) Medical:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 22/05/2001:
 USD  0.8685  CHF  1.5317  EEK  15.6466  ROL  24799  HKD  6.7741 
 JPY  106.96  ISK  87.49  HUF  258.43  SIT  217.4475  NZD  2.0457 
 DKK  7.4592  NOK  7.9315  LTL  3.4745  SKK  43.265  SGD  1.5733 
 GBP  0.60690  BGN  1.9461  LVL  0.5486  TRL  962250  KRW  1129.05 
 SEK  8.9725  CYP  0.57717  MTL  0.3976  AUD  1.6595  ZAR  6.8829 
 CZK  34.259  PLN  3.4675  CAD