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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8064

6 October 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 35
TIMETABLE / Value of the euro in different currencies 05/10/2001

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short chronicle of the debate on the future of Europe - Governance, Parliament's concerns, Romano Prodi's explanations
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: On Monday, EU Foreign Ministers to take stock of efforts being made to combat terrorism - Radioscopy of situation in the Balkans, Middle East and Africa
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA: EU discontentment at delays in adoption of reforms - postponement of donor conference
(EU) EP/CAUCASUS: EP calls for conference with EU to define regional co-operation strategy
(EU) EP/MACEDONIA: EP may, with some restrictions, agree to extending to Macedonia mandate of European Agency for Reconstruction
(EU) EP/VIETNAM: EP calls on Vietnam to respect freedoms and abolish death sentence
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: 1000 young people meet in Brussels demanding a European Federation
(EU) EU/ITALY: Berlusconi to visit Commission on Wednesday
(EU) EU/INDIA: Message from Patten following attacks in Kashmir
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Russell-Johnston welcomes Turkey's constitutional reform
(EU) EU/MEXICO:
(EU) EU/FRY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) SOCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Ministers to focus on status of European company, 2001 employment package and co-ordinating social security systems on 8 October
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: ICAO and EU ad hoc group prepare to increase aviation insurance ceiling and step up security
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission satisfied with progress in accession negotiations - Ghent Council to assess progress
(EU) EP/WEAPONS: According to a majority of parliamentarians, the code of conduct on arms "exports" must become law
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament approves emissions reduction from lawnmowers and other leisure machinery proposed by the Commission
(EU) EP/ECSC: EP amends Commission proposal on consequences of ECSC expiry, but postpones final vote until agreement with Commission and Council on strengthening its own role
(EU) EU/EP/TRANSPORT: EP expresses concern over Galileo financing - policy debate on 16 October at Council on creation of joint undertaking
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: With Green Paper on consumer protection, Commission calls for reflection on how to encourage equitable trade practices guaranteeing increased use of crossborder transactions
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission grants EUR 5 million extra emergency humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the occupied territories
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission grants EUR 2 million humanitarian aid to East Timor
(EU) EU/EBC: More small denomination notes
(EU) EU/G7: Action against risk of recession and funding of terrorism
(EU) EU/ACP/WTO:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Despite pressure from Chirac and Fabius, Mario Monti continues to oppose Schneider/Legrand merger
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for Tyco International's purchase of C.R. Bard
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears MIGway joint venture
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission postpones vote of management committee on scrapping grain import tax until Thursday
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Court of Auditors recommends Commission abolish milk quota system
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/WTO: Agricultural organisations meet Fischler and Lamy
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Faced with more than 700 amendments, Parliament will not be able to give its opinion on FP6 before November session
(EU) OMBUDSMAN: Jacob Söderman continues his investigation into age limits
TIMETABLE
:
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 05/10/2001:
 USD  0.9174  CHF  1.4874  EEK  15.6466  ROL  28133  HKD  7.1554 
 JPY  110.31  ISK  93.98  HUF  256.98  SIT  220.1586  NZD  2.2022 
 DKK  7.4349  NOK  8.0700  LTL  3.6672  SKK  43.552  SGD  1.6405 
 GBP  0.62040  BGN  1.9481  LVL  0.5653  TRL  1487000  KRW  1199.04 
 SEK  9.7341  CYP  0.57455  MTL  0.4054  AUD  1.8093  ZAR  8.5231 
 CZK  33.678  PLN  3.8054  CAD