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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8081

29 October 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 43
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT / Value of the euro in different currencies 29/10/2001

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: I. The "net contributions" timebomb for Community expenditure has almost stopped ticking (for the moment…)
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CENTRAL ASIA: Solana proposes re-assessment of EU policy
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS: Agreement on remuneration and taxation of MEPs - blocking on financing of parties
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Spain and Sweden propose action plan for dialogue between different cultures in context of Barcelona Process
(EU) EU/CYPRUS:
(EU) EP/LAOS:
(EU) EUROMED/TERRORISM: "tough line" taken by Mediterranean countries against terrorism - Libya against Eastern Mediterranean countries taking part in Euro-Med dialogue
(EU) EP/SAHARA:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT/ROMA:
(EU) EP/GREENS/ITALIAN RADICALS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO: General Affairs Council insists on "development" section of next round of global trade talks - Union "sticks together" on eve of WTO meeting in Doha
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Association and Stabilisation Agreement is signed
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Council hopes to resolve differences on EURATOM and EU's sixth Framework Research Programmes
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Proposal on labelling and traceability of GMO foodstuffs generally well received by Council, but there is reservation on tolerance levels in case of accidental contamination - no lifting of moratorium in sight
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Political agreements on integrated management of coastal zones, funding of NGOs, leisure craft, off-road vehicles - other Council successes
(EU) EU/FRAUD/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/GIBRALTAR:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commissioner Monti says tax incentives for Italian banks are state aid
(EU) EU/BANKING: European Banking Federation suggests voluntary code for harmonising cost of cross-border payments by 2006
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission asks Austria and Switzerland to authorise more lorries in aftermath of Gothard accident
(EU) EU/BSE: EU Scientific Steering Committee casts doubt on presence of BSE in small ruminants
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/BEEF: Glavany answers Commission criticism
(EU) ILO/EMPLOYMENT:
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Draft report of Financial Regulation on Tuesday
(EU) EU/IRELAND: Smooth implementation of 2001 Irish budget
(EU) EP/WTO: Parliament calls for consultative parliamentary body at WTO and more transparency (mainly in dispute settlement)
(EU) EP/REGIONAL POLICY: Parliament amends proposal of regulation on statistics
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament has urgently requested political reforms to development aid
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament calls for the needs of poorer countries to be better into account in the fishing agreements
(EU) EP/PARLIAMENT: Support for NGO funding programme
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Parliament and Belgian Presidency in talks to avoid conciliation over Telecoms Framework-Directive
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY: citizens' freedoms and rights Committee abandons "opt-in" solution for unsolicited e-mail
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Telecommunications:
(EU) Television:
(EU) Agri-foodstuffs:
(EU) Agri-foodstuffs:
(EU) Electricity:
(EU) Energy:
(EU) Cars:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 479
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 29/10/2001:
 USD  0.9005  CHF  1.4738  EEK  15.6466  ROL  27767  HKD  7.0238 
 JPY  109.94  ISK  93.88  HUF  254.00  SIT  220.0893  NZD  2.1717 
 DKK  7.4399  NOK  7.9680  LTL  3.6004  SKK  43.628  SGD  1.6497 
 GBP  0.62100  BGN  1.9465  LVL  0.5596  TRL  1443000  KRW  1164.35 
 SEK  9.4742  CYP  0.57403  MTL  0.4035  AUD  1.7833  ZAR  8.4080 
 CZK  33.547  PLN  3.6880  CAD