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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8178

23 March 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 30
TIMETABLE / € value in different currencies on 22/03/2002

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Over 80 consensual speeches during first phase of hearing - Representatives of candidate parliaments invited to Praesidium - "Regulation" accepted but could be reviewed in light of experience - Listening to civil society in June - Youth Convention in July - Giscard d'Estaing, Mendez de Vigo and Hänsch express satisfaction
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/PES: Giuliano Amato announces Socialist seminar
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Informal Defence Council recognises need to invest in military capability and prepares declaration on terrorism
(EU) EU/USA: Spanish Defence Minister criticises US unilateralism and requests that European allies be informed about Washington's intentions regarding Iraq
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/STEEL: EU updates list of US products on which sanctions may be imposed - Problems with some areas of regulation
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Decision to continue with Galileo project likely at Tuesday's Council but points have still to be settled, including private participation - General reservation on part of UK, Netherlands and Denmark
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: New suspension of EU/Senegal negotiations
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/JHA: EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Web-site access, electronic exchange of data between administrations, Trans-European networks and "post-Barcelona" - All on Monday Council menu
(EU) EU/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Territorial restriction clauses on gas contracts at centre of talks between Loyola de Palacio, Mario Monti and Algerian Minister for Energy
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission accepts commitment in procedures involving German book price fixing
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Infringement proceedings against France and Spain
(EU) EU/CONDITIONAL ACCESS SERVICES: Commission refers Belgium, Greece, Luxembourg and Spain to court of Justice
(EU) EU/CAR INSURANCE: Notice given to Finland
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: State of progress of work on allocation of slots
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: State of progress of work on liberalisation of public transport
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Representatives of European ports call on Council to amend Commission and EP proposal on liberalisation of port services
(EU) EU/ACP: Joint Assembly amends its regulation
(EU) EP/COMMISSION STRATEGY: Loyola de Palacio reaffirms that Commission will need extra resources in 2003 - MEPs satisfied with new procedure
(EU) EP/BARCELONA SUMMIT: All MEPs find reasons to be cheerful or concerned in Barcelona Conclusions - MEPs and Council discuss Barcelona demonstrations
(EU) EU/EP/BUDGET 2000: Budgetary Control Committee calls for Council budget to be subject to discharge procedure for first time
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Government deficit of 1.3% of GDP in eurozone in 2001
(EU) EU/EIB/FRY: EUR 85 million to repair rail links between Serbia and Montenegro
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/USA: Discussion on drafting negotiation mandate for legal co-operation agreement
(EU) EU/EUROPOL: Experts continue work on simplifying EUROPOL reform
(EU) EU/JHA:
TIMETABLE
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 22/03/2002:
 USD  0.8795  CHF  1.4602  EEK  15.6466  ROL  29047  HKD  6.8598 
 JPY  116.76  ISK  87.93  HUF  244.25  SIT  223.8733  NZD  1.9989 
 DKK  7.4339  NOK  7.6930  LTL  3.4522  SKK  41.819  SGD  1.6098 
 GBP  0.61690  BGN  1.9512  LVL  0.5581  TRL  1180000  KRW  1168.33 
 SEK  9.0175  CYP  0.57525  MTL  0.4004  AUD  1.6536  ZAR  10.1714 
 CZK  31.153  PLN  3.6198  CAD