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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8193

17 April 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 38 / 38
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / € value in different currencies on 16/04/2002

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Piqué confirms Valence meeting will indeed take place and should adopt action plan to rekindle Barcelona process
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: EU-Russia Summit should reach tangible results on several issues - confirmation of common position on Middle East
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: Council imposes moratorium on bilateral ministerial meetings with Zimbabwe
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/WEAPONS PROLIFERATION:
(EU) EU/VENEZUELA:
(EU) EU/TURKEY: EU/Turkey Association Council - Timetable of future accession negotiations is "in your hands", Verheugen tells Cem
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/CANDIDATES: Latvian and Slovenian Members pleased
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/PES: Amato announces "Socialist family" document for the attention of the Convention
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Giscard d'Estaing to make proposal to allow for "gradual development" of EU powers and states that Members will not be able to leave without having an "operational" proposal on CFSP - timetable problems
(EU) EP/MIDEAST: Pat Cox to receive leaders of Islamic League - MEPs visit Tel Aviv
(EU) EU/ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: European Union welcomes decision by Boundary Commission
(EU) EU/KOREA: Union welcomes outcome of visit by South korean Special Envoy Lim Dong-Won to Pyongyang
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/GERMANY: Prodi-Schröder meeting in Brussels
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: First outline of negotiating brief for EU/US judicial cooperation agreement - Josep Piqué speaks of (albeit unlikely) adoption of the agreement at Summit on 2 May
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Council calls on Swiss authorities to commit themselves in savings tax negotiations
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Special Coreper meeting next week to review European list of terrorist organisations - Ismail Cem does not believe in PKK disbanding
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Towards new agreements with Central America and Andean Community
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: On the occasion of the 2001 review of Echo activities, Poul Nielson places blame on countries who flout humanitarian law and calls on Israel to guarantee access to victims
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Agreement for extending Aid to lorry drivers in France, Italy and Netherlands - Commission prepares tax harmonisation on road diesel
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Margot Wallström welcomes priorities identified by G8 in preparation of world summit on sustainable development
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Joint draft positions on agriculture sent to Council on Monday evening
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for Bayer takeover of croscience ?
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: ACEA asks Commission to amend draft on car distribution
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Free movement of services: infringement proceedings against Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and Austria
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission launches on-line consultation on pan-European government e-services
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Commission gives go-ahead to first payments of Sapard aid to Czech Republic and Slovakia
(EU) EU/UNIVERSITY CO-OPERATION: Tempus projects for 30 million euro
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament supports Commission's initiative aimed at guaranteeing safe and sustainable pensions and calls for open method of coordination to be extended to reform treaties
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL MARKETS:
(EU) ESC/MIGRATION:
(EU) EP/DEMOGRAPHY: Parliament wants international action plan and commitment to society of all ages
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Parliament calls on Member States to set up national registers on public, industrial and commercial buildings containing asbestos
(EU) EP/AUDIO-VISUAL: Parliament calls on Commission to promote cheap and simple-to-use screening systems to effectively guarantee parental control
(EU) EP/EDUCATION: Parliament mobilises EU and Member States to make higher education in Europe more dynamic, competitive and attractive
(EU) EP/CZECH REPUBLIC: Ursula Stendzel not convinced by Verheugen's declarations on Benes Decrees
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 16/04/2002:
 USD  0.8803  CHF  1.4695  EEK  15.6466  ROL  29122  HKD  6.8661 
 JPY  115.73  ISK  85.76  HUF  241.85  SIT  224.1253  NZD  2.0066 
 DKK  7.4333  NOK  7.6330  LTL  3.4530  SKK  41.505  SGD  1.6158 
 GBP  0.61260  BGN  1.9470  LVL  0.5574  TRL  1141000  KRW  1162.00 
 SEK  9.1453  CYP  0.57571  MTL  0.3999  AUD  1.6582  ZAR  9.8428 
 CZK  30.103  PLN  3.5746  CAD