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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8204

3 May 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 52 / 52
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 02/05/2002

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Summit focuses on Middle East and combating terrorism
(EU) EP/PES: Special meeting in Seville - extreme right - Middle East
(EU) EU/COUNCIL: Council Presidencies after Greece - Exchange between Germany and Finland
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/COMMISSION: European Policy Centre answers Gallagher and Temple Lang's arguments in favour of one Commissioner per Member State - Stanley Crossick and Giovanni Grevi emphasise Commission's political authority
(EU) EP/POWER SHARING:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: British proposals with view to linking national politics to Europe - a Commission President elected through national parliaments in liaison with European elections
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/CFSP:
(EU) EUROPE/MOLDOVA:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/CHURCH:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: According to UEF, a "federal project" needs proposing to parties
(EU) EU/CONGO: EU welcomes results of Sun City Dialogue, but regrets absence of some parties
(EU) EU/LIBERIA: Condemnation of arbitrary detention of Tiawan Gongloe
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Ms de Palacio appeals to Washington for Open Skies agreements that also focus on company rules of origin
(EU) EU/TAX: Deadlock over tax on energy being confirmed
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Kurdistan Labour Party and Iranian MKO Mujahadin on European list of terrorist organisations
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Council to adopt political agreement on Tuesday on "market abuse" directive, essentially taking European Parliament's position on board
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB leaves leading rates unchanged - Duisenberg hardens tone on inflation
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: New regulation over wine labelling
(EU) EU/TRAINING: European training balance sheet
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Aid for victims of drought in Tajikistan
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises purchase by TF1 of 25% of the capital of TPS
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/AGRICULTURE: Fischler denounces American refusal regarding reform of agricultural policy
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/THIRD COUNTRIES: COPA and COGECA call for halt to imports of poultry meat from Brazil and Thailand
(EU) EU/MEXICO: Institute for Studies on European integration is launched
(EU) EU/OLAF: Opening of investigation into possible fraud for Community funds for Kosovo electricity
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Aid of EUR 329 million for trans-national co-operation in North West Europe
(EU) EU/EUROtrade/UNITED STATES: Chritoph Leitl against non-WTO retaliation measures
(EU) EU/EURO:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition of Enron's Wind Turbine Business by a General Electric subsidiary
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Margot Wallström judges her colleague, de Pallacio's declarations supporting nuclear power, inopportune
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Debates organised by Avicenne Association reveal participants' interest in social Union and citizenship
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Proposals by environmental NGOs
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Open letter by Eurocities
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Aid to El Salvador for training in housing construction resistant to earthquakes
(EU) EU/EIB/SPAIN: Loan to Institut Catala de Finances
(EU) EU/BUSINESS: Conference to assess results of "GoDigital" initiative
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Notion of package holidays includes "a la carte" travel in 1990 directive on consumer protection
(EU) EU/CINEMA: Warsaw declaration asks EU for Cinema Directive that ensures cultural diversity of European cinema is maintained
(EU) EU/REGIONS/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EP/RUSSIA:
(EU) EP/MEP STATUTE:
(EU) EU/RACISM: Vienna Monitoring Agency welcomes clear signal sent by JHA Council
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Reports on racism in Ireland, Italy, Estonia, Romania and Georgia
(EU) EP/RACISM:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemloyment stable in Euro-zone and EU during March
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Volume of retail trade in February increases in euro-zone and EU15
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EP/Brussels:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 02/05/2002:
 USD  0.9032  CHF  1.4564  EEK  15.6466  ROL  30182  HKD  7.0440 
 JPY  115.51  ISK  83.91  HUF  243.37  SIT  224.9723  NZD  2.0213 
 DKK  7.4318  NOK  7.5570  LTL  3.4523  SKK  42.150  SGD  1.6363 
 GBP  0.61790  BGN  1.9515  LVL  0.5656  TRL  1236000  KRW  1158.81 
 SEK  9.2685  CYP  0.57847  MTL  0.4034  AUD  1.6824  ZAR  9.4655 
 CZK  30.618  PLN  3.5997  CAD