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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8258

19 July 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 39 / 39
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 18/07/2002

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Fischler's sector-specific measures deal with some faults and distortions in the current agricultural markets
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU condemns Tel Aviv suicide bombings
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: ICG urges US to lead contact group
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Bülent Ecevit says Turkey will surprise the EU
(EU) EP/RUSSIA:
(EU) EP/CHINA: Parliament delegation goes to China
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Duff proposes election of Commission President by a congress, bringing European Parliament and national parliaments together
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: AEGEE welcomes conclusions of Youth Convention but deplores place taken by "politicised" young people
(EU) EU/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: For a Europe of education and culture
(EU) EU/EPP-ED: Meeting between EPP-ED and orthodox churches to look at impact of 11 September
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Informal Environment ministers' meeting in Sondenborg on World Summit on sustainable development
(EU) EU/USA/STEEL:
(EU) ACP: Third ACP Summit determined to adopt to globalisation while preserving unity and solidarity in ACP group, including in its trade negotiations with EU
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/BUDGET 2003: Creation of new budgetary line for demolition of ships already announced in the context of fisheries reform
(EU) EU/JHA: Council adopts 2003 budgets for Europol and Police College
(EU) EU/EUROJUST: Appointment of president and vice-presidents
(EU) EU/FOOD: European Commission proposes labelling rules for caffeine and quinine
(EU) EU/FOOD: Commission proposes safety assessment and authorisation of smoke flavourings
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EU Standing Committee recommends tracing and destroying products contaminated by MPA hormone
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Economic and Political Committee report confirm that pension reform should be combined with raising retirement age and adjusting life insurance benefits
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Simpson report recommends minimum norms for flying and rest periods of pilots and aircrew
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: MEPs call for more stringent rules for third country aircraft using Community airports
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Subsidies for construction of service areas in Tenerife are not State aid
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission authorises Italian State to scrap all single hull oil tankers in servie longer than 20 years
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Formal investigation procedure against Holland
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission authorises aid for British coal industry
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission elaborates best practice guidelines for divestiture commitments in merger cases
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Reasoned opinion to Belgium for failing to recover "Maribel" aid
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves privatisation and restructuring plan for Société Française de Production
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Infringement proceedings against United Kingdom for failure to implement Court ruling on road tolls
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Summary of Member States' current positions on aspects of mid-term review of CAP
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: EU supports research for cleaner, more effective industrial processes
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) ESC/GENERAL INTEREST SERVICES: Committee asks for competition rules to be excluded from all non-profit making activities
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Environment Bureau presents 10 important points for Danish Presidency's success
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 18/07/2002:
 USD  1.0058  CHF  1.4642  EEK  15.6466  ROL  33167  HKD  7.8452 
 JPY  117.70  ISK  84.27  HUF  244.85  SIT  226.9361  NZD  2.0900 
 DKK  7.4322  NOK  7.3810  LTL  3.4533  SKK  44.694  SGD  1.7532 
 GBP  0.64280  BGN  1.9485  LVL  0.5996  TRL  1677000  KRW  1171.56 
 SEK  9.2780  CYP  0.57650  MTL  0.4180  AUD  1.8225  ZAR  10.1195 
 CZK  29.727  PLN  4.0783  CAD