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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8287

31 August 2002
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / € value in different currencies on 30/08/2002

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The success of the Johannesburg Summit is not linked to boundless economic growth or to the size of financial allocations or the expansion of world agricultural trade
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GYMNICH: In an analysis of EU borders after enlargement, Javier Solana and Chris Patten suggest neighbourly agreements with Ukraine and, in time, Belarus and Moldova
(EU) EU/GYMNICH: EU seeks to reach common position on International Criminal Court
(EU) EU/SECURITY: Danish Presidency proposals on conflict prevention - Javier Solana draws conclusions from Balkan conflicts
(EU) EP/EPP/CONVENTION:
(EU) EU/BENELUX:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/MACEDONIA:
(EU) EU/EP/NEW POLITICAL SEASON: Hans Pöttering reiterates the importance the EPP/ED attaches to the Stability Pact and to the timeframe for enlargement - Reluctance over Turkish accession
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES: PES calls on the Fifteen to adopt a clear position against unilateral intervention in Iraq and the US attitude to the International Criminal Court - Meeting with Romanian diplomats
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Rauf Denktash raises the possibility of handing over Turkish Cypriots' foreign and defence policy to Turkey if a solution is not found to the partition of the island before Cyprus joins the EU
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: Further call for moderation
(EU) EU/SPAIN: Spain could ask for Batasuna to be included in list of terrorist organisations
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/FSC: EU entitled to impose sanctions of USD 4 billion in the FSC case
(EU) EU/ JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT: Negotiations move into the political phase - Union wishes to inject new momentum
(EU) EU/EUROPOL: Europol opens liaison office in Washington
(EU) EP/SESSION: Resumption of Parliament after break will allow MEPs to speak on flooding, situation in Iraq and other topical issues
(EU) EU/FRANCE/ENLARGEMENT: Chirac repeats enlargement must not be a pretext for early reform of CAP
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/USA/STEEL:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission is not alarmed over the 2.1% rise in inflation in August
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/FLOODS: 31,000 tonnes of cereals to be sold to livestock farmers in Austria
(EU) EU/FLOODS: Insurers call for a preventive approach at European level
(EU) EU/GREECE: Mr Papoutsis asks for EU support for Olympic Games
(EU) EU/FLOODS:
(EU) EP/RESEARCH: Industry Committee feels cheated by Council compromise freezing funding of embryonic cell stem research
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Biotechnology and regional dimension in 6th FPRD
(EU) EP/CULTURE: New publication on cultural policies of EU Member States
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EU employment rate in 2001 is up
(EU) ESC/SINGLE MARKET: Public hearing on simplifying Single Market rules (Brussels, 10 September)
TIMETABLE
(EU) Main European activities from 30 August to 9 September 2002:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 30/08/2002:
 USD  0.9833  CHF  1.4694  EEK  15.6466  ROL  32689  HKD  7.6697 
 JPY  116.35  ISK  86.42  HUF  245.20  SIT  227.6933  NZD  2.0970 
 DKK  7.4252  NOK  7.3815  LTL  3.4524  SKK  43.410  SGD  1.7195 
 GBP  0.63520  BGN  1.9482  LVL  0.5907  TRL  1602000  KRW  1176.03 
 SEK  9.1731  CYP  0.57323  MTL  0.4137  AUD  1.7800  ZAR  10.3344 
 CZK  30.444  PLN  4.0720  CAD