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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8303

23 September 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 31
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT / € value in different currencies on 23/09/2002

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: European Parliament may support fundamental guidelines of the Fischler Plan on review of CAP
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU concern over President Arafat's compound in Ramallah and latest attacks
(EU) EU/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/MOROCCO:
(EU) EU/EPP/CONVENTION: Document to be voted on in Estoril no longer mentions federal Europe, the Council focussing on legislative work, or the Commission becoming the "true executive power"
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing visits Helsinki
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/COMMISSION: Conference of College of Europe alumni, attended by Dehaene and Kinnock
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/MOUVEMENT EUROPEEN: Debate in Paris on 12 October
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/ITALY: Academic Agora on Future of Europe holds conference
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Opposing views on Monday over maximum journey time for animals
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Many Member States are opposed to changes the Commission would like to see in cereals sector
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission proposes fixing minimum insurance requirements for airline companies - no proposal as yet on creation of European mutual fund scheme
(EU) EU/ASEM: Political discussion at Copenhagen Summit centres around Iraq, North Korea and terrorism
(EU) EU/SOUTH KOREA: First summit in Copenhagen
(EU) EU/CHINA: Amnesty calls on EU to put end to political dialogue
(EU) EU/STEEL/UNITED STATES: EU finalises its assessment of American compensations
(EU) ACP/EU: A series of preparatory meetings and an extraordinary Council of ACP ministers to precede the launch of ACP/EU trade negotiations
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Didier Reynders suggests direct pressure on banks for agreement on tax on savings
(EU) EU/BUDGET/ENLARGEMENT: Fifteen divided on approach opted for by Commission to calculate budgetary balance of future Member States
(EU) EU/ESC/ENLARGEMENT: Committee report on accession to EMU
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Go-ahead to IBM acquisition of PwC Consulting
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Conference to show companies in clothing sector how to use information society technologies
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EFSA Management Board and Commissioner David Byrne consider excellence in scientific expertise, integrity, openness and networking are recipe for success
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Commission says more than a hundred urban waste water treatment plants do not meet EU standards, and many sensitive eutrophication areas have not been identified
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Formal request sent to Belgium to respect rights of European temporary employment agencies
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Disagreement between Italians, Germans and Austrians over Austrian system of ecopoints persists
(EU) ESC/INTERNET: Committee calls on American courts to respect European law on electronic commerce not to block fight against racism on Internet
(EU) ESC/IMMIGRATION/ASYLUM: EU needs legislation that takes account of economic, professional and humanitarian aspects - in favour of strengthening EU policies for development of developing countries to reduce migratory pressures from these countries
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EU external trade surplus in July 2002
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 520
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 23/09/2002:
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 JPY  121.04  ISK  86.08  HUF  243.15  SIT  228.1515  NZD  2.0862 
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 GBP  0.63190  BGN  1.9478  LVL  0.5940  TRL  1627000  KRW  1199.87 
 SEK  9.0580  CYP  0.57395  MTL  0.4132  AUD  1.7982  ZAR  10.4508 
 CZK  30.213  PLN  4.0626  CAD