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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8304

25 September 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 58 / 58
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / € value in different currencies on 24/09/2002

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Short Account of the European Convention - Pedro Solbes confirms Commission's ambition for co-ordination of economic policies - A debate that the "defence" working group will not be able to avoid
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) NATO: Defence ministers generally welcome American proposals for rapid reaction force
(EU) EP/EPP-ED/IRAQ: Poettering pleads in favour of common position on Iraq and calls on German government to rally around
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN CONVENTION:
(EU) EP/GREENS: Cohn-Bendit in favour of creation of a "Party of European Greens" before next European elections
(EU) EU/JAPAN/KOREA: Mr. Koizumi briefs Prodi on his talks with President Kim
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Danish Presidency tries to ease tension
(EU) EU/COTE D'IVOIRE: EU condemns attempted coup
(EU) EU/GERMANY: European Socialists welcome victory of SPD - Poettering underpins importance of European policy
(EU) EU/PES: Conference on globalisation in Copenhagen
(EU) EU/ITALIAN PRESIDENCY: The two summits to be held in Brussels
(EU) EU/SPAIN: Ambassador Bastarreche takes up his post
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA:
(EU) EU/GREECE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission admits that date set to reach a situation close to balance in budgetary matters could be put back to 2006 and adopts a report on situation of Portugal's public finances
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: In response to Mr. Heaton-Harris, Commission stipulates that 9 officials out of 41 have been sacked in five years
(EU) EU/FISHERIES REFORM: Mr Fischler said to be ready to offer derogations for fleets - possible compromise on getting rid of public aid
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Adoption of regulation amending certain fisheries possibilities during year
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Milk producers will have to pay an additional levy of 277 million euro for having exceeded quotas
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: Switzerland proposes providing a financial contribution representing 4 to 6% of the budget of the European Environmental Agency
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Regulation is adopted on animal by-products - Byrne says this element should be borne in mind during possible review of ban on meat and bone meal
(EU) EU/ASEM: Copenhagen Summit results in creation of Task Force on Trade and Investment - role of the Euro in Asia
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission fixes stakes and deadlines for pursuit of Galileo project - difficulty at ESA and in negotiations with United States
(EU) EP/BUDGET/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/WTO/WINES: Counter position of United States and sixteen other countries on protection of geographical names for wines and spirits
(EU) EP/ALGERIA: Parliamentary meeting this week in Strasbourg, before ratification of Association Agreement early October
(EU) EU/CHILE: Scientific Cooperation Agreement is signed
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Report on crossborder movements of GMO is adopted by narrow margin
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament against report on banning trade in cosmetic products tested on animals
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2003: Parliament sets out priorities - Council and Commission provide explanations
(EU) EU/TAXATION: On wednesday Commission expected to propose extension of VAT system to labour intensive services
(EU) EU/ENERGY: France in principle supports co-ordinated management of strategic oil stocks
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/REGIONS/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) ESC/TOURISM:
(EU) ESC/RAIL TRANSPORT: Committee worried about impact of high-speed liberalisation on sector
(EU) ESC/ENVIRONMENT: Committee proposals aim to improve access and transparency in voluntary agreements
(EU) ESC/AGRICULTURE: Committee considers that property rights must be taken into account in soil protection strategy
(EU) ESC/LISBON STRATEGY:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) ESC/CYPRUS:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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(EU) Chemicals:
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(EU) Oil:
(EU) Agro-foods:
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(EU) Banking:
(EU) Automobiles:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 24/09/2002:
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 JPY  121.02  ISK  85.17  HUF  243.52  SIT  228.1250  NZD  2.0905 
 DKK  7.4270  NOK  7.3210  LTL  3.4524  SKK  42.416  SGD  1.7480 
 GBP  0.63110  BGN  1.9475  LVL  0.5949  TRL  1626000  KRW  1197.54 
 SEK  9.0890  CYP  0.57386  MTL  0.4131  AUD  1.8087  ZAR  10.4963 
 CZK  30.292  PLN  4.0718  CAD