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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8441

11 April 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 32
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 10/04/2003

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Reflection on role of enterprise in society could foresee new forms of social market - Analysis of Michel Albert, other contributions - Development in EU should be followed closely
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/INFORMAL ATHENS EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Accession Treaty, meeting with VGE and the "European Conference"
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Revised partnership for Turkey's accession expected to be agreed upon on Monday - Association Council on Tuesday
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Ministers expected to try and extend EU role in post-war Iraq - sixth cooperation Council between EU and Russia
(EU) EU/NATO: NATO/COPS Council meeting 11 April
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: EP wants collective defence clause and European Security Strategy
(EU) EP/MEMBERSHIP: Le Pen stripped of office, Marie-France Stirbois expected to replace him
(EU) EP/TIMETABLE: Presidents of groups will seek to resolve problem caused by elimination of second April session
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: "Explanation of some MEPs' "no" votes on accession treaty - SOS democracy criticises conditions for enlargement
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Declarations of support for elected Basque politicians and strong condemnation of ETA violence
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/EPP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Romano Prodi consults with EU15 Heads of State and Government to create European Water Fund in favour of ACP countries - Initiative to be discussed at G8
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission takes action against 12 Member States for failure to transpose framework programme on dissemination of GMOs into the environment on time
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Court of First Instance confirms Commission's decision to recover State aid granted illegally to Scott Paper Company
(EU) INTERNAL MARKET: Commission takes five Member States to court for not having applied fourth directive
(EU) EU/SOUTH EAST EUROPE:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/COMPETITION: Jean Glavany reacts to Commission's fines on agriculture associations over illegal price-fixing for beef
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: New, tighter conditions for export refunds for live cattle
(EU) EU/EPIDEMICS: Two week extension of embargo on Dutch poultry because of chicken flu outbreak in Limburg
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: European information society prizes to be awarded at the Milan IST 2003 Conference
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament tones down common position on family reunification by adopting Cerdeira Morterero report (consultation)
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Conciliation procedure in sight, after vote in second reading on computerised monitoring of products subject to excise
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) EU/COHESION: Commission wants structural aid programmes for accession countries to be ready by end of year
(EU) EU/INDIA/WTO: WTO Appellate body upholds validity of EU regulation in bed linen imports case
(EU) EU/WTO/UNIONS: Global Unions Group proposes joint meeting of Trade and Employment Ministers before Cancun
(EU) UE/MERCOSUR/SYNDICATS:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission cuts growth forecasts for first and second quarter of 2003
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: All-out strike on Friday to protest at Council's position on reform of EU civil service Terms and Conditions
(EU) EU/ECB/ECONOMY:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 10/04/2003:
 USD  1.0805  CHF  1.4948  EEK  15.6466  ROL  36650  HKD  8.4272 
 JPY  129.18  ISK  83.92  HUF  244.20  SIT  232.2255  NZD  1.9739 
 DKK  7.4265  NOK  7.8860  LTL  3.4534  SKK  41.062  SGD  1.9188 
 GBP  0.69000  BGN  1.9464  LVL  0.6272  TRL  1786000  KRW  1328.74 
 SEK  9.1458  CYP  0.58603  MTL  0.4243  AUD  1.7837  ZAR  8.4091 
 CZK  31.440  PLN  4.2520  CAD