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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8458

9 May 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecb
ECB decides not to change interest rates

Brussels, 08/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - At its meeting on Thursday, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided not to change its interest rates. The minimum bid rate on the main refinancing operations and the interests rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 2.50%, 3.50% and 1.50% respectively.

At a press conference, Wim Duisenberg said that the Governing Council confirmed that "its monetary policy decision will continue...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Defence Europe needs United Kingdom, but is British understanding compatible with European integration?
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FYROM: FYROM Prime Minister meets COPS and NAC
(EU) EU/SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: Serbia and Montenegro's Defence Minister presents his military reform to NATO - his country's ambition to join Atlantic Alliance's Partnership for Peace
(EU) EU/CFSP:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: In a common counter proposal on the institutions, nine countries (including seven acceding countries) reject the idea of full-time European Council President but Italy agrees with idea - Voggenhuber: European Council to be chaired by the President of the European Commission
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/INSTITUTIONS: Permanent Forum of European Civil Society proposes permanent General Affairs Council and teamed Presidency for European Council
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Agreement foreseen on mutual recognition and application of fines over EUR 70
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Spain is to call for Batasuna to be included on European list of terrorist organisations
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Very little progress is made on refugee directives and long-term residents
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE-FISHERIES COUNCIL: Fifteen to discuss quality-assured products and CAP reform at informal meeting in Corfu
(EU) EU/BUDGET 2003: Commission on Tuesday to propose reduction of Member States' contributions to current budget by 6.4bn Euros
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT/ECONOMY: Commission publishes two studies on consequences of labour taxation and the ageing population on economic and financial markets
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Tighter maritime security in the EU
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission closes its probe of Audiovisual Sport
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB decides not to change interest rates
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB hopes to keep inflation close to 2%
(EU) EU/TEXTILES: European Commission and WTO stress usefulness of conference in Brussels on future of textile industry - worries that other barriers will supplant quotas
(EU) EP/MAY SESSION: Council declaration on EU/United States extradition agreement - Commission declarations on ESA ministerial meeting of 27 May and on raid against Human Rights Association in Ankara - deferral of reports on liberalisation of gas and electricity market
(EU) EP/CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS: Discussion on Convention with President Prodi - It is hoped a solution on timetable for 2004 sessions will be found on Thursday
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/HEALTH: Campaign launched on risks of dangerous substances at work
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/INDUSTRY: NGOs concerned at effects on health and environment of latest delay in new legislation on chemical products
(EU) EP/HEALTH: SARS Council a failure, says Ms Roth-Behrendt
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Anna Diamantopoulou calls on women to take the initiative in building Information Society and to reap the benefits
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE/SPORT: It will no longer be possible to discriminate against Slovak sports professionals because of nationality under new EU-Slovakia agreement
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: Commission adopts Communication aimed at enhancing the drive for safer, cheaper and more competitive European products
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission continues investigation into GE/ Instrumentarium
(EU) EU/STABILITY PACT:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES:
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