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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8459

10 May 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 36
TIMETABLE / € value in different currencies on 09/05/2003

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Convention members make some 1,500 amendments to institutions and foreign and security policy - President Giscard d'Estaing works on preamble to future constitution - VGE-Prodi debate- when and where?
(EU) EU/SCHUMAN DECLARATION: European Institutions and several Member States celebrate 6 May
(EU) EP/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS:
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: 162 accession country "observers" to take part in their first plenary session next week - details on their status
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Javier Solana to visit region on 11/16 May
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Solana and Powell highlight the challenges facing the EU and the US in the future
(EU) EU/INDIA/PAKISTAN: EU hails better relations between New Delhi and Islamabad
(EU) EU/MALAYSIA:
(EU) EP/CYPRUS:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COLLEGE/POLAND:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Trialogue on legislative package on liberalisation of electricity and gas markets continues
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council returns to taxation of savings linked by Italy to milk quotas - pension funds directive approved, opinion on Austrian stability programme
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/FSC: EU and Washington attempt to avoid tit-for-tat
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS: Council to take stock of European industrial policy, ITER thermonuclear reactor and EU arms policy
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: EU experts jointly to look at negotiation dossiers with Switzerland on Schengen, fraud and taxation
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Commission hopes for progress in June Council on European on-line visa database
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Presidency hoping for agreement in June to sign extradition and judicial cooperation agreements with United States
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission studies possibility of referring VUP/Lagardère dossier back to France
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Presidency has not at this stage managed to have its compromise accepted on reform of statute for EU public service
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Adoption of 2002 report on internal audit service is postponed
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Inter-institutional Monitoring Group on the Lamfalussy Process expresses concern at adoption of legislation before European elections
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Dutch national Kees van Dijkhuizen appointed Chairman of the Financial Services Committee
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 200 loan for Spain
(EU) EP/EPIDEMICS: Parliament likely to focus new foot and mouth measures on emergency vaccinations
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Manders report calls on plenary to vote for realistic environmental liability - Tuesday's debate likely to be tense
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Greenhouse gas emissions rose in EU in 2000 and 2001 - Margot Wallström calls on Member States to take more stringent measures
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission allocates almost 6 million Euros to victims of conflict in Côte d'Ivoire
(EU) EU/PUBLIC HEALTH: Commission demands effective cancer screening programmes
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: David Byrne opens Euroguichet in Athens to help consumers get the most out of the internal market
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: International conference on early identification of skill needs in EUROPE
(EU) EU/ITALY: Commission initiates infringement procedure against Italy for discriminatory treatment of foreign language assistants at six universities
(EU) EU/EMPLOYERS/RESEARCH: UNICE supports Commission action plan to boost research in EUROPE
TIMETABLE
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 09/05/2003:
 USD  1.1466  CHF  1.5074  EEK  15.6466  ROL  37503  HKD  8.9424 
 JPY  134.76  ISK  84.44  HUF  245.13  SIT  232.9650  NZD  1.9915 
 DKK  7.4244  NOK  7.8655  LTL  3.4535  SKK  41.155  SGD  1.9978 
 GBP  0.71560  BGN  1.9462  LVL  0.6486  TRL  1719000  KRW  1375.92 
 SEK  9.1748  CYP  0.58716  MTL  0.4294  AUD  1.7806  ZAR  8.3186 
 CZK  31.463  PLN  4.3320  CAD