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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8538

10 September 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 44 / 44
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / € value in different currencies on 09/09/2003

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Cancun summit is more than just a business or trade event - Further considerations
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Putting Hamas on EU terrorist list could take several days
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Silvio Berlusconi assures Ahmed Koreï that he'll get EU's support
(EU) EU/SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: Chris Patten arrives in Serbia and Montenegro on Wednesday
(EU) EU/CFSP/DRC: Artemis leaves Democratic Republic of Congo
(EU) EU/IGC/ENLARGEMENT: Four Visegrad countries meet up before IGC - Bucharest happy with draft Treaty
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Berlusconi meets Erdogan - Italian prime ministers supports Turkey's bid to join EU
(EU) EU/DENMARK: Poll suggests most Danes want Denmark to join euro and Common European Security and Defence Policy
(EU) EP/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: European Parliament criticises Greek ban preventing women from going to Mount Athos
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Commission has given itself until Christmas to strike agreement on protecting airline passengers' privacy and striking a balance between civil liberties, airline interests and transatlantic relations
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2004/EUROSTAT: COCOBU hopes to freeze 50% of Eurostat funds
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: With a decline of 0.1% GDP in the second quarter, the euro zone is on the brink of recession
(EU) EU/WTO: Strong message for trade at Cancun
(EU) EU/COTTON: EU officially backs African cotton producers
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Judges specify notion of working and rest hours for doctors on-call
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Workshop on protection of minors in audiovisual services (Brussels, 10 September)
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Call for tenders this month for operation of Galileo system - call for proposal of EUR 20 million for developing applications
(EU) EU/PRODI/ITALY:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission gives go-ahead on 23 September for negotiations on sugar and Mediterranean product reforms
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Intensive discussions between Messrs Monti and Mer on aid to Alstom
(EU) EU/ESTONIA:
(EU) EU/FOREST FIRES: France lodges aid request with European Solidarity Fund, believing EUR 80 million of expenditure to be eligible
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Proposal to allow Member States to join new compensation fund for victims of oil pollution
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: EUR 140 million in funding for nearly 200 projects under 2003 Life Programmes
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament demands trade to be another tool for development and not a substitute for development aid
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Parliament calls for greater European value in cultural industries
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Parliament criticises lack of legislative provisions at European level concerning regional and minority languages
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament support for proposed directive on minimum level of training for third country seafarers
(EU) EP/JUSTICE: EP supports principle of framework decision on 'non bis in idem', but calls for modifications
(EU) OECD/CORRUPTION:
(EU) EU/WTO: ICFTU calls on negotiators in Cancun to respect workers' rights
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
(EU) Investment:
(EU) Motor industry:
(EU) Mines:
(EU) Cement:
(EU) Water:
(EU) Agri-foods:
(EU) Insurance:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 09/09/2003:
 USD  1.1135  CHF  1.5437  EEK  15.6466  ROL  37679  HKD  8.6847 
 JPY  129.57  ISK  89.75  HUF  256.22  SIT  235.0100  NZD  1.9200 
 DKK  7.4293  NOK  8.2560  LTL  3.4531  SKK  41.640  SGD  1.9555 
 GBP  0.70250  BGN  1.9465  LVL  0.6370  TRL  1542000  KRW  1301.68 
 SEK  9.1328  CYP  0.58245  MTL  0.4269  AUD  1.7038  ZAR  8.3506 
 CZK  32.785  PLN  4.4257  CAD