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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8554

2 October 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 39 / 39
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 01/10/2003

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: United States fiercely opposed to European "headquarters" outside NATO
(EU) EU/CAUCUSUS: Fifth cooperation council meeting between EU, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
(EU) EU/POLAND:
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA:
(EU) EP/IGC: Inigo Mendez de Vigo to represent EPP at IGC
(EU) EU/IGC: European Movement supports Convention's compromise against temptation to unravel
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: "Ulysses", federalist group's answer to Commission's "Penelope"
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EU/ECONOMY: Commission recommendations for putting some flesh onto European growth initiative
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission adopts list of new priority projects for trans-European transport networks (TEN-T)
(EU) EU/EURO: Joint framework for commemorative euro coins in 2004
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Commission proposes envelope of EUR 200 million for reconstruction of Iraq up to end of 2004
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Future of regional policy at heart of debates of Commission seminar on the financial framework after 2006
(EU) EU/EUROSTAT: Commission takes measures to improve organisation and financial management of eurostat
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/REFORM: Consultation committee reaches agreement on reform of EU staff regulations
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: High Commission on Refugees and European Council on Refugees concerned at draft list of "safe" countries asylum seekers could be sent back to
(EU) EU/CARTEL: Commission fines sorbates cartel
(EU) UE/STATE AID: New procedeedings against six Italian R&D projects in the aeronautical industry
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission takes Bull case to Court of Justice
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: New rules applying to motor vehicle distribution enter last transitional period
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition of CemEntbouw by CRH and the creation of a joint undertaking between CRH and CVC Capital Partners are cleared
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission puts off decision on German recycling system after meeting with Prodi and Schröder
(EU) EU/WTO: Union prepares to settle dispute over hormones
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: EU refuses to go into extra time in FSC affair and withdraws its threat to sanction US trade
(EU) EU/WTO:
(EU) ACP/EU: ACP states deplore fact that Commission has chosen the most harmful solution for them when contemplating reform of sugar regime
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: EU-Morocco economic dialogue on 2 October in Brussels
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: 4th Association Council session
(EU) EU/SPORT: Educational value of sport, fight against doping, cooperation with developing countries and enlargement will be examined during informal "Sports" Council in Florence
(EU) EU/SOCIALSM: Conference on future of social dialogue in European SME (Brussels, 2-3 October)
(EU) EP/MUTUAL SECTOR: Seminar on mutual societies in the enlarged EUROPE
(EU) EP/CITIZENSHIP: Report on petitions gives low-down for 2002-2003: increased demand, recurrent subjects and ineffective cooperation of Council
(EU) EP/OMBUDSMAD: Congratulations from parliament to outgoing mediator and status reform proposals
(EU) EP/BRANDS: EP proposes administrative tribunal
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Alicante Trademark Office gets confirmation of principle of inequality of the EU's languages - Pyrrhic victory says Christina Kik's estate
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Eurocoton gets Council's decision not to apply antidumping to certain ecru fabrics overturned
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Unemployment rate 8.8% in euro zone
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 01/10/2003:
 USD  1.1671  CHF  1.5396  EEK  15.6466  ROL  38430  HKD  9.0368 
 JPY  129.64  ISK  89.07  HUF  253.95  SIT  235.4500  NZD  1.9580 
 DKK  7.4270  NOK  8.2325  LTL  3.4524  SKK  41.275  SGD  2.0170 
 GBP  0.70470  BGN  1.9479  LVL  0.6495  TRL  1629000  KRW  1344.27 
 SEK  9.0850  CYP  0.58445  MTL  0.4289  AUD  1.7134  ZAR  8.1537 
 CZK  31.891  PLN  4.5710  CAD