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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8573

28 October 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 43
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT / € value in different currencies on 27/10/2003

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Political "green light" to growth initiative and trans-European transport networks in the bag, but many implementation and efficiency issues still to be resolved
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IGC: Mr Frattini announces compromise proposal on Council presidency - little progress on qualified majority at Council
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: EU Troika in Moscow to prepare for Summit of 6 November
(EU) EU/CHINA: Very unlikely that embargo on arms sales will be lifted, three days ahead of EU/China SUmmit
(EU) EU/IRAN: EU/IAEA meeting on Iran's nuclear dossier
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Europeans for increased role for United Nations in Iraq
(EU) EU/CRISIS MANAGEMENT:
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: 25th Anniversary of Jean Monnet Foundation in Lausanne, Romano Prodi announces opening of Commission office in Bern
(EU) EU/LIBERALS: Amsterdam Congress (12-14 November) will adopt manifesto for 2004 European elections
(EU) WEU/IGC:
(EU) EP/LIBERAL:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Ad hoc Council working group on chemicals to keep environment/competitiveness balance - Commission's proposal on Wednesday
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission proposes ratification and full transposition of Aarhus Convention within Community
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Council's political agreement on two-stage reduction of VOC emmissions from paint, varnish and car paint
(EU) EU/ENLARGMENT: Commission regular reports show that all pending problems could be resolved before 1 May 2004
(EU) EU/ENLARGMENT: Proposals aiming to enable integration of new member states within Common Agricultural Policy
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Consultation on appeals procedures
(EU) EU MARITIME TRANSPORT: New guidelines on state aids
(EU) EU/GALILEO:
(EU) EU/MOROCCO: Agreement to step up mutual farm trade between EU and Morocco of farm produce
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Commission proposes revising of quantitative limitation system on some steel products from Ukraine
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Mr Bolkestein hopes that German government is going to change returns system
(EU) EP/JHA: Parliament receives Greek own-initiative on organ trafficking
(EU) EP/COMPANIES: Parliament requests action plan for industrial policy for enlarged Europe
(EU) EP/COMPANIES: Parliament points out importance that it attaches to micro-companies and crafts
(EU) EP/JUSTICE: EP suggests a number of amendments for proposal on compensation to victims of crime
(EU) EP/JUSTICE: EP approves proposal on parental responsibility - Dutch parliament could lift its reservations in time for Council
(EU) EP/STANDARDISATION:
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: CTOSE project - European research contributes towards fight against cyber-crimes
(EU) EESC/OCTOBER SESSION: Immigration, tourism, transeuro-mediterranean energy networks, ecotechnology and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission sets out objections to Lagadère
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE: Alicante harmonisation office wins trial against US chewing gum manufacturer, Wrigley in test case
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Road Haulier sector fears discrmination by new Commission measures
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Agreement between European railway social partners
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Foodstuff and steel packaging industries welcome investigation into German recycling system
(EU) WTO/COLLEGE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/EIB: 180 million Euro for civil protection for reconstruction after natural disasters in Italy
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for private sector investments in India
(EU) EU/EIB: Global loan to mortgage and land bank to finance small and medium-sized projects in Latvia
(EU) OECD/TAXATION: Fiscal burden fallng in EU OECD countries
(EU) EU/COHESION/AZF:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 571
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 27/10/2003:
 USD  1.1748  CHF  1.5476  EEK  15.6466  ROL  38845  HKD  9.1104 
 JPY  127.37  ISK  89.60  HUF  258.00  SIT  235.6000  NZD  1.9272 
 DKK  7.4313  NOK  8.2500  LTL  3.4524  SKK  41.450  SGD  2.0457 
 GBP  0.69350  BGN  1.9488  LVL  0.6495  TRL  1765700  KRW  1389.61 
 SEK  9.0705  CYP  0.58425  MTL  0.4278  AUD  1.6694  ZAR  8.1453 
 CZK  32.101  PLN  4.6710  CAD