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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8627

21 January 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 38 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 20/01/2004

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A few pointers towards greater optimism on the prospects for agreement on the European Constitution
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Irish Presidency does not wish to impose timetable, but Constitution will be on agenda of General Affairs Council of 26 January - Brian Cowen wants to "recreate a sense of solidarity" - initiatives to support Presidency's procedure
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Emma Nicholson invites Leyla Zana to Brussels
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/CYPRUS:
(EU) EU/SPAIN:
(EU) EU/KAZAKHSTAN/DATH PENALTY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP/G7: Twelve express concern about "excessive" exchange rate movements
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Ministers are reticent about Commission's initiative to review Stability Pact provisions
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Irish Presidency's priorities are approved
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: France recommends solution based on subsidiarity for reduced rates of VAT on catering
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Commission confirms it has no plans to revise excise on tobacco as called for by France
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/PARMALAT: Commissioner Bolkestein confirms that he will present proposals on statutory audit in March
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Critical opinion on Austrian stability programme
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Eichel comments on spending freeze
(EU) EP/ECB/STABILITY PROGRAMME: Issing says "we are not indifferent but concerned" by change in interest rates - ECB mentions greater role of Commission in monitoring stability pact - polemic on interest rates
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Romano Prodi defends increase of resources for enlarged Europe - "Strange" time to ask for ceiling of 1%
(EU) EU/BUDGET/REGIONAL: Towards "half and half" allocation of future regional aid between old and new Member States?
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Commission adopts its joint Employment/Council report on employment - Union could fail in many Lisbon Strategy objectives
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/ENERGY:
(EU) EU/PARMALAT/AGRICULTURE: Commission to examine Italian aid for farmers affected by Parmalat crisis
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: First Franco-German forum on European competition policy
(EU) EU/CUSTOMS: Commission alerts operators to possible risks when importing products from Serbia and Montenegro
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Chris Patten hopes to conclude negotiation of free trade agreement with Mercosur this year
(EU) EU/NEIGHBOURS/TUNISIA: Commissioner Verheugen visits Tunisia
(EU) EU/TUNISIA: EUR 2,150,000 for training of journalists
(EU) EU/GLOBALISATION: Towards an alliance between political forces (Global Progressive Forum) and social movements (World Social Forum)
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Africa and Asia will be priority areas for ECHO action in 2004 - increased attention to Middle East
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Professionals of European film industry hope to maintain current financing system - Debate is taken to Commission services (competition, internal market, education/culture)
(EU) EU/HUMAN RESOURCES:
(EU) EU/CULTURE/GREECE/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: Commission publishes list of objects banned on board passenger planes and baggage holds
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 250 million loan for modernisation of public transport in Brussels
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 70 million loan for environment in Cairo
(EU) STATE AID: Transfer of Belgacom pension funds to Belgian state conforms with European rules
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Infringement procedures against several Member States over public lending rights and commercial rental rights
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission pursues legal action against 6 Member States for persistent infringements against waste legislation
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 20/01/2004:
 USD  1.2536  CHF  1.5720  EEK  15.6466  ROL  41087  HKD  9.7394 
 JPY  134.43  ISK  86.58  HUF  264.20  SIT  237.5300  NZD  1.8846 
 DKK  7.4468  NOK  8.6045  LTL  3.4523  SKK  40.695  SGD  2.1417 
 GBP  0.69130  BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.6692  TRL  1677519  KRW  1489.28 
 SEK  9.1631  CYP  0.58672  MTL  0.4298  AUD  1.6374  ZAR  9.1348 
 CZK  32.910  PLN  4.7306  CAD