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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8634

30 January 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 38 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 29/01/2004

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Great mystification process in attacks against EU's agricultural policy
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/UN/SAKHAROV PRIZE: On being awarded Sakharov prize, Kofi Annan appeals for "world development partnership" and a Europe open to immigration that is fairer, richer, stronger and younger
(EU) EP/STATUS OF MEPS: Baron requests explanations from four Member States that blocked draft on status - Rothley accuses Martin Schulz
(EU) EP/IGC:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN ELECTIONS: 23 countries (except Latvia and Cyprus) are ready to allow other European nationals to vote in June
(EU) EU/ESDP: Nick Witney of Britain leads team to set up European Armaments Agency
(EU) EU/CFSP/GENOCIDE: Solana insists on prevention and multilateralism
(EU) EP/IGC/CORRIGENDUM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/AIR TRANSPORT: European Parliament endorses agreement in conciliation on European Single Sky but regrets lack of ambition - Fava welcomes provisions on civil-military cooperation - Sanders-ten Holte insists on sanctions
(EU) EP/EUROSTAT: Parliament regrets that Solbes has not assumed political responsibility in financial fraud affair
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2001: Discharge is finally given to Committee of the Regions
(EU) EP/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: EP approves public procurement directives resulting from conciliation
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY: Berès deplores protection granted to Raymond
(EU) EP/CURRENCY/G7: Randzio-Plath suggests creating a permanent secretariat for monitoring exchange markets
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: inquiry into possible lift and escalator cartel
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: strong euro weakening companies' competitivity
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Poul nielson on official visit to pacific
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/JEWISH COMMUNITY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/ECB:
(EU) EP/COMPETITION: Several MEPs call for co-decision
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Decision on Czech bank Ceská sporitelna
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Commission defines action plan for using full potential of environmental technology
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/WTO: Washington set to agree to agriculture concessions
(EU) EU BIRD FLU: bird imports from South East Asia suspended
(EU) EU BRAZIL: relaxed checks on Brazilian poultry meat
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE:
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: conference on growth and information society in an enlarged Europe, 26 and 27 February, Budapest
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Viviane reding presents first European inter-university diplomas under the erasmus mundus programme in Paris
(EU) EU/EESC/CULTURE: culture industries discussion highlights poor funding and need to strengthen European cultural area
(EU) COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Yves Franchet and Daniel Byk (of Eurostat) accuse European Commission of refusing access to documents
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: Positive assessment of orphan medicines
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/ASIA: conclusions about new partnership with South-East Asia - towards a free trade agreement?
(EU) EU/TRADE PROTECTION: Commission studies Brazil's tyre import practices
(EU) EU/TRADE PROTECTION/NORWAY/FAEROE ISLANDS:
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 29/01/2004:
 USD  1.2468  CHF  1.5621  EEK  15.6466  ROL  40695  HKD  9.6923 
 JPY  132.13  ISK  86.78  HUF  263.36  SIT  237.4000  NZD  1.8514 
 DKK  7.4491  NOK  8.7640  LTL  3.4533  SKK  40.750  SGD  2.1193 
 GBP  0.68500  BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.6653  TRL  1673475  KRW  1461.87 
 SEK  9.1640  CYP  0.58617  MTL  0.4289  AUD  1.6198  ZAR  8.7615 
 CZK  33.213  PLN  4.7403  CAD