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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8659

5 March 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 40 / 40
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / € value in different currencies on 04/03/2004

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Death of "directoires" makes "differentiation" even more necessary
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ELDR: Liberals and centrists gather to rekindle federal movement and build "democratic political union" to guarantee freedoms in Europe and in the world
(EU) EP/EPP: Constitution remains very top priority, Pöttering assures (citing Loyola de Palacio as possible Commission President) - Martens is highly critical of Liberals
(EU) EU/IGC: Prodi-Schröder and Giscard d'Estaing/Fischer (and Merkel) meetings
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Cyprus' ambassador to EU criticises attitude of Turkish Cypriots - Interviews with Agence Europe
(EU) EU/IGC/LUXEMBOURG: Addressing French MPs, Jean-Claude Juncker sketches outline of possible compromise on issue of double majority at Council and confirms reticence concerning Turkey's accession
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Open letter from EPC calling on party leaders to select their candidates for Commission presidency as soon as possible so they can take part in European elections
(EU) EU/PRODI COMMISSION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT/SOCIAL: Council adopts key messages on employment, social protection and inclusion and gender equality for Spring Summit end March - Margot Wallström calls for respect of EU and Accession Treaties on free movement of workers
(EU) EU/HAITI: Initial emergency aid of 1.8 million EUR
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Most of ambassadors of Fifteen criticise new classification of expenditure proposed by COmmission
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro zone GDP up by 0.3% at end of 2003
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB resists appeals to lower rates
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission believes that Europe's industrial policy has to stay Community-based
(EU) EU/STATE AID: France notifies Commission of new restructuring plan for Bull
(EU) EU/CZECH REPUBLIC: Faced with insufficient budgetary means, EU would perhaps do better and cut down its policies, says Klaus
(EU) EU/IRAQ: Commission defines aid priorities for 2004
(EU) EU/DEMOCRACY: Over EUR 96 million in European Initiative to support democracy and human rights world-wide in 2004
(EU) EU/MIGRATION: New EUR 2 million Euro-Mediterranean project
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Good economic health in Mediterranean, but with disparities between countries, according to internal Commission report
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/NEIGHBOURHOOD/TUNISA: Negotiations session for setting up "national action plan" point - criticism at Council of "neghbourhood" consultations with three Meidterranean third countries
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE/SERBIA/MONTENEGRO:
(EU) EU/SUGAR: Less developed countries request ten year delay before liberalisation of European sugar markets
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS/HEALTH/ENVIRONMENT: Commission creates three new scientific committees to help it - call for tenders
(EU) EU/WTO:
(EU) EP/ECB: Randzio-Plath says executive board should not consist exclusively of central bankers
(EU) EP/SME: Montfort and Rübig want more encouragement for young companies to grow and have better access to technology
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB loan for modernising Montenegrin airports
(EU) OECD/MONEY LAUNDERING:
(EU) EP/WOMEN: Monday 8 March, International Women's Day - EP concentrates on equality, fight against violence and reconciling family and professional life
(EU) EP/CULTURE:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 04/03/2004:
 USD  1.2147  CHF  1.5793  EEK  15.6466  ROL  39899  HKD  9.4661 
 JPY  134.43  ISK  86.88  HUF  254.35  SIT  237.9300  NZD  1.8125 
 DKK  7.4522  NOK  8.6365  LTL  3.4529  SKK  40.685  SGD  2.0844 
 GBP  0.66630  BGN  1.9473  LVL  0.6578  TRL  1613577  KRW  1421.38 
 SEK  9.2151  CYP  0.58589  MTL  0.4257  AUD  1.6178  ZAR  8.3100 
 CZK  33.035  PLN  4.8126  CAD