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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8683

8 April 2004
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: Our offices will be closed during the Easter holidays from 8-12 April inclusive. No. 8684 edition of the bulletin will be dated Wednesday 14 April 2004
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Commission proposes Act to enshrine Annan plan temporary derogations to Community law to guarantee agreement in Cyprus
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: EU highlights development of strategic military transport by 2010
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA: John Cushnahan's relatively positive assessment of 2 April elections
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT: Brussels-based Activities planned by European institutions to celebrate ten new EU members on 1 May
(EU) EU/KOSOVO/BERTELSMANN:
(EU) EU/EP/MALAWI:
(EU) EP/LUXEMBOURG: Lydie Polfer heads Liberal list
(EU) EP/GREENS/GERMANY: Daniel Cohn-Bendit's "Marathon for culture"
(EU) EP/ESTONIA:
(EU) EU/EP/RWANDA: Romano Prodi declaration on 10th anniversary of genocide, Pierre Jockheer in Kigali
(EU) EU/EP/USA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission continues crusade against rising government deficit - fresh proceedings for Italy, Netherlands, UK and Greece
(EU) EU/EMU: ECB calls on countries experiencing budget difficulties to take swift measures
(EU) EP/STABILITY PACT: Don't blame the referee says Cox, but admits rules should be "more subtle"
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC POLICY: Updating the BPEGs, Commission reaffirms 2003 employment growth strategy also appropriate for acceding countries - employment recommendations for 2004
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission forecasts acceleration in growth in Europe, to 2.3% in euro zone in 2005
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission adopts new modalities to apply competition policy to technology transfer agreements
(EU) EU/OLAF/EUROPOL:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Yes to Air France-Alitalia alliance
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES/DATA PROTECTION: Legal Committee asks EP President to bring EU/US agreement on passenger data before Court
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Stavros Dimas appeals for women's representation in new EP not to drop below current 30% threshold - all provisions on equality should be included in new Constitution
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: JPC pushes for functioning market economy status
(EU) EP/REGIONALIST PARTIES/YOUTH:
(EU) EU/EP/CONSUMERS: Parliament gives green light to intelligent food packaging at first reading
(EU) EU/EP/FOOD SAFETY: Towards EP/Council conciliation on "Food hygiene" package
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament gives green light to full application of Aarhus Convention within EU
(EU) EP/WOMEN: EP endorses Council common position on equal opportunity in development cooperation
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/INFORMATION SOCIETY: McNamara and Ahern consider all must benefit from "broadband revolution"
(EU) EP/GREENS/FOOD SAFETY:
(EU) EU/ROAD SAFETY: 39 organisations and companies sign new European road safety charter
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT/MARITIME SAFETY: Green MEPs and United Left seek to strengthen Sterckx report in plenary
(EU) EP/EIB/NGO: CEE Bankwatch, Friends of the Earth and Reform the World Bank Campaign critical of economic and monetary committee's vote
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA/EESC: Civil Society Summit (Mexico 13-15 April)
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE/ESTONIA: Uno Lohmus and Küllike Jürimäe to be two future Estonian judges
(EU) UE/CALENDAR: Main European activities 12 to 19 April 2004
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 07/04/2004:
 USD  1.2101  CHF  1.5583  EEK  15.6466  ROL  40865  HKD  9.4329 
 JPY  127.94  ISK  87.53  HUF  248.10  SIT  238.3800  NZD  1.8366 
 DKK  7.4456  NOK  8.3835  LTL  3.4527  SKK  40.160  SGD  2.0293 
 GBP  0.65860  BGN  1.9461  LVL  0.6513  TRL  1604377  KRW  1383.45 
 SEK  9.1615  CYP  0.58620  MTL  0.4246  AUD  1.5871  ZAR  7.6678 
 CZK  32.779  PLN  4.7231  CAD