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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8687

17 April 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 45 / 45
TIMETABLE / € value in different currencies on 16/04/2004

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GYMNICH/MIDDLE EAST: Solana says Middle East Quartet set to met 28 April in Berlin - Cowen calls on Israel to make peace "with its enemies rather than its friends"
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: bolstering the EU's political role in Kosovo on Foreign Affairs Ministers' Agenda
(EU) EU/IGC: President confirms probable meeting on 17 May
(EU) EP/MIdDLE EAST: President Cox condemns bilateral decision of United States and Israel endangering the road map
(EU) EU/NATO: NAC meeting/Monday PSC
(EU) EU/CYPRUS:
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN COMMISSION: hearings for Jacques Barrot and Joaquin Almunia on 26 or 27 April
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/ENLARGEMENT: Pat Cox and Joseph Daul satisfied with hearings by future Member State Commissioners - Letters from Commission President and Vice-President on each candidate (Mr Daul admits certain "examiners" harsher than others)
(EU) CYPRUS/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Peter Scheider condemns attitude of Greek Cypriots trying to prevent reunification of island ahead of enlargement
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/ERRATUM:
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS/LIBERALS: Leaders and heads of Government to launch campaign on 29 April
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS/SOCIALISTS: 24 April congress (Adoption of election manifesto and sucessor to Cook) - Discussion between leaders and Prime Ministers
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN: MEPs go against rapporteur, narrowly voting "yes" to EU/Pakistan agreement
(EU) EU/LATVIA:
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Croatia's application for EU accession, European competitiveness and state aid on agenda for Tuesday's college meeting
(EU) EU/MERCOSUR: presentaion of parties' "improved" offers postponed for a few days
(EU) EU/ASEM: 6th ASEM ministerial meeting, in Dublin, 17 and 18 April
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/KOREA:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Romano Prodi and seven Commissioners to travel to Moscow on Thursday
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission to endorse proposals on 23 April on set up a European Fisheries Control Agency
(EU) EU/MOROCCO/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/GMO: New GMO labelling and marketing rules come into force on 18 April
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE/ENLARGEMENT: 300,000 tonnes of banana import quotas for new Member States
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Fischler prepared to make advance payment of aid to dairy farmers
(EU) EU/IMF: Rodrigo Rato reported to be favoured by Washington
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of FLS Aerospace by SR Technics
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Eurozone inflation up in March
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: GDP rises 0.3% in eurozone in December 2003
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/CULTURE/FRANCE: Memorandum on cultural cooperation - According to Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, the values of liberty, respect for others and pluralism should be reflected in cultural dialogue and in the promotion of cultural diversity - Guaranteeing the legal certainty of national aid
(EU) EP/SESSION: 83 reports and a thousand amendments for the final legislative session of the current term
(EU) EP/ALLOWANCES/STATUTE FOR MEPS: German MEPs insist on the adoption of a statute after the elections or, at least, on an immediate reform of the travel expenses system
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Trans-European Transport Networks, second rail package, eurovignette directive and other issues will be on the table at the EP's plenary session next week
(EU) EP/CONGO/LIBERAL GROUP:
(EU) EP/PRIVACY:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Ministers want to clean up Battery market
(EU) EP/GREENS/EFA/PATENTABILITY OF SOFTWARE: new action by greens in favour of free software
(EU) EP/CULTURE/CIRCUS: Doris Pack annouces initiative for autumn for adoption of European rules for circuses
(EU) EU/TRADE UNIONS/UNITED STATES: Waxman report demonstrates Bush Administration's opposition to REACH - Margot Wallstrom to visit US on 26-28 April to defend REACH
(EU) EU/EESC/ESTONIA: President Briesch to visit Tallinn - Meeting with President Arnold Ruutel and future European Commissioner Siim Kallas - Fifth meeting of EU-Estonia Joint Consultative Committee
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/SOCIAL AFFAIRS:
TIMETABLE
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 16/04/2004:
 USD  1.1932  CHF  1.5541  EEK  15.6466  ROL  40781  HKD  9.3057 
 JPY  129.49  ISK  87.30  HUF  252.44  SIT  238.4100  NZD  1.8756 
 DKK  7.4442  NOK  8.2820  LTL  3.4527  SKK  40.235  SGD  2.0078 
 GBP  0.66840  BGN  1.9466  LVL  0.6498  TRL  1624833  KRW  1384.71 
 SEK  9.2072  CYP  0.58600  MTL  0.4254  AUD  1.6191  ZAR  7.7972 
 CZK  32.404  PLN  4.7769  CAD