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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8689
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ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / € value in different currencies on 20/04/2004

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: EU-Mercosur negotiation: avoiding rhetoric and excessive ambition
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Commission recommends accession negotiations open with Croatia
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: 65 MEPs table motion of censure - debate Wednesday evening and vote, in theory, in May
(EU) EP/FRANCE: Michel Barnier's commitment to the European Parliament in ideas, method and availability
(EU) EU/CHINA: New debate on lifting arms embargo on 26 April
(EU) EU/ASIA: Burma's entry into Asem remains open
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Ad hoc meeting on terrorism
(EU) EU/CONSITUTION/UNITED KINGDOM: Tony Blair announces referendum but next year at the earliest
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Peter Sutherland appeals for development of "institutional responses" in the period before entry into force of constitution - referendums should not be for lengthy periods of inaction
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION: Friends of Europe's suggestions to break deadlock
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/ITALY:
(EU) EU/SLOVAKIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES: European Commission asks US for guarantees for transfer of data on European passengers to other countries - EP to decide on Wednesday to put case before Court of Justice
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY/COMPETITIVENESS:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/LIIKANEN:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: 2002 scoreboard confirms tendency to reduce aid in EU
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission gives formal notice to Germany to reform its system of returnable cans and bottles
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT/WORK: Commission is expected to approve its communication on equal opportunities and equal treatment between men and women
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission launches first phase of consultation between interprofessional social partners and Community sectors in context of review of European works councils directive
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Private sector involved in work of ministerial conference in Dundalk
(EU) EU/GULF: Common desire to speed up negotiations for free trade agreement - GCC president (Gulf Cooperation Council) appreciates European reaction to assassination of Hamas leader
(EU) EP/MEDIA: Other political groups denounce EPP-ED and UEN "obstruction" of Boogerd-Quaak report criticising control of media in Italy
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: Parliament green light at first reading to "liaison" directive on trading emissions credits for clean investments outside the EU
(EU) EP/ECB: Gonzalez-Paramo's nomination is approved
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Court of Auditors stresses simplification of procedures and contracts also facilitates management and controls
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/APRIL PLENARY: Euromed cooperation, European capitals of culture, European sustainable tourism - Neil Kinnock to participate
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE/LITHUANIA: Pranas Kuris and Vilenas VadaPalas will be the two Lithuanian judges
(EU) EU/EXTERNAL TRADE:
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE/WOMEN:
(EU) EU/EESC/PARTICIPATIVE DEMOCRACY: In Berlin, Roger Briesch calls for reaffirmation of importance of Franco-German entente to service of European unification
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/SME: 3rd European Crafts and SME summit, with Jean-Claude Juncker
(EU) EU/SPORT/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Meeting on Thursday in Strasbourg to discuss "Euro 2004" security issues
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 20/04/2004:
 USD  1.1926  CHF  1.5548  EEK  15.6466  ROL  40685  HKD  9.3009 
 JPY  128.61  ISK  87.10  HUF  250.25  SIT  238.3800  NZD  1.8735 
 DKK  7.4437  NOK  8.2780  LTL  3.4529  SKK  40.090  SGD  2.0013 
 GBP  0.66425  BGN  1.9462  LVL  0.6486  TRL  1633774  KRW  1373.22 
 SEK  9.1688  CYP  0.58640  MTL  0.4247  AUD  1.6119  ZAR  7.8022 
 CZK  32.545  PLN  4.7655  CAD