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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8699

5 May 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 43
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / € value in different currencies on 04/05/2004

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Questions raised by developments in Cyprus far exceed the island's size - Essential principles challenged
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/MONNET/SPINELLI: President Cox calls upon Foreign Ministers to confirm their commitment to Constitution, prior to elections
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/CONSTITUTION: Dick Roche hints there will be adjustments to State and population thresholds for calculating qualified majority in Council - Antonio Vitorino warns against going back on the Convention's draft and calls for public debate before ratification - Several MEPs express concern about suggestions made in last Irish working paper - Others call for a reference to Christian heritage in Constitution
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: First plenary speeches by MEPs of new Member States on 3 May in Strasbourg
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/CENSURE: Censure motion presented by 63 MEPS on Eurostat affair is rejected
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Irish Presidency submits "working document" to "Focal Points" meeting in Dublin on 4 May - Changes proposed without altering main thrust of text post-Naples - questions on scope of qualified majority voting postponed
(EU) EU/IGC:
(EU) EU/POLAND/NATIONALISM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/USA/PASSENGER DATA: Plenary refuses urgent Council request for agreement with USA
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Green paper on public private partnership
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Commission earmarks 1.243 billion EUR for Mediterranean region
(EU) EU/EUROMED: Informal session of EU and Mediterranean foreign ministers
(EU) EU/TRADE: Pascal Lamy asks G90 countries to voice their concerns, and gives guarantees of goodwill
(EU) EU/US/TERRORISM: US and European terrorism lists
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Council green light to Europol and Eurojust agreement
(EU) EU/MARITIME TRANSPORTS:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Investigation on plastic bag cartel
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission opens proceedings into collective licensing of music copyrights for online use
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears new Porsche distribution and after-sales service arrangements
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Directions for using information system on dangerous consumer products
(EU) EU/SECURITY: Commission sets out arrangements for controls on transfer of explosives
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment rate in enlarged EU is estimated at 9% in March
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Euro-zone industrial producer prices up 0.6% in March
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission adopts better quality health care "e-Health action plan"
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission calls for action to boost competitiveness of the radio and telecommunications equipment industry in EU
(EU) EU/EESC: Committee rues lack of progress and political commitment for EU sustainable development strategy
(EU) EU/GMO: 300 organisations concerned about seed proposals
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Commission adopts recommendation on protection of minors and human dignity
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/CYCLING: Pavel Telicka presents 57th "Peace Race" (Brussels - Prague)
(EU) EU/OMBUDSMAN: European Ombudsman appeals to public for help with inquiry into integration of people with disabilities
(EU) EU/UNIONS: Future of social Europe on agenda of meeting between John Monks and Jean-Claude Juncker
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 04/05/2004:
 USD  1.2061  CHF  1.5522  EEK  15.6466  ROL  40265  HKD  9.4071 
 JPY  132.53  ISK  88.36  HUF  251.30  SIT  238.6000  NZD  1.9151 
 DKK  7.4412  NOK  8.2320  LTL  3.4527  SKK  40.215  SGD  2.0454 
 GBP  0.67460  BGN  1.9463  LVL  0.6553  TRL  1743780  KRW  1411.74 
 SEK  9.1383  CYP  0.58650  MTL  0.4265  AUD  1.6611  ZAR  8.3128 
 CZK  32.316  PLN  4.7726  CAD