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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8718

4 June 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecb
ECB, which has not changed interest rates, increases inflation forecasts due to hike in oil prices

Brussels, 03/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Board of Governors of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided on Thursday to leave interest rates unchanged, marking a year of monetary status quo. The minimum submission rate applied to major refinancing operations remains at 2%. The interest rates for the marginal lending facility and for the deposit facility remain unchanged at 3% and 1% respectively. Furthermore, given the hike in oil prices, the ECB increased its forecasts for inflation in 2004...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: How to deal with the imbalance of the next Commission
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Irish presidency pursues consultation to prepare compromise proposal - several "options and possibilities" are planned on defining qualified majority
(EU) EU/ELECTIONS/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Javier Solana denies that he wants Commission Presidency - Chirac: "Verhofstadt would make a good President"
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS/CONSTITUTION: Just 30% of Parties for referendum on Constitution, says European Referendum Campaign
(EU) EU/NETHERLANDS/VANGUARDS:
(EU) EU/FRANCE/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/WEU/ASSEMBLY: Mr De Decker calls for "interparliamentary forum" to provide parliamentary control of ESDP - Baltic States invited to join modified Treaty of Brussels
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/COMMISSION:
(EU) EP/ELECTIONS/PES/WOMEN:
(EU) EU/NORWAY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/TRADE: Commission "surprised and disappointed" by suspension of animal product imports to Russia, but hopes to avoid retaliatory measures
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission may present communication on sugar sector reform
(EU) EU/OIL: After OPEC decision, Loyola de Palacio urges concerted European approach
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB, which has not changed interest rates, increases inflation forecasts due to hike in oil prices
(EU) EU/ECB/FRAUD: Rules on Olaf internal inquiries
(EU) EU/SUDAN: At Donors' Conference, Commission pledges EUR 10 million in humanitarian aid for Darfur - Sudanese government is urged to lift obstacles to allow access for aid delivery
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS: Commission increases budget for 2004
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Environmentalists appeal for Bonn conference to obtain real results promoting renewable energy world-wide
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Margot Wallström prepares EU for post-2012 - confident that Russia will ratify Kyoto Protocol and that "political change will begin in USA
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Second call for proposals for research activities dedicated to GALILEO
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID:
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Christa Randzio-Plath takes stock of economic and monetary committee's actions during legislature
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: European banking sector counting on average growth of 2% in Euro area in 2005
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment stable in Euro-zone and EU 25 in April 2004
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/EIB: First EIB finance to Cyprus after EU accession
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 144 million EIB support for transport in Serbia and Montenegro
(EU) EP/TAXATION:
(EU) EP/USA:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT/MALTA:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Call is made at first assizes on subsidiarity for greater involvement of local and regional political decision-makers in European policy
(EU) EU/ITALY/YOUTH:
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Ex-wife of former Greek judge at Court of EU received money through "sheer courtesy", rather than allowance Court obliged to pay
(EU) EU/EESC/BULGARIA:
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONS/LANGUAGES:
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