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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8736

29 June 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/emu
Three new Member States join European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II)

Brussels, 28/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - Lithuania, Estonia and Slovenia joined the European exchange rate mechanism (ERM II) on Sunday and decided to link their currencies to the euro. The European Central Bank defined the central rate for the national currencies relative to the euro, around which they can fluctuate by plus or minus 15%. The parity rate for the Estonian crown is 15.6466 EEK to one euro, the Lithuanian litas is 3.45280 LTL to one euro and the Slovene tolar is 239.640 SIT to...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The Commission needs experience and prestige of some of its current members - The delicate issue of Vice-Presidents
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION PRESIDENCY: Mr Barroso to be candidate to succeed Mr Prodi, at extraordinary Summit this Tuesday evening - Mr Prodi pleased, others sceptical
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Dromoland Castle Summit confirms strategic importance of transatlantic relations despite occasional differences of opinion - Seven statements adopted and GPS-GALILEO Agreement initialled - Bush says EU should launch accession negotiations with Turkey
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Manuel Barroso feels capable of assuming post as President of the European Commission
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Chirac for opening negotiations in December if Commission proposes - French President denounces George Bush's involvement in this case
(EU) NATO/IRAQ: NATO "encourages" members to help Iraq transform its army - support for provisional sovereign government as from Monday
(EU) UE/OTAN/BALKANS: NATO officially confirms its decision to hand over the international military intervention in Bosnia-Herzegovina to the European Union at the end of the year
(EU) EU/CFSP/GEORGIA: French woman to head EU mission in Georgia
(EU) EU/CFSP: Extension of special EU representative's mandates
(EU) UE/SERBIA: Javier Solana please with election of Boris Tadic
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Political agreements on bathing water and sulphur content of marine fuel - waste transfer dossier to be passed to Dutch Presidency and Zeamaïs L Line NK603 to be transferred to the Commission
(EU) EU/EMU: three new Member States join European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: British Airways lambasts the new aid to Alitalia as well as the continuation of American aid to airlines
(EU) EU/CHINA/TRADE: Beijing does not merit market economy status, says Commission, which identifies four outstanding problems
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Changes to fishing rights in Greenland's waters
(EU) EU/FISHING/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES:
(EU) ACP/EU: ACP heads of state urge European Commission to maintain same guaranteed price levels for ACP sugar exports in new sugar regime
(EU) EU/FARMING:
(EU) EU/SGEI: Commission says opening to competition improves performance and cuts prices despite consumer dissatisfaction and mixed results
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Microsoft is authorised not to provide a Windows version which is disassociated from its Media Player at least until autumn, and could delay sending its “interoperability” documentation to European Commission for at least same period
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/UNIONS/EMU: Rainer Hoffman asks Commission to put concrete proposals forward on improving European economic governance
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Assembly calls for Italian authorities to end media monopolisation
(EU) EU/REGIONS/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: In Le Havre Jacques Barrot confirms Commission's desire to promote a modern Cohesion Policy without ignoring the social dimension
(EU) EU/REGIONS/CONSTITUTION: Wolfgang Tiefensee welcomed greater role given to local and regional authorities
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/CHURCH: Catholic bishops regret lack of refernece to Christian heritage
(EU) EU/EDUCATION/CONSTITUTION: AEGEE welcomes adoption of European constitution
(EU) EU/DRUGS: UN report notes that drug use is being contained
(EU) EP/AUDIOVISUAL/ELECTIONS:
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/DUTCH PRESIDENCY:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 604
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