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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8757

29 July 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 25
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 28/07/2004

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: EU foreign policy has to become more transparent, coherent and efficient, affirms Landaburu
(EU) EU/MOLDOVA: EU condemns closure of several schools in Moldova by separatists in Transnistria
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Austria appoints Benita Ferrero-Waldner Commissioner
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Solana/Karzai talks on electoral process
(EU) EU/ESDP/GEORGIA:
(EU) EU/CFSP/FYROM:
(EU) EU/CFSP:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE: Negotiation in small groups (mainly within G5) to prepare new draft agreement to be presented by WTO Wednesday evening or Thursday morning - Extraordinary meeting of EU Council on Thursday - Lamy finds mood quite positive
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID/ASIA: Commission provides 4.35 million EUR in emergency aid for flood victims in Bangladesh and Tajikistan
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND:
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION: Several Member States provide Portugal with means to fight forest fires - also fires in France
(EU) EP/SPORT: Josep Borell calls for Olympic Truce to be respected
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: New tradition-quality-viticulture Intergroup
(EU) EP/ECONOMIC AND MONETARY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Mediterranean sediment to help understanding of climate change
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: New Commission initiative for better geographic information
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission supports agri-pharmaceutical research
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE:
(EU) EU/EMU/OECD: OECD describes results of Stability Pact as mitigated
(EU) EU/OECD/PENSIONS: Member countries agree on pension fund Regulation
(EU) EU/PUBLIC SERVICES: Association for public service network operations, ISUPE, judges green paper on public private partnerships too legalistic and not political enough
(EU) EU/TAXATION: SMEs call for simplification of cross-border taxation
(EU) EU/OECD/TAXATION: OECD publishes new model agreement for fighting tax fraud and limiting use of "secret banking"
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 28/07/2004:
 USD  1.2034  CHF  1.536  EEK  15.6466  ROL  41096  HKD  9.3863 
 JPY  134.15  ISK  86.42  HUF  247.98  SIT  239.96  NZD  1.9247 
 DKK  7.4349  NOK  8.4605  LTL  3.4528  SKK  40.135  SGD  2.0772 
 GBP  0.66165  BGN  1.9559  LVL  0.6541  TRL  1792700  KRW  1404.79 
 SEK  9.2105  CYP  0.581  MTL  0.4248  AUD  1.7266  ZAR  7.5751 
 CZK  31.653  PLN  4.4096  CAD