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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8759

31 July 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 30/07/2004

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: A few comments on Mr Landaburu's explanations on Commission's stance concerning Sudan, Ukraine, Russia, etc
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) BARROSO COMMISSION: Margot Wallström remains Commissioner
(EU) EU/SUDAN: EU team of civil and military experts to leave for Sudan next Tuesday - EU support for draft resolution implicitly authorising sanctions against Khartoum
(EU) EU/ESDP: Nick Witney is appointed Chief Executive of European Defence Agency
(EU) EU/ESDP/ISS: White Paper by Paris institute on European defence urges for post of homeland defence coordinator to be created
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Security conditions have not improved - voter registration could be extended
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE: Difficult race against the clock in the WTO negotiations in Geneva - new draft agreement, presented Friday morning, satisfactory to the EU (except France)
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Parliament officially brings two appeals against the EU/United States agreement on air passenger registration
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EP/CHEMICAL PRODUCTS: Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection wants to wait for results of additional impact assessment of REACH before declaring position on first reading
(EU) EP/COMMITTEES/WOMEN'S RIGHTS: socialists will make life difficult for President Zaborzka, announces Martin Schulz
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: examination of practices imposed by BMW on multi-brand dealerships
(EU) EU/COMMERCIAL DEFENCE: Commission proposes initiation of anti-dumping proceedings with regard to imports of PET from Australia and China
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: construction SMES demand that the rules governing public-private partnerships protect sub-contractors
(EU) EU/COMMERCIAL DEFENCE/THAILAND:
(EU) EU/EIPA:
(EU) EU/MADAGASCAR: Commission approves two programmes to the tune of 103 million euros to reduce poverty in Madagascar
(EU) EU/GHANA: 62 million euros to combat poverty
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION: Community Action Programme extended for two years to the end of 2006
(EU) EU/POLICE: seat of the European Police College in Bramshill (UK)
(EU) EFTA/COURT/LIECHTENSTEIN:
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for construction of 2 sections of Prague motorway ring
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB finances project for environmental protection on Tunisian coast - femip office to be opened in Tunis
(EU) EU/EIB: Citigroup Hungary loans for financing smaller projects
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Eligibility criteria for receiving Community subsidies are too strict, Youth NGOs state
(EU) EP/ALGERIA/PRESS FREEDOM: Wife of director of Algerian daily "Le Matin" denounces government offensive against the press
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 30/07/2004:
 USD  1.2039  CHF  1.5414  EEK  15.6466  ROL  41125  HKD  9.3902 
 JPY  134.19  ISK  86.36  HUF  248.3  SIT  239.98  NZD  1.8917 
 DKK  7.4357  NOK  8.42  LTL  3.4528  SKK  40.045  SGD  2.0732 
 GBP  0.66255  BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.6545  TRL  1769700  KRW  1408.74 
 SEK  9.2357  CYP  0.5798  MTL  0.4249  AUD  1.7165  ZAR  7.5194 
 CZK  31.693  PLN  4.3916  CAD