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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8861

7 January 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 23
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 06/01/2005

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Disagreement over Turkey's membership becomes more radical
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/EPP-ED: Ratification of Constitution is top priority for 90% of Group, Hans-Gert Pöttering assures - Group hopes to invite President Yuschenko as soon as possible - Invitation to Bush?
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Both sides resolved to give fresh impetus to transatlantic relations, Solana says
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Turkish officials to visit Luxembourg and Brussels to prepare for accession negotiations
(EU) EP/NUCLEAR: Caroline Lucas renews call for nuclear arms ban
(EU) EU/EGYPT/NUCLEAR: IAEA suspects Egypt has produced weapons-grade uranium
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ASIA/EARTHQUAKE: Additional aid of EUR 450 million announced by Barroso takes EU total to around EUR 1.5 bn (emergency and medium-term reconstruction aid) - EIB issues EUR 1 bn in loans
(EU) EU/EARTHQUAKE/EMU: Commission could show clemency towards excessive deficit countries given their aid to Asia
(EU) EU/ASIA/EARTHQUAKE: Extraordinary Council on Friday to brainstorm avenues for improving EU's disaster response capabilities and prepare for 11 January donor conference
(EU) EU/INDUSTRIAL POLICY: Verheugen says Union has to create enterprise-friendly environment and European champions - as part of return to "large-scale programmes" planned by Chirac, France calls on EU Member States to support its project and create industrial innovation agency
(EU) EU/EMU:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Tax on lorries driving through Germany
(EU) EU/FARMING/POLAND: Commissioner Fischer Boel says Polish farm income has risen sharply since accession
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/EARTHQUAKE:
(EU) EU/REGIONS/EARTHQUAKE:
(EU) EU/YOUTH/EARTHQUAKE:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Main total allowable catches and quotas 2005
(EU) EU/ANIMAL WELFARE: Adoption of regulation on animal transport conditions - new initiatives in sight
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: Medicines in Europe Forum considers draft regulation on paediatric use too focused on laboratories' financial concerns
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Eurodis critical of WHO report on priority medicines for Europe and world
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 06/01/2005:
 USD  1.3183  CHF  1.5498  EEK  15.6466  ROL  38775  HKD  10.2754 
 JPY  138.3  ISK  83.15  HUF  247.93  SIT  239.78  NZD  1.8909 
 DKK  7.44  NOK  8.2535  LTL  3.4527  SKK  38.62  SGD  2.1766 
 GBP  0.7039  BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.697  TRY  1.845  KRW  1395.95 
 SEK  9.0339  CYP  0.5804  MTL  0.433  AUD  1.7314  ZAR  8.0519 
 CZK  30.438  PLN  4.1192  CAD