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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8902

5 March 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 52 / 52
TIMETABLE / € value in different currencies on 04/03/2005

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Commemoration of attacks of 11 March 2004
(EU) EU/ASIA: Benita Ferrero-Waldner attends meeting of EU/ASEAN foreign ministers and visits Indonesia
(EU) EP/COMMISSION: Extraordinary meeting of Conference of Presidents
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION/FRANCE:
(EU) EP/IRAQ/MEDIA: Political groups call for release of hostages
(EU) EP/CROATIA: Berndt Posselt criticises attempts to delay negotiations
(EU) EU/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS: Margot Wallström to attend conference of presidents of national parliaments in Budapest in May
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Terry Davis welcomes Supreme Court's decision as allowing United States to rejoin the civilised fold
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: competitiveness Council of 7 March makes contribution to spring summit - Decision on patents for software ? - Debate on services directive - Exchange of views with Commissioners Verheugen and Mendelson
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises purchase of de Chips by Orkla under certain conditions
(EU) EU/PATENTS: Josep Borrell says Parliament must draw conclusions from Commission's attitude
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/SERVICES: Commission hopes to iron out differences of opinion within College
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/FRAUD: Commissioner Kallas's initiative
(EU) EU/SOCIAL COUNCIL: Ministers reaffirm importance of social parts of Lisbon strategy and hope to reach agreement on opt-outs at 3 June Council
(EU) EU/REGIONAL/LISBON STRATEGY: Conference on cohesion and Lisbon strategy
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Television channel ARD feels Commission has confirmed missions and funding of public broadcasters in Germany
(EU) EU/MEXICO: Conclusion of first round of negotiations to extend bilateral agreement to services and investments
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: EU welcomes Paris declaration on aid effectiveness and commits to stepping up pace of harmonising aid procedures and coordination
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/WTO/TRADE: Commissioners Mandelson and Fischer Boel assess outcome of Mombasa meeting as positive
(EU) EU/EUROMED/EIB: Meeting of FEMIP experts committee
(EU) EU/WTO/COTTON:
(EU) EP/MARCH SESSION: Joint resolution on Lisbon Strategy - Resolutions on Lebanon - Debates on Tibet, Belarus, Cambodia and Saudi Arabia
(EU) EP/WOMEN: Events in Strasbourg to mark International Women's Day, 8 March
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Wine industry wants to make use of emergency distillation
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: 66% of Europeans welcome changes in CAP
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Brainstorming about veal
(EU) EU/RENEWABLE ENERGY: EREC and EUREC want 7th research programme to earmark EUR 250 million a year to research into renewable energy
(EU) EU/ARMAMENT: European Defence Agency wants to promote voluntary intergovernmental system for defence procurement
(EU) EU/CROATIA:
(EU) EU/REGIONS/WOMEN: Men far outnumber women in local assemblies, apart from in Sweden and Latvia
(EU) EP/YOUTH/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: MEPs look at teenagers and daily social exclusion
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Youth Forum prepares for European Short Film Festival
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS/CONFERENCE:
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 04/03/2005:
 USD  1.3115  CHF  1.5491  EEK  15.6466  ROL  36497  HKD  10.2295 
 JPY  138.33  ISK  79.82  HUF  242.44  SIT  239.69  NZD  1.8031 
 DKK  7.4438  NOK  8.2275  LTL  3.4528  SKK  37.884  SGD  2.1375 
 GBP  0.6876  BGN  1.9559  LVL  0.6964  TRY  1.6732  KRW  1322.39 
 SEK  9.0555  CYP  0.5827  MTL  0.4309  AUD  1.6715  ZAR  7.8168 
 CZK  29.665  PLN  3.9287  CAD