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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8910

17 March 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 16/03/2005

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The mistakes Mr Barroso made with the Bolkestein directive
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Accession negotiations postponed until Zagreb cooperates fully with ICTY - Arrest of General Gotovina is no pre-requisite
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS: EU announces several CHR initiatives on Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories
(eu) EU/TERRORISM: United States challenges Hezbollah to “prove” it is not a terrorist organisation
(EU) EP/EUROMED: End of EMPA session - Josep Borrell takes up chairmanship for a year
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT/BRUSSELS: MEPs displeased with postponement of negotiations debate
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/CZECH REPULIC:
(EU) EU/CHINA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/SPRING SUMMIT/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS: Juncker says summit will “confirm three Lisbon dimensions” (which go “together” with Stability Pact), focus on governance and adopt declaration on sustainable development - Services Directive will not be adopted as it is, as summit will state “one way or another”
(EU) EU/EMU: Juncker does not plan to propose a list of “relevant factors” for deciding whether to launch procedure for excessive deficit
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/SERVICES: Jacques Chirac deems services directive “unacceptable”, while Evelyne Gebhardt deems Barroso's proposals “cynical”
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Foundation for Israeli-Palestinian cooperation in transport sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS/LISBON: Commission presents its action plan on “better regulation”
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Proposed regulation on low-priority civil or commercial cases
(EU) EU/JHA/G5:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Reasoned opinions to six Member States for failure to transpose into national law of EU Directives on internal gas and electricity markets
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/TRADE: Agreement on plant product exports
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission called on to pursue its reflection on risk and crisis management for agricultural sector
(EU) EP/COMPETITION/CORRECTION:
(EU) EU/TRADE: WTO panel recognises validity of European protection of geographical indications
(EU) EP/TRADE: No rush to decide safeguard measures against chinese textile imports, mandelson says
(EU) EP/CULTURE/SERVICES: MEPs say Bolkestein directive is woefully inadequate for audiovisual services
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET/SERVICES: Liotard report on services directive calls for exclusion of principle of country of origin
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/INFORMATION STRATEGY: Commission hopes to meet and listen to European citizens
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commitment from European social partners on Lisbon strategy in form of joint declaration addressed to tripartite Social Summit and Spring Council
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Green Paper on ageing of European population poses question of consequences for society
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: 70 billion EUR to fight decline of European scientific empire
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE/GLOBALISATION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Increase in labour costs
(EU) EU/ECB: Losses of more than one euro one billion in 2004
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE/RURAL DEVELOPMENT: EESC calls for nesw CAP orientations to be integrated into mid-term review of Lisbon strategy
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE/COMPANIES:
(EU) EU/EURO:
(EU) EU/EURO:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 16/03/2005:
 USD  1.3373  CHF  1.5462  EEK  15.6466  ROL  36153  HKD  10.4305 
 JPY  139.33  ISK  78.71  HUF  246.08  SIT  239.7  NZD  1.8065 
 DKK  7.4472  NOK  8.201  LTL  3.4528  SKK  38.461  SGD  2.1683 
 GBP  0.696  BGN  1.9559  LVL  0.6961  TRY  1.7783  KRW  1342.38 
 SEK  9.09  CYP  0.5828  MTL  0.4325  AUD  1.6906  ZAR  8.1594 
 CZK  29.85  PLN  4.0691  CAD