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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8911

18 March 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 40 / 40
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 17/03/2005

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: progress in updating stability pact, but…
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LEBANON: EU insists on complete withdrawal of Syrian troops and intelligence services - EU mission for elections
(EU) EU/MOLVDOVA: Political agreement on appointment of Adriaan Jacobits as EU special representative
(EU) EU/IRAN: EU welcomes US support for diplomatic solution to nuclear problem
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Asselborn says recent developments in Israel-Palestinian peace process are encouraging
(EU) EU/NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY:
(EU) EU/SUDAN:
(EU) EU/FORMER YUGOSLAVIA:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/MOROCCO:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/SPRING SUMMIT/NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS: Meeting with national parliaments results in broad consensus on reviving Lisbon strategy and need for parliaments to be involved - Barroso and Juncker explain Bolkestein Directive
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT/TRADE UNIONS: ETUC calls for Social Europe to be core of Lisbon strategy - John Monks and Jean-Claude Juncker support liberalisation of services, but oppose social dumping
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Implementing Lisbon strategy will potentially increase growth by 0.5% and 0.75%
(EU) EU/SPRING SUMMIT/SERVICES: Jeannot Krecké says country of origin principle should be maintained but modified
(EU) EU/TRADE: Due to divergences on textile imports, Council still can't adopt new SGP
(EU) EU/INFLATION:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/DEMOGRAPHIC AGEING: Vladimir Spidla calls for “global and urgent response to serious changes to entire European economy”
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUALS: Concrete measures to fight racist broadcasting
(EU) EU/PALESTINE/FRAUD: OLAF says there it no proof that EU aid was used for terrorism
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Proposal to take account of previous criminal offences from other Member States
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS/LISBON: “Less bureaucracy, more growth”: Commission presents measures for “better regulation” on Wednesday as part of revitalised Lisbon Strategy
(EU) EU/SPACE: Commission negotiates future Galileo-Glonass interface - Deployment of Galileo system
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: Innovation to be main theme of next business fair organised by CORDIS
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: European legislation infringement procedures and public procurement in four Member States
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission demands repayment of Italian state aid awarded to companies quoted on stock exchange for first time in 2004
(EU) EU/STATE AID/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light to French and Spanish aid to shipbuilding
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Modernisation of accounting system a success
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Symantec's purchase of Veritas authorised
(EU) EP/COMMISSION/COMPETITION:
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Council President Jean-Louis Schiltz warns national parliaments that level and efficiency of public development aid must be increased to meet millennium objectives
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament asks Commission for sufficient funding for Natura 2000 if EU is to reverse decline in biodiversity by 2010
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court information on several of the thirty cases dealt with on 10 March
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Reasoned opinion against Greece for shortcomings in air safety area
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission takes Belgium to Court over failure to comply with maritime law
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Case against Portugal is taken to Court
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 17/03/2005:
 USD  1.3378  CHF  1.5471  EEK  15.6466  ROL  36670  HKD  10.4346 
 JPY  139.72  ISK  78.24  HUF  247.84  SIT  239.68  NZD  1.801 
 DKK  7.4474  NOK  8.141  LTL  3.4528  SKK  38.775  SGD  2.1717 
 GBP  0.6959  BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.6961  TRY  1.7886  KRW  1338.94 
 SEK  9.1023  CYP  0.5831  MTL  0.4326  AUD  1.6876  ZAR  8.2177 
 CZK  29.978  PLN  4.1171  CAD