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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8922

7 April 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 06/04/2005

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Constitution: French debate seen from the outside
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/FRANCE: Socialist Group initiates campaign for “yes vote” in French referendum, with Socialists from Member States
(EU) EP/ITALY: ALDE and Greens/EFA Groups welcome success of centre-left in regional elections
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA:
(EU) EU/UN/MILLENNIUM SUMMIT:
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU criticises elections of 31 March as not being free or democratic
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EU calls on Belarus authorities to ensure Marinitch gets sutiable medical care
(EU) UE/IRAQ:
(EU) EP/UN/REFUGEES:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES 2007-2013: Commission finalises package of legislative proposals for financial framework 2007-2013 - Commissioner Grybauskaité warns of risk of “blocking Europe”
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commissioner Potocnik presents 7th FPRD project to Parliament - Coreper welcomes doubling of Community research effort - Jerzy Busek is Parliament rapporteur
(EU) EU/JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS: Proposal for sharply increased justice and home affairs budget, especially for asylum and immigration
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/RETAIL TRADE:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES/COHESION: Hubner says that with a new expanded thematic field, a reduced activation threshold and a rapid intervention system, the new solidarity fund will be easier to use - Nicolas Schmit warns that not getting political agreement in June will have high political cost
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/UNITED STATES:
(EU) EU/FISHERIES/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: EUR 2.6 billion proposed for implementing common fisheries policy
(EU) EU/TRADE/TEXTILES: Commission adopts guidelines with view to possible application of safeguard measures in event of surge in textile imports from China
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: EU wants “amicable solution” to Airbus/Boeing dispute, says Mandelson, unmoved by Zoellick's criticism
(EU) EU/EMU/GREECE: Commission satisfied by Greece's efforts to bring down deficit in 2006 - No next stage in excessive deficit proceedings - Talks continue between Athens and Eurostat
(EU) EP/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/COHESION: In its final declaration, joint council of Brussels refuses to renationalise cohesion policy as proposed by some Member States and calls for budget equal to 1.2% of GNI
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/HEALTH/CONSUMERS: Commission presents EU's action programme for health and consumer protection 2007-2013 (for 1.2 billion EUR)
(EU) EU/CHEMICALS: Commission takes pains to remove last obstacles to practicability of REACH, but it will not re-write proposal before Parliament's first reading
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET/SERVICES: Greens/EFA and social platform seminar highlights specific nature of social sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light for acquisition of Edinfor by EDP and LogicaCMG
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: According to an external report, Commission has to take new initiative for strengthening competitiveness in European forest-based industry
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EP/SERVICES/GERMANY:
(EU) EU/GCC: 15th session of joint ministerial council on speeding up negotiations on free trade and concluding them by end of 2005 - Mandelson worried about separate bilateral agreements
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 06/04/2005:
 USD  1.286  HUF  247.23  SKK  38.915  RUB  35.845  KRW  1303.23 
 JPY  139.75  LTL  3.4528  CHF  1.5508  TRY  1.7462  MYR  4.8867 
 CYP  0.5842  LVL  0.6961  ISK  78.76  AUD  1.6804  NZD  1.8092 
 CZK  29.956  MTL  0.4298  NOK  8.167  CAD  1.5708  PHP  70.376 
 DKK  7.45  PLN  4.1273  BGN  1.9558  CNY  10.6436  SGD  2.1378 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.1612  HRK  7.415  HKD  10.0302  THB  50.872 
 GBP  0.68505  SIT  239.68  ROL  36492  IDR  12191.28  ZAR