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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8926

13 April 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 32
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 12/04/2005

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: In France the pro-Europeans begin to get their voices heard and the constitution begins to get understood for what it really is
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT: Promised EP's involvement in monitoring, rapporteurs recommend yes to accession of Bulgaria and Romania - Mr Rehn feels Romania deserves “benefit of doubt”
(EU) EU/SERBIA-MONTENEGRO: Commission recommends opening talks with Serbia-Montenegro to conclude stabilisation and association agreement, but calls for more cooperation with ICTY
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Troika meeting with Croatia on 26 April
(EU) EU/SUDAN: Commission announces readiness to contribute at least €590 M to Sudan for 2005-2007 but promise is on condition of implementation of peace agreement and progress in Darfur
(EU) EU/FEDERALIST: Mercedes Bresso to succeed Jo Leinen at head of EUF - European Citizens Convention in Genoa to reflect on future
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Ministers take closer look at budget situations of five Member States - Italy moves closer to excessive deficit proceedings - Preparations for meeting of G7 finance ministers
(EU) EU/ECOFIN/GREECE: No new procedures in excessive debt procedure
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Member States stick to 1 July for entry into force for savings tax legislation
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council remains divided on additional funding for development aid
(EU) EU/ECOFIN COUNCIL: Council requests proposal on minimum excise duties
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: Italy finally adopts European arrest warrant
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Unconditional green light to Czech Republic's national plan on emission quotas - Commission formally rejects UK request
(EU) EU/BORDERS/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: Commission proposes five-year work programme (2005-2010) to give impetus to Barcelona process
(EU) EU/LISBON PROCESS: Commission adopts new integrated guidelines on economic policy and employment for 2005-2008
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2003: Commission quitus
(EU) EP/BUDGET/ROMANIA/BULGARIA: EP/Council tough it out
(EU) EU/JAPAN/RESEARCH: EU and Japan hope to reach agreement on site of ITER project before July G8 Summit - Commissioner Potocnik hopes to boost cooperation with Tokyo in field of science and technology
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Decision on Alitalia in May possible but not certain
(EU) EU/BUDGET/FRAUD: No agreement on fortune promised by Philip Morris
(EU) EU/GMO: Commission may decide to suspend maize gluten imports from US until Syngenta supplies detection methods for Bt10 maize which entered EU illegally
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Ms Fischer Boel hopes to boost controls of cattle exports to third countries
(EU) EU/EDUCATION AND TRAINING/LISBON STRATEGY: Commission publishes Report 2005 on progress towards Lisbon objectives in education and training
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Mies van der Rohe 2005 award goes to Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Commission adopts annual financial assistance programmes for Macedonia, Serbia-Montenegro and Kosovo
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/APRIL PLENARY: Peter Straub calls for Constitution to be adopted - Danuta Hübner takes part - Debate focuses on regional policy, European neighbourhood policy and working time
(EU) EU/EESC/APRIL PLENARY: Results of session
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/CHILDHOOD:
(EU) EU/VATICAN/POVERTY:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 12/04/2005:
 USD  1.2985  HUF  245.93  SKK  38.66  RUB  36.063  KRW  1315.9 
 JPY  139.97  LTL  3.4528  CHF  1.5494  TRY  1.7467  MYR  4.9342 
 CYP  0.5829  LVL  0.696  ISK  80.47  AUD  1.6738  NZD  1.7983 
 CZK  29.893  MTL  0.4303  NOK  8.176  CAD  1.6022  PHP  70.346 
 DKK  7.4502  PLN  4.0793  BGN  1.9559  CNY  10.747  SGD  2.1388 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.1578  HRK  7.395  HKD  10.1272  THB  51.511 
 GBP  0.6854  SIT  239.71  ROL  36176  IDR  12318.87  ZAR