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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8987

9 July 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 33
TIMETABLE / € value in different currencies on 08/07/2005

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Fall-out from the budgetary and constitutional blockage - In praise of Great Britain
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Calls for strengthened fight against international terrorism increase after attacks on London
(EU) EP/ZIMBABWE: Parliament urges Mugabe regime to put an end to violence, regretting wall of silence in Africa
(EU) EP/ETHIOPIA: European Parliament lambasts post-election violence
(EU) EP/GUATEMALA: Guatemala needs child adoption legislation to stop children being sold for profit
(EU) EP/LANDMINES: Parliament reiterates ambitions for landmine-free world
(EU) EP/ABSENTEEISM:
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Extraordinary JHA Council next Wednesday
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Commission demands swift implementation of judicial reform, failing which accession timetable could be placed in jeopardy
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Javier Solana in Middle East from 10 to 14 July - Before leaving, he condemns assassination of Egyptian diplomat in Iraq
(EU) EU/KAZAKHSTAN: Matthiessen expresses concern for Luftfulla Shamsiddinov
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/G8: G8 ends with pledge to double aid to Africa by 2010 and take urgent action to combat global warming (but no specific targets)
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner to visit Brazil, Peru and Uruguay from 11 to 15 July
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council to decide on excess deficit proceedings against Italy and assess funding options for development purposes
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission opens in-depth investigation into E.ON's acquisition of MOL gas business
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission slams Austria, France and Poland for hampering car imports
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Infringement proceedings against Greece, Netherlands and Poland for their car taxation regimes
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: EP extends aid possibilities for fishermen and aqua-farmers
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: MEPs feel that EU should only legislate if compensation and delivery versus payment market fails
(EU) EP/JHA: In first reading, European Parliament amends Rome II regulation on non-contractual obligations, to relief of European newspaper editors
(EU) EU/JHA: European Parliament opposes agreement with Canada about storage of passenger details, for technical reasons
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament expresses disappointment at slow progress in FLEGT action plan and urges Commission to rapidly prepare new legislative options
(EU) EU/BLACK BOXES:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commissioner Potocnik inaugurates new hydrogen test facilities for Petten Institute
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/EIB:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Almost 70,000 people to benefit from Leonardo da Vinci programme in 2005
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Commission selects 108 Tempus Programmes
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Legislation on admission to Austrian universities discriminates on grounds of nationality
TIMETABLE
(EU) Main European activities from 11 to 18 July 2005:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 08/07/2005:
 USD  1.1904  HUF  247.82  SKK  38.941  RUB  34.315  KRW  1255.75 
 JPY  133.84  LTL  3.4528  CHF  1.553  TRY  1.605  MYR  4.5235 
 CYP  0.5736  LVL  0.6959  ISK  78.51  AUD  1.6089  NZD  1.7725 
 CZK  30.248  MTL  0.4293  NOK  7.8755  CAD  1.4607  PHP  66.752 
 DKK  7.4546  PLN  4.0726  BGN  1.9558  CNY  9.8523  SGD  2.0289 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.4296  HRK  7.317  HKD  9.2551  THB  50.161 
 GBP  0.6863  SIT  239.48  ROL  3.5828  IDR  11669.49  ZAR