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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8994

20 July 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 41 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 19/07/2005

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Jacques Delors opposes overly simplistic ideas for European social model
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UKRAINE/MOLDOVA: EU to help improve border control and demarcation along Ukraine's border with Moldova
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU urges Israel to continue withdrawal from Gaza -do not return to the cycle of violence
(EU) EU/SYRIA: EU urges Syria to improve its relations with Lebanon and Iraq and promote regional stability
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU slams slum clearance and urges AU to increase pressure on Mugabe
(EU) EU/INDONESIA: EU prepares to send observers to monitor peace agreement with Aceh rebels
(EU) EU/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/ENLARGEMENT:
(EU) EP/INDIA: MEPs back strategic partnership with India although some areas remain to be clarified
(EU) EU/TURKEY: 52% of Europeans oppose idea of Turkey joining the EU, with opposition reaching record 80% in Austria - Turkey most unpopular candidate country
(EU) EU/TURKEY/AUSTRIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission consults on timeliness of European mortgage credit initiative
(EU) EU/EMU: Commission takes stance on Portuguese deficit
(EU) EU/TRADE: Several Member States call for rebalancing of Doha talks in favour of manufactured goods and services
(EU) EU/POLICE: Commission suggests extending prosecution and police cooperation in border zones
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Commission suggests ways to control explosives
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Research effort still far too low
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Six co-ordinators for trans-European networks officially appointed and executive agency and steering group set up
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Thales tasked with Galileo safety
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: EU steps up negotiations on Galileo
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission earmarks €4.7 million for the repatriation of 400,000 Liberian and Congolese refugees
(EU) EU/CIVIL PROTECTION: EU hopes to continue improving European civil protection cooperation
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Italy also calls for wine crisis distillation
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Thirteen Member States must repay 244.4 million EUR in irregular agricultural expenditure
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Reduced prospects for annual cereal production due to drought in western EU
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Agricultural contractors feel "forgotten" in reform of sugar sector
(EU) EU/FARMING: Four Member States express concern at consequences of planned broiler chicken directive
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Spain taken to Court of Justice
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Infringement proceedings against six Member States in field of public procurement
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Commission says international calls in Finland are competitive
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition of Chr. Hansen's food ingredients business by PAI
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of Fournier by Solvay
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 40 mil loan for projects in Latin America
(EU) EP/HEALTH/DISCRIMINATION: MEPs call for gender dimension to be developed in health policies
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Annual rate of inflation is up to 2.1% in euro zone and remains unchanged at 2% in EU25 in June
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Condemning France to “double penalty” for failing to comply with fisheries obligations, Court opens new era on Member State application of EU law
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 19/07/2005:
 USD  1.1965  HUF  246.35  SKK  39.145  RUB  34.415  KRW  1247.35 
 JPY  135.07  LTL  3.4528  CHF  1.5634  TRY  1.5965  MYR  4.5467 
 CYP  0.5738  LVL  0.696  ISK  78.27  AUD  1.5985  NZD  1.7745 
 CZK  30.203  MTL  0.4293  NOK  8.016  CAD  1.4617  PHP  66.777 
 DKK  7.462  PLN  4.1202  BGN  1.9557  CNY  9.9029  SGD  2.0239 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.4254  HRK  7.3025  HKD  9.306  THB  50.225 
 GBP  0.68785  SIT  239.48  ROL  3.5592  IDR  11748.43  ZAR