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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9012

25 August 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 18
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 24/08/2005

Contents

: Note to subscribers: during the month of August, the Bulletin Quotidien Europe will appear in a reduced version
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: EU-3 cancels meeting of negotiation steering committee planned for 31 August
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Commission supports independent radio programmes - First action of this kind in Belarus
(EU) EU/BURUNDI: EU congratulates President Nkurunziza on his victory and commits to continue supporting electoral process
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CHINA/TEXTILES: Commission and Member States stress urgency of situation and need for solution - Commission appealed to by importer lobbies, distributors and consumers to drop quotas
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Increased new orders for EU industry - Textile is only industrial sector in decline
(EU) EP/DISASTERS: Mr Florenz calls for Solidarity fund to contribute to the flood-hit Alps
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU: Immediate risk of contamination of European poultry low, according to French experts and Commission
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/WATER:
(EU) EU/EP/AIR SAFETY: Commissioner Barrot confident that black list of unsafe airlines can be in place late 2005 or early 2006
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Translation strategy falls behind
(EU) EU/COPYRIGHT: GESAC describes proposal to allow right-holders freedom to choose single licencing system throughout EU "largely unrealistic"
(EU) EU COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Fair & Clear welcomes Kauppi report on clearing and settlement in EU
(EU) EU/COPYRIGHT: BSA in favour of Commission study on collective and cross-border management of copyright
(EU) EU/LOBBYING: ALTER-EU demands increased transparency rules and ethics and obligatory registration for lobbyists
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY/DEMOGRAPHICS: In contribution to Commission green paper, French Economic and social Committee in favour of new generation pact to which EU should contribute
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 24/08/2005:
 USD  1.2211  HUF  245.78  SKK  38.808  RUB  34.86  KRW  1256.06 
 JPY  134.77  LTL  3.4528  CHF  1.5545  TRY  1.675  MYR  4.6037 
 CYP  0.5729  LVL  0.696  ISK  78.14  AUD  1.618  NZD  1.7512 
 CZK  29.66  MTL  0.4293  NOK  7.964  CAD  1.4613  PHP  68.412 
 DKK  7.4592  PLN  4.0186  BGN  1.9558  CNY  9.8915  SGD  2.0462 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.3333  HRK  7.3802  HKD  9.4925  THB  50.265 
 GBP  0.68035  SIT  239.51  ROL  3.5008  IDR  12540.7  ZAR