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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9041

5 October 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 32
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 04/10/2005

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Nothing has been sorted out between the EU and Turkey, although the negotiations have opened
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Reassured by Carla Del Ponte's report and agreement with Turkey, Member States agree Tuesday morning in Luxembourg to open accession talks immediately
(EU) EU/TURKEY: Accession negotiations launched a 'truly historic day' - Commission promises 'long, rigorous but fair negotiations' - Abdullah Gul says EU is a world player
(EU) EP/TURKEY: Traditional division between MEPs confirmed
(EU) EU/TURKEY/SOCIAL PARTNERS: ETUC and UNICE welcome opening of negotiations but admit they will be difficult
(EU) EU/COLOMBIA: Council confirms Union's support for Colombian government's plan to demobilise paramilitary groups
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION/FUTURE OF EUROPE: MEPs slam Commission's inertia in European reflection process - Wallstrom talks about 'Plan D'
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/ENERGY: Very first EU-Russia Permanent Partnership Council on Energy agrees to extend energy cooperation - WWF highly critical
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL: 6 October Transport Council to focus on liberalisation of rail transport
(EU) EU/JHA: European Commission presents proposal on data protection under third pillar- Franco Frattini stresses need for balance between security requirements and respect for liberties
(EU) EU/ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: Commission to send Monitoring Mission to Ceuta and Melilla - 40 million EUR for border protection
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission launches new website to help consumers choose best roaming deal
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Conciliation procedure on mining waste management
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Microsoft to take arms against European Commission again with a new court case
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Slight rise in unemployment in EU25 and eurozone in August 2005, but unemployment still lower than in August 2004
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial producer prices up 0.4% in eurozone, 0.5% in EU25
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/FARMING: Court of Auditors looks into agri-environment expenditure
(EU) EU/COHESION: Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions responds to Commission's consultation on EU strategic guidelines for 2007-2013
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/FLU: EU careful to stress importance of combatting next flu epidemic at global level
(EU) EU/RESEARCH/AVIATION SAFETY: Research under SESAME might get funding from FP7
(EU) EU/AVIATION SAFETY: Positive assessment of European Aviation Safety Agency
(EU) EU/JUSTICE: EU notaries respond to green papers on inheritance and divorce
(EU) EU/EUROCHAMBERS: In message to Stavanger Congress, President Barroso calls for entrepreneurial spirit to be promoted - Leitl says Europe must be more optimistic and take risks - Role of women in business
(EU) EU/EUROCHAMBERS: Priorities of Pierre Simon of France, new Eurochambers President
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE/YOUTH: Youth Forum approves priorities set to prevent day-to-day violence
(EU) EU/CULTURE/REGIONS/UNITED STATES:
(EU) Investments:
(EU) Pharmaceuticals:
(EU) Telecommunications:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 04/10/2005:
 USD  1.1938  HUF  250.49  SKK  38.815  RUB  34.171  KRW  1243.88 
 JPY  136.44  LTL  3.4528  CHF  1.5508  TRY  1.6151  MYR  4.5006 
 CYP  0.5731  LVL  0.6965  ISK  73.48  AUD  1.5627  NZD  1.7183 
 CZK  29.608  MTL  0.4293  NOK  7.8815  CAD  1.3935  PHP  66.859 
 DKK  7.4627  PLN  3.9328  BGN  1.9559  CNY  9.6602  SGD  2.022 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.321  HRK  7.4045  HKD  9.2606  THB  49.081 
 GBP  0.6786  SIT  239.54  RON  3.549  IDR  12170.79  ZAR