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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9052

20 October 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 40 / 40
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 19/10/2005

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial (and other) aspects of the debate on the industrial policy of the EU
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Verhofstadt calls for “clear choices” to bring EU out of crisis, if necessary with “avant-garde”
(EU) EP/INFORMAL SUMMIT: Extraordinary meeting on European economic and social model
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION:
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE/SOCIAL MODEL: Alongside Jacques Delors, European officials of Social-Democrat leaning prepare ground for reflection on future of Europe - Nicolas Schmit says agreement on financial perspectives is essential for EU's credibility
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Barroso and Bush say the EU and US will continue to work together on the world stage
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Javier Solana invites College of Europe students to articulate European identity and defend European model - Reasons for European Constitution 'remain valid'
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: New EU report shows active labour policy can increase employment rate despite low growth
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Council approves signature of Treaty instituting Energy Community of South Eastern Europe on 25 October
(EU) EU/SLOVAKIA: Slovakian Constitutional Court bans law on positive discrimination
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE/UNITED STATES: Court examines agreement with Washington on transfer of air passengers' data
(EU) EU/IMMIGRATION: EU number one destination for immigrants from Mediterranean
(EU) EU/ICT:
(EU) EU/TOURISM: Stimulating European tourism sector is essential aim of forum in Malta
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Commission organises European-scale exercise - Reminder there is no immediate link between bird flu and human flu
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: Council continues its examination of regulation on paediatric medicines - Second reading may prove necessary
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Roche promises increase in production of oseltamivir in wake of discovery of first case of resistant H5N1 virus
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises purchase of German bank HVB by Italian bank UniCredito
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Investigation opened into planned merger in melamine sector
(EU) EU/AIR TRANSPORT: EU/United States negotiations must "put end to a legal agreement", says bmi
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes simplification of Common Agricultural Policy
(EU) EU/FARMING/WTO: Pascal Lamy and Mariann Fischer Boel try to reassure farmers about Doha trade round
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission to unveil directive on cross-border shareholder voting
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Charlie McCreevy recommends changes to banking and insurance directives
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Infringement proceedings launched against 12 Member States
(EU) EU/TAXATION: FOCOPE calls for reduced VAT for building work to be maintained - Reduced VAT on agenda of upcoming ECOFIN Council
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Jorgo Chatzimarkakis says financial squabbling must not be allowed to jeopardise Galileo
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: ICES recommends closing certain cod and hake fishing zones and cutting back deep-sea fisheries
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: EU draft fisheries agreement with Central Western Pacific
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/EPIDEMICS: Commission adopts programmes to tackle various animal diseases eligible for EU funding in 2006
(EU) EU/COMMUNICATIONS: Commission launches new audiovisual web portal
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Eurofiction reports slight rise in national TV fiction broadcasting in 5 biggest EU countries in 2004
(EU) EU/MARITIME REGIONS: President Barroso attends General Assembly of CPMR on future of Europe
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/CROATIA: Committee stresses need to boost Croatia's administrative and regional capacities throughout negotiations with EU
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 19/10/2005:
 USD  1.195  HUF  253.42  SKK  39.013  RUB  34.22  KRW  1260.55 
 JPY  138.07  LTL  3.4528  CHF  1.5516  TRY  1.64  MYR  4.5099 
 CYP  0.5731  LVL  0.6962  ISK  72.85  AUD  1.5961  NZD  1.713 
 CZK  29.742  MTL  0.4293  NOK  7.8035  CAD  1.4068  PHP  66.603 
 DKK  7.4628  PLN  3.902  BGN  1.9559  CNY  9.6704  SGD  2.0251 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.4695  HRK  7.363  HKD  9.2722  THB  48.961 
 GBP  0.68005  SIT  239.52  RON  3.6062  IDR  12075.48  ZAR