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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9111

18 January 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 50 / 50
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION / € value in different currencies on 17/01/2006

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU, WTO and World Trade: positive aspects of Hong Kong achievements
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/CONSTITUTION: Parliament has no doubts about future of constitution but is uncertain about end of reflection period - Hans-Gert Pottering astounded at Bernard Bot's statements
(EU) EU/IRAN: Special meeting of UN nuclear watchdog decision making board may be held on 2 and 3 February
(EU) EU/EP/CHILE: EU welcomes Michelle Bachelet's electoral victory
(EU) EU/PALESTINE:
(EU) EU/SUDAN:
(EU) EU/KUWAIT:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/RACISM:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/RUSSIA/AIR TRANSPORT/PALIAMENTARY PLENARY SESSION: Before concluding air agreement with Russians, Mr Barrot wants end to taxes for overflying Siberia
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: EP likely to oppose Commission's second attempt to open up port services in the European Union to competition - MEPs condemn demonstrators' violence
(EU) EP/CITIZENSHIP: EP rejects new definition of European citizenship proposed by Giusto Catania
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Consequences of Russian-Ukrainian gas dispute will strengthen Parliament support for Commission and Council's work laying base for common energy policy
(EU) EP/WTO: EU remains ambitious but says completing Doha Trade Round is shared responsibility - Commissioner Mandelson wants genuine dialogue with European Parliament
(EU) EP/BIRD FLU:
(EU) EP/REGULATION: Onesta Report changes MEPs' rules of conduct to ensure greater respect for European Parliament
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES: Satisfied European Council has reached an agreement, MEPs nonetheless hope to negotiate
(EU) EU/AVIAN INFLUENZA: Details of European contribution
(EU) EU/NORWAY/ANTI-DUMPING: EU imposes definitive minimum price of 2.8 euro/kg for imports of farmed salmon
(EU) EU/VIETNAM/ANTI-DUMPING:
(EU) EU/BUDGET/COURT OF AUDITORS: Action plan to improve financial control architecture- 'Contracts of Confidence' for Structural Funds
(EU) EU/POLAND/COMPETITION: Commission hopes Warsaw will explain blocking of HVB acquisition by UniCredito
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: Greece refuses to reimburse Cohesion Fund aid for Spata's international airport
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: All elements of 7th FPRD are on table, except final budget figures
(EU) EU/EPIZOOTICS: New measures to combat avian flu
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Three Member States to explain their tax legislation on income tax and VAT
(EU) EU/INFRINGEMENTS/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Portugal has to end discriminatory taxation on foreign banks
(EU) EU/TAXATION/PENSIONS:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Six winners of “e-Twinning” initiative
(EU) EU/JHA: This year ERA will organise meetings on challenges and practical problems for European legal order
(EU) EU/MULTILINGUALISM:
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 550 mil loan for railway and motorway infrastructure
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 180 mil loan for Luxembourg railways
(EU) EU/EIB: EUR 300 loan for repairing flood damage
(EU) EU/AUSTRIAN PRESIDENCY: Conference on the state of Europe
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY:
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 17/01/2006:
 USD  1.2075  HUF  250.08  SKK  37.538  RUB  34.217  KRW  1194.28 
 JPY  139.23  LTL  3.4528  CHF  1.5489  TRY  1.6129  MYR  4.5275 
 CYP  0.5737  LVL  0.696  ISK  74.1  AUD  1.6045  NZD  1.7475 
 CZK  28.826  MTL  0.4293  NOK  8.1065  CAD  1.3996  PHP  63.478 
 DKK  7.4608  PLN  3.8333  BGN  1.9558  CNY  9.7416  SGD  1.9723 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.3325  HRK  7.3795  HKD  9.3631  THB  47.984 
 GBP  0.68535  SIT  239.48  RON  3.6467  IDR  11435.03  ZAR