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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9142

2 March 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 42 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 01/03/2006

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Energy: Let's bring a bit of calm and lucidity to battle on takeovers
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Commission welcomes technical dialogue between two communities and prospect of resuming talks under auspices of UN
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Tzipi Livi tells Ursula Plassnik of her government's stance on financial transfers to Palestinian Authority
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Uncertainty over outcome of Russian-Iranian talks in Moscow
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM/CIA: Incomplete responses from Italy, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Poland on “secret detentions and rendition flights”
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: General Leakey believes cooperation between European civilian and military actors in Bosnia-Herzegovina can be improved
(EU) EU/BURMA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/BUDGETS: Poland's budgetary strategy disappoints Commission, which is soon to relaunch excessive deficit proceedings -Similar sanctions for Germany, on notice to correct its deficit by end 2007
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment remains stable in euro-zone and EU-25
(EU) EU/EMU:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: “Added value of European Adjustment Fund for Globalisation is social value, social responsibility, solidarity”, affirms president Barroso, who calls for “proactive attitude to globalisation” - Vladimir Spidla says “these funds do not constitute compensation for unemployment” - Peter Mandelson, “we need to embrace globalisation not block it”
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/ENERGY: Barroso says “think European”
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/ENERGY: Giulio Tremonti and Neelie Kroes want to avoid asymmetry in liberalisation of energy markets
(EU) EU/ENERGY/UNIONS: John Monks stresses need for coherent European energy policy to Group on Competitiveness, Energy and the Environment
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Commission says France still failing to comply with EU rules on immature hake
(EU) EU/AVIAN FLU: Italy to pay out EUR 100 million and France EUR 52 million to poultry sector - Bahamas may be affected by avian flu - other diseases
(EU) EU/AVIAN FLU:
(EU) EU/SOUTH AFRICA: Commissioner Louis Michel and President Thabo Mbeki lay foundations of strategic EU-South Africa partnership
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Piebalgs and Khristenko want to launch joint energy efficiency initiative
(EU) EU/WTO: Start of multilateral negotiations on services
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: France reacts to Commission concern about decree on monitoring foreign investment
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Inflation at 2.4% in euro-zone in January
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY/CHINA:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EUR 15.8 million for new European development fund health programme in Zimbabwe
(EU) EU/WORLD BANK/AFRICA: Commission welcomes creation of Africa Catalytic Growth Fund
(EU) EU/USA: Boyden Gray - Ambassador to EU
(EU) EP/RUSSIA/DISCRIMINATION:
(EU) EP/TRANSPARENCY: MEPs press Council of ministers to open doors
(EU) EP/LIBYA: Simon Busuttil argues for greater cooperation with Libya on illegal immigration
(EU) EP/ECONOMY/DEVELOPMENT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: State of play with EU aviation negotiations
(EU) EU/AUTOMOBILES: ETSC welcomes "intelligent car" initiative
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: Council President Hans Winkler backs Committee campaign for territorial cooperation law
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: EEB, ETUC and Social NGOs Conference
(EU) EU/LISBON STRATEGY: Eurochambres calls for annual debates between EP and national parliaments before Spring Summits
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 01/03/2006:
 USD  1.1954  HUF  253.42  SKK  36.975  RUB  33.494  KRW  1157.8 
 JPY  138.56  LTL  3.4528  CHF  1.5614  TRY  1.5708  MYR  4.4343 
 CYP  0.5747  LVL  0.6962  ISK  77.33  AUD  1.6047  NZD  1.7955 
 CZK  28.265  MTL  0.4293  NOK  8.029  CAD  1.3607  PHP  61.396 
 DKK  7.4604  PLN  3.7748  BGN  1.9558  CNY  9.6098  SGD  1.9341 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.4475  HRK  7.3105  HKD  9.2739  THB  46.587 
 GBP  0.6806  SIT  239.5  RON  3.4753  IDR  10976.76  ZAR