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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9228

8 July 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 38 / 38
TIMETABLE / € value in different currencies on 07/07/2006

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Energy, EU, Russia: the G8 Summit will not go beyond questions of principle
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/IRAN: “Constructive” meeting between Messrs Solana and Larijani, but still no Iranian response to offer from “Six” - Meeting on 11 July
(EU) EU/CONSTITUTION: Dialogue among countries which have already ratified - Schmit-Bonino and D'Alema-De Gucht meetings
(EU) EP/UNITED STATES: Socialist group to meet American Democrats
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: Ms Napoletano backs multinational force
(EU) EU/JHA/TERRORISM:
(EU) EP/INTERNET: EP defends freedom of speech on the web
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: Call for dialogue
(EU) EP/MAURITANIA: EP welcomes Mauritania referendum
(EU) EP/ENLARGEMENT/GERMANY: MEPs from CSU want halt to enlargement
(EU) EP/SLOVAKIA/EPP-ED: Monitoring group on situation in Bratislava
(EU) OSCE/ASSEMBLY: Göran Lenmarker is new President of OSCE Assembly
(EU) EU/SCHUMAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Ministers to discuss Slovenia joining euro, Cyprus and Portugal's excess budget deficit and 2006 report on public purse
(EU) EU/INFORMAL COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Industry ministers to examine ways to strengthen innovation potential in Europe
(EU) EU/SOCIAL COUNCIL: Productivity based on European social model and boosting quality of working life are key responses to globalisation - Vladimir Spidla says globalisation cannot be tackled by ignoring human condition
(EU) EU/MICROSOFT:
(EU) EU/MIGRATION: Commission declares ambitions ahead of Euro-African Conference on migration and development in Rabat on 10 and 11 July
(EU) EU/SOUTH AFRICA/SPORT: Commission and FIFA to sign memorandum of understanding to launch development projects combining sport and education in schools
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU: Spain becomes fourteenth EU country affected by virus
(EU) EU/INFLUENZA: Commission enters into dialogue with media to improve information on health issues, in particular in event of avian flu outbreak
(EU) EU/CHINA/TRADE: Peter Mandelson calls on Beijing to open its market to avoid protectionist backlash
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Charlie McCreevy to unveil cross-border payment policy options on 11 July
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Commission closes 18 telecoms cases but opens five more
(EU) EU/COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE: France appeals against Commission's decision over undersized hake
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Regulation on flight and rest time for aircraft crew is soon to take effect
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Yes to directive on transfer of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel - Greens are angry
(EU) EP/TRADE: Supporting obligation of having to state country of origin of certain imported products, EP regrets that Commission had not officially forwarded proposal for regulation for information
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/FINNISH PRESIDENCY/TRADE UNIONS: Trade Union Memorandum to Finnish Presidency wants Matti Vanhanen to encourage investment in innovation and technology, look at how to escape from constitutional deadlock and make progress in Social Europe
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Portugal has to repeal fiscal exoneration on capital gains from privatisation and restructuring
(EU) EU/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Infringement procedures against France, Greece and Spain
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/COHESION: In Amsterdam, Michel Delebarre urges for three cohesion dimensions - economic, social and territorial - to be among Lisbon Strategy goals
(EU) EP/REGIONAL/STRUCTURAL FUNDS:
(EU) EU/CULTURE:
(EU) EU/EESC/TRANSPARENCY:
TIMETABLE
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 07/07/2006:
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 CZK  28.473  MTL  0.4293  NOK  7.953  CAD  1.4228  PHP  66.867 
 DKK  7.4591  PLN  4.029  BGN  1.9558  CNY  10.2142  SGD  2.0167 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.1693  HRK  7.2598  HKD  9.928  THB  48.586 
 GBP  0.69445  SIT  239.66  RON  3.5836  IDR  11589.65  ZAR