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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9292

24 October 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 32
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT / € value in different currencies on 23/10/2006

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Some lessons from the informal Summit in Lahti and the meeting with Vladimir Putin - Positive developments on possibilities for energy cooperation with Russia
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA/ENERGY: Putin ready to share same basic principles as EU on future energy cooperation - Moscow wants “Strategic Partnership Agreement” with EU
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Frank discussions in Lahti on democracy and relations with Georgia reveal that differing viewpoints between the EU25 and Moscow are far from being ironed out
(EU) EU/BELARUS:
(EU) EU/HUNGARY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL: Council's political agreement on new clean air for Europe directive will for first time tackle smallest particles
(EU) EU/ENVIONMENT COUNCIL: Support for better application of European legislation on transfer of dangerous waste seeks to avoid another Ivory Coast type disaster
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Council welcomes forest action plan
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Sector concerns about quota cuts, especially for cod and deep sea species
(EU) EU/CHINA/TRADE: Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Peter Mandelson call on China to open its markets to avoid protectionist backlash
(EU) EU/JHA/CIVIL JUSTICE: Commission foresees creation of European procedure for seizing bank assets
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EU steps up controls on imports of American rice
(EU) EP/JHA/DRUGS: Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey to collaborate with EMCDDA
(EU) EU/MEDICINES:
(EU) EP/IMMIGRATION:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission asks German government for information on use of golden share in E.ON case
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission gives go-ahead for Hewlett Packard's proposed acquisition of Mercury
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET/POST:
(EU) EU/COMPANIES:
(EU) UE/PROPRIETE INTELLECTUELLE: l'alliance « Culture d'abord » dénonce le « hold-up » en préparation sur la rémunération au titre de la copie privée
(EU) UE/EDITION: Mme Reding rencontre la presse écrite
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: European ombudsman opens investigation into O2 complaint
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: Christine Lagarde seeking to convince Charlie McCreevy on need to support SMEs in public procurement markets
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Fall in government deficit but rise in Euro zone and EU25 debt
(EU) EU/EIF/GREECE: EIF and Greece sign memorandum of understanding on implementing JEREMIE
(EU) EU/EIB/ROMANIA: Loan in favour of Bucharest metro
(EU) EU/EESC: Dimitrios Dimitriadis to be elected President of European Economic and Social Committee next week - Agenda for meeting
(EU) EU/OUTERMOST REGIONS: Danuta Hübner takes part in Conference of the Presidents of the Outermost Regions on Guadeloupe
(EU) EU/EUROMED: European Commission assesses role of financial instrument (FEMIP) and does not totally rule out creation of regional development bank
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in official Journal
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 705
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 23/10/2006:
 USD  1.2556  HUF  263.47  SKK  36.603  RUB  33.7890  KRW  1204.75 
 JPY  149.71  LTL  3.4528  CHF  1.5904  TRY  1.8350  MYR  4.6162 
 CYP  0.5767  LVL  0.6960  ISK  86.42  AUD  1.6555  NZD  1.8890 
 CZK  28.324  MTL  0.4293  NOK  8.4260  CAD  1.4158  PHP  62.837 
 DKK  7.4557  PLN  3.8735  BGN  1.9558  CNY  9.9181  SGD  1.9785 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.2045  HRK  7.3970  HKD  9.7745  THB  46.761 
 GBP  0.67060  SIT  239.61  RON  3.5363  IDR  11507.57  ZAR