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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9333
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GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 21/12/2006

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Member States set conditions for closing three new chapters in membership talks
(EU) EU/KENYA: Commission provides €2 million in humanitarian aid for Somali refugees
(EU) EU/AZERBAIJAN: EU expresses concern about breaches to freedom of media
(EU) EU/TURKMENISTAN:
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Agreement on fish catches - up to 20% reduction in cod and “experimental” catches for Franco-Spanish anchovies
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EU decides to withdraw trade preferences for Belarus products until further notice
(EU) EU/COHESIoN POLICY: Malta becomes first Member State to have national plan and priorities for 2007-2013 agreed
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/EMU: Slovenia finalises entry into eurozone
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/ENERGY: Europeans and Americans conclude new Energy Star agreement on labelling of office equipment
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commission approves several regional aid maps for 2007-2013
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Road hauliers support reform of excise levels on commercial diesel
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission does not think it necessary to legislate further on conflicts of interest
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: 2006 - a missed opportunity for concluding the Round
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission to provide €8.1 million for road safety projects
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Verdict of Commission's in-depth investigation into Ryanair's take-over of Aer Lingus expected in May 2007
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves aid for anti-pollution filters on heavy duty vehicles
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission launches formal investigation into presumed German State aid payments to public transport companies
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves proposed acquisition of Scania by Man, opening road to merger between two of the largest European truck and bus manufacturers
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission opens formal investigation procedure on sale of Bank Burgenland to Grazer Wechselseitige in Austria
(EU) EU/STATE AID: France's fiscal EIG scheme constitutes state aid and will have to be amended
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission endorses €7.135 million under economic and fiscal schemes specific to Canary Isles
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission opens in-depth inquiry into proposed restructuring aid to Polish Bison-Bial company
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission concludes that Swedish state-owned terrestrial network operator Teracom did not receive state aid
(EU) EU/competition: Commission takes Poland to Court of Justice for discrimination against second-hand imported cars
(EU) EU/competition: Commission closes inquiry after Thule abandons acquisition of control over Schneeketten
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Infringement procedures against two Member States over car registration taxes
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission endorses €17.3 million aid to Polish machinery company Huta Stalowa Wola
(EU) EP/JHA: Franco Frattini continues to underline advantages of bridging clause and welcomes European Council decision on immigration - European Agency for Fundamental Rights
(EU) EU/JHA: EU will have a single hotline for missing children
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: National legislation which applies a different tax scheme to subsidiaries of non-resident parent companies from that applied to subsidiaries of resident parent companies restricts freedom of establishment
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/ENLARGEMENT:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 21/12/2006:
 USD  1.3178  HUF  252.05  SKK  34.585  RUB  34.6730  KRW  1222.26 
 JPY  155.85  LTL  3.4528  CHF  1.6032  TRY  1.8836  MYR  4.6591 
 CYP  0.5781  LVL  0.6977  ISK  91.57  AUD  1.6785  NZD  1.8946 
 CZK  27.525  MTL  0.4293  NOK  8.1330  CAD  1.5155  PHP  64.928 
 DKK  7.4545  PLN  3.8040  BGN  1.9558  CNY  10.3012  SGD  2.0303 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  8.9661  HRK  7.3594  HKD  10.2456  THB  48.159 
 GBP  0.67160  SIT  239.69  RON  3.3759  IDR  11952.45  ZAR