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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9351

25 January 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 30
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 24/01/2007

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: There is a recipe for saving the Doha Round of trade talks
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/UNITED NATIONS: Ban Ki-moon welcomes “privileged partnership” with EU
(EU) EP/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Steinmeier trusts Belgrade will understand signals sent by EU
(EU) EU/CHINA: EU “extremely concerned” by anti-satellite weapon testing
(EU) EU/GUINEA: Javier Solana appeals for dialogue to resolve crisis
(EU) EU/ARAB WORLD: Visit of Secretary General of League of Arab states
(EU) EU/LEBANON: Donors' Conference in Paris this Thursday against background of tension in country - Commission affirms support for Prime Minister under challenge from opposition, which questions legitimacy of government
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISE: Commission adopts action programme aimed at reducing administrative burden of business by 25% by 2012
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission adopts package for better airport management
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes “wide-ranging” reform of fruit and vegetable sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission fines members of gas insulated switchgear cartel over €750 million
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission brings Spain before Court of Justice over laws on electricity and gas regulator
(EU) EU/ITALY/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/TRADE: Peter Mandelson is “cautiously optimistic” about results of Doha negotiations and says spring will prove decisive
(EU) EP/TRADE: Christine Lagarde goes to Parliament to defend French position in renegotiation of WTO agreement on public procurement
(EU) EP/TAXATION: Commission to launch legislative initiative to increase minimum levels of excise duty on commercial diesel in mid-February
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: German Presidency wants better legislation, liberalisation of postal services and successful conclusion on roaming charges
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: German presidency argues for “reliable” and coherent CAP
(EU) EU/ENERGY: External Relations Council defined priorities for triennial action plan to be adopted by European Council in March
(EU) EU/GERMANY/TRANSPORT: Commission authorises German scheme to promote environmentally friendly heavy vehicles
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Commission approves 2007-13 regional aid maps for Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission closes infringement procedure in “Fazio” affair
(EU) EU/DENMARK/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT/AUTOMOTIVE: As expected, NGOs press Commission to legislate to compel manufacturers to further reduce emissions from new cars
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT/AUTOMOTIVE: Public hearing on EU legislation on CO2 emissions from motor cars to be held on 31 January
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: UNICE rebrands itself as “BusinessEurope” - Declaration on future of Europe
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court decides that allowances in addition to French retirement pension have “non-contributory” character and calls on French authorities to carry out more detailed examination
(EU) EU/RAIL TRANSPORT:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 24/01/2007:
 USD  1.3005  GBP  0.65950  SEK  9.0595  TRY  1.8368  MYR  4.5518 
 JPY  158.06  HUF  254.13  SKK  34.970  AUB  1.6631  NZD  1.8634 
 BGN  1.9558  LTL  3.4528  CHF  1.6195  CAD  1.5336  PHP  63.480 
 CYP  0.5784  LVL  0.6974  ISK  89.45  CNY  10.1081  SGD  1.9971 
 CZK  28.063  MTL  0.4293  NOK  8.2635  HKD  10.1480  THB  45.723 
 DKK  7.4548  PLN  3.8860  HRK  7.3915  IDR  11807.00  ZAR  9.2744 
 EEK  15.6466  RON  3.3916  RUB  34.4420  KRW