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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9471

19 July 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 30
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 18/07/2007

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Biofuels: Need for balanced debate that takes everything into account
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LIBYA: EU hopes for repatriation of Bulgarian medical staff
(EU) EP/PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY: External priorities oriented towards south
(EU) EP/MIDDLE EAST:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission kicks off debate on how to best tackle challenge of water shortages and droughts in Europe
(EU) EU/MULTIMEDIA: Commission wants to speed up opening of market for mobile TV services
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Main points of Falconer/Stephenson draft compromise on modalities
(EU) EU/UKRAINE: Mandelson says there is no serious obstacle to WTO accession and confirms his wish to see FTA negotiations
(EU) EU/ENERGY: High level group on nuclear safety and waste management will be operational after summer
(EU) EU/ENERGY: EP energy committee approves appointment of four coordinators for several priority energy projects
(EU) EU/GERMANY/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Commission takes action to bridge gender pay gap
(EU) EU/JHA/VISAS/UNITED STATES: EU considers setting up its own electronic visa system in response to Washington's plans
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Appointments to several important posts
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission authorises acquisition of Télé 2 France by SFR subject to conditions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission gives go-ahead to Italian move to clarify toll motorway authorisation procedures
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Climate change, preventing water shortages and maintaining biodiversity are Portuguese presidency's three priorities
(EU) EP/EDUCATION/CULTURE: Priorities of Portuguese presidency
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Savings generated by simplification of milk CMO must return to producers, according to Elisabeth Jeggle's report
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Favourable reception for Descamps report on a European digital library
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court considers several Member States for failing to transpose directives on wild bird habitats
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
(EU) EU/FRANCE/STATE AID: Commission approves €1.8 billion in state aid for French overseas departments (DOM)
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission requires Greece to recover illegal tax exemptions
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission closes proceedings against past roaming tariffs in UK and Germany
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Production in construction sector on increase
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 18/07/2007:
 USD  1.3779  GBP  0.67200  SEK  9.1720  TRY  1.7608  MYR  4.7565 
 JPY  168.30  HUF  245.93  SKK  33.157  AUB  1.5702  NZD  1.7405 
 BGN  1.9558  LTL  3.4528  CHF  1.6572  CAD  1.4417  PHP  62.350 
 CYP  0.5842  LVL  0.6969  ISK  82.31  CNY  10.4224  SGD  2.0931 
 CZK  28.248  MTL  0.4293  NOK  7.9225  HKD  10.7766  THB  41.668 
 DKK  7.4412  PLN  3.7593  HRK  7.2885  IDR  12538.89  ZAR  9.6112 
 EEK  15.6466  RON  3.1281  RUB  35.0820  KRW