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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9587

25 January 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 33
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 24/01/2008

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: How should negative repercussions from current differences between EU and several African countries be tackled? Climate remains tense
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/KOSOVO: Kosovo counting down days to independence
(EU) EU/FYRM: Commission to set benchmarks prior to opening of accession negotiations
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: Francis Wurtz calls for debate on Gaza situation with Javier Solana
(EU) EU/MAGHREB: Benita Ferrero-Waldner calls for enhanced regional cooperation especially with Morocco which already has “advanced status”
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: Good mark for donors but concern regarding disastrous economic situation
(EU) EP/LISBON TREATY: EP committee on constitutional affairs approves new treaty but with some regret
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRADE: Suitability of carbon tax to be assessed in 2011
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: In Davos, Kamal Nath of India accuses Europe of entering a “new phase of protectionism”
(EU) EP/INTERNAL MARKET: Slovenian EU Presidency will seek to obtain agreement in first reading on “free movement of goods” package
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: European chambers of commerce take stock of transposition of “services” directive
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Top priority of Slovenian EU Presidency is to step up fight against illegal fishing
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Michel Barnier hopes to launch debate on post 2013 CAP as quickly as possible
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Galileo project, Balkans and road safety are Slovenian Presidency priorities
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: MEPs give guarded welcome to energy-climate package
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Positive response to energy-climate package contrasts with previous concern and lobbying - indication of balance?
(EU) EU/JHA: Slovenian presidency dismisses any correlation between the arrival of illegal immigrants and Schengen expansion
(EU) EU/COURT:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Council of Europe parliamentary assembly contests UN and EU “black lists”
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: EP to draft report on “terrorist profiling”
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Rapid upsurge in flu throughout Union - new ECDC recommendations
(EU) EU/HEALTH: Zofija Mazej Kukovic presents Slovenian health priorities to MEPs
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/INTERNAL MARKET:
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/REGIONAL: Danuta Hübner says structural fund cash is not lost
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Castex report proposes raft of measures to prepare for demographic change
(EU) EP/CULTURE: Bono report draws attention to cultural industries' potential for European economy
(EU) EP/EDUCATION/CULTURE: MEPs' respond to presidency priorities
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: Commission pleased that Comenius programme re-motivates pupils and teachers
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/EIB:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 24/01/2008:
 USD  1.4663  HUF  257.52  CHF  1.5980  BRL  2.6339  MYR  4.7985 
 JPY  156.30  LTL  3.4528  ISK  96.62  CAD  1.4893  NZD  1.9065 
 BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.6978  NOK  8.0360  CNY  10.5996  PHP  60.309 
 CZK  25.974  PLN  3.6165  HRK  7.2675  HKD  11.4470  SGD  2.0969 
 DKK  7.4527  RON  3.7576  RUB  36.0000  IDR  13748.76  THB  45.900 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.4860  TRY  1.7525  KRW  1392.55  ZAR  10.3191 
 GBP  0.74685  SKK  33.525  AUD  1.6763  MXN