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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9601

14 February 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 40 / 40
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 13/02/2008

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: The EU does not have a foreign energy policy - Solana and Maystadt call for change - Forgotten areas
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ARAB LEAGUE: EU and Arab League foreign ministers meet in Malta to discuss situation in Middle East
(EU) EU/SLOVAKIA:
(EU) EP/LISBON TREATY:
(EU) EU/ESDP:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Moscow will not sanction Member States which recognise independence of Kosovo, says Sergueï Lavrov
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: adoption of political priorities for 2009
(EU) EP/KOSOVO:
(EU) EP/PAKISTAN:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/JHA: Frattini presents innovative proposals in a field of border Security - MEPs fear return of “Big Brother”
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Commission examines nine new Stability and Convergence Programmes
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Neelie Kroes welcomes EESC opinion on European competition policy in 2006
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Political agreement on the cards between Council and European Parliament on free circulation of goods
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Final adoption of VAT package
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Final adoption of recast rules on indirect taxation affecting capital companies
(EU) EU/INSURANCE:
(EU) EU/DOHA: Status report on services disappointing
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Kiev and Moscow resolve gas dispute
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Lithuania and Poland agree on consortium to build “PowerBridge”
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: New coordinator for rail corridor in South East Europe
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Industrial production down again in December
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Commission hopes to be able to negotiate legally binding instrument on mercury within UNEP
(EU) EU/GMO: EU to control Chinese rice imports
(EU) EU/GMO:
(EU) EU/GMOS: Council to decide on genetically-modified cotton and soya beans
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Oscypek cheese granted protection of designation of origin
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council discusses changes to monitoring rules
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Council adopts new EU-Ivory Coast Fisheries Agreement
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION-YOUTH COUNCIL: Thursday will see adoption of key messages to spring European Council
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Mobile Challengers Group concerned by increasing concentration of sector
(EU) EU/BLACK SEA: Committee of the Regions stresses crucial role of regional and local policy in ensuring internal stability
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai metropolis is first European Territorial Cooperation Group
(EU) EU/COHESION: Eurostat figures show wide GDP per inhabitant gaps between EU regions
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/STATISTICS:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 13/02/2008:
 USD  1.4586  HUF  263.05  CHF  1.6083  BRL  2.5483  MYR  4.7237 
 JPY  156.83  LTL  3.4528  ISK  98.30  CAD  1.4562  NZD  1.8576 
 BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.6964  NOK  7.9830  CNY  10.5019  PHP  59.657 
 CZK  25.480  PLN  3.5998  HRK  7.2661  HKD  11.3782  SGD  2.0659 
 DKK  7.4557  RON  3.6410  RUB  35.9630  IDR  13506.64  THB  46.748 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.3493  TRY  1.7545  KRW  1379.84  ZAR  11.2064 
 GBP  0.74315  SKK  33.032  AUD  1.6251  MXN