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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9649
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy

Juncker exasperated by sharp rise in value of euro

Brussels, 23/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - The continued rise in the value of the euro, which, on Tuesday 22 April, reached the historic peak of $1.60, is making the president of the Eurogroup very unhappy. “I don't like the way things are developing,” said Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday 23 April. Regretting that the recent G7 press release on exchange rates had not apparently been understood by the markets (see EUROPE 9642), he pointed out that, “It was not the intention of the G7 to...

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(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Juncker exasperated by sharp rise in value of euro
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(EU) EP/justice: New directive on civil and commercial mediation
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament calls on EU to engage in constructive dialogue with China and Africa without abandoning its values
(EU) EP/INDUSTRY: Parliament approves Galileo agreement - System to be operational by 2013
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(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Second international convention towards territorial approach to development
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Committee of Regions supports structured EU/China dialogue
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: Lord Tope believes local and regional authorities should be involved in prevention in fight against terrorism
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Principal act is published in Official Journal of EU
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