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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9658

9 May 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 34
TIMETABLE / € value in different currencies on 08/05/2008

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Some thoughts on the evolving EU-Africa relationship
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/HUMAN RIGHTS: CFSP of EU must do more to target promotion of human rights in world, says EP
(EU) EP/TRANSPARENCY: EP wants compulsory lobbyist register common to Council, Commission and Parliament
(EU) EP/TRANSPARENCY: Jens-Peter Bonde's “political testament”
(EU) EU/ECUADOR:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY:
(EU) EU/COMMEMORATION: Hague Congress to give its vision of future of Europe in medium and long term
(EU) EU/COMMEMORATION: Europe: wonderful heritage, great ambition
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Next ECOFIN Council to focus on financial services and taxation
(EU) EU/ECB: No change in interest rates in Eurozone where the risk of inflation remains high
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Drop in retail trade in Europe
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Despite slight improvement, too many airlines are still misleading consumers over final price of flight tickets sold online
(EU) EU/JHA: Eleven member states block returns directive agreement
(EU) EP/JHA: PES wants death of illegal immigrant in Belgium clarified
(EU) EU/JHA: Franco Frattini resigns from Commission
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Summit in May looks increasingly unlikely
(EU) EU/TRADE: Second Transatlantic Economic Council meeting to be held on 12 and 13 May 2008
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Greater economic, political and regional cooperation between the EU and Africa
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT:
(EU) EP/SPORT: Mavrommatis report on sport adopted
(EU) EP/TeleCOMS: EP picks away at Commission's package of telecom reforms
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Commission sends Belgium final warning over "must carry" obligations regime
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: Commission sends Spain reasoned opinion for not complying with "Television without Frontiers" directive
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Spain sent warning on application of non-EU harmonised excise duty on mineral oils
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Commission restates its opposition to restrictions on lorries on A12 motorway in Austria
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: List of “safe countries of origin” can only be drawn up through Council and Parliament co-decision
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: PMOI removed from British list of terrorist organisations
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE:
TIMETABLE
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€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 08/05/2008:
 USD  1.5347  HUF  253.05  CHF  1.6210  BRL  2.6041  MYR  4.9394 
 JPY  160.15  LTL  3.4528  ISK  118.50  CAD  1.5548  NZD  1.9929 
 BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.6975  NOK  7.8740  CNY  10.7509  PHP  65.509 
 CZK  25.171  PLN  3.4231  HRK  7.2573  HKD  11.9633  SGD  2.1137 
 DKK  7.4619  RON  3.6873  RUB  36.6170  IDR  14242.02  THB  48.995 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.3020  TRY  1.9496  KRW  1604.91  ZAR  11.6884 
 GBP  0.78505  SKK  32.050  AUD  1.6312  MXN