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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9661

16 May 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 38 / 38
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 15/05/2008

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: On the musical chairs for the new European top jobs
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/LISBON TREATY: European Parliament seems to back idea of postponing decision on new top EU jobs until after European elections
(EU) EU/BURMA: Louis Michel urges junta to take tangible action
(EU) EU/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC:
(EU) EP/EUROMED: PES statement on future of Euro-Mediterranean relations
(EU) EP/EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Parliament wants enhanced role in EU electoral observation missions
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Access to US market to be cornerstone of second phase of “Open Skies” agreement
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council adopts directive on rail system interoperability
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Oceana continues to hunt down banned nets in Mediterranean
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Adoption of framework directive on marine environment strategy
(EU) EU/JHA: Agreement reached on protecting critical infrastructure
(EU) EU/JHA: Lisbon Treaty raises data protection issues - EDPS voices concerns about Street View
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: ECOFIN Council wants future foreign agreements to cover good fiscal governance
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Integration of EU mortgage market will be driven by supply rather than demand
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: ECOFIN Council endorses European Commission's financial education measures
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Ecofin council approves new European Commission customs strategy
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Recommendation on external quality assurance for statutory auditors and audit firms auditing public interest entities
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Strauss-Kahn says effects from financial crisis will continue over several quarters
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Good results in first quarter European growth - April inflation rate of 3.3% in Eurozone
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Fall in industrial production in Europe
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/TRADE: Great expectations of Lima Summit
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: French presidency of EU's priorities
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: World's regions mobilising in Tangiers for fair development policy
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EU/AUDIOVISUAL: 14 EU-funded European films on show at Cannes Film Festival
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: ETNO says telecoms package should help encourage deployment of new generation networks
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission and UEFA set up helpdesk for football fans attending Euro 2008
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Spain requested to lift conditions imposed on acquisition of Endesa by Enel and Acciona
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission investigates proposed acquisition of Jet service stations in Scandinavia by StatoilHydro
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves acquisition of digital map provider Tele Atlas by TomTom
(EU) EP/SESSION: May plenary session will give opportunity to discuss tragic consequences of earthquake in China and the cyclone in Burma/Myanmar
(EU) EU/CONFERENCE:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Court quashes Spain's appeal against fishing restrictions in Ireland's waters
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 15/05/2008:
 USD  1.5474  HUF  249.66  CHF  1.6341  BRL  2.5733  MYR  5.0685 
 JPY  162.61  LTL  3.4528  ISK  119.77  CAD  1.5496  NZD  2.0525 
 BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.6981  NOK  7.8590  CNY  10.8234  PHP  66.175 
 CZK  25.040  PLN  3.4006  HRK  7.2524  HKD  12.0703  SGD  2.1386 
 DKK  7.4628  RON  3.6610  RUB  36.9350  IDR  14406.29  THB  50.128 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.3220  TRY  1.9315  KRW  1619.35  ZAR  11.7983 
 GBP  0.79720  SKK  31.645  AUD  1.6541  MXN