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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9695

3 July 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 40 / 40
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 02/07/2008

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Angela Merkel calls for "Euro system" to carry more weight in defining new international rules on financial market management
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: New Irish referendum on same day as European elections, June 2009?
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: EU supports AU in efforts to obtain formation of national unity government from Mugabe
(EU) EP/EPP-ED: EPP's ambition is to campaign for 2009 elections on same legislative programme in all 27 EU countries
(EU) EU/FRENCH PRESIDENCY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Renewed social agenda for 21st century
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/JHA: Report by EU Fundamental Rights Agency demands enhanced powers and measures to combat homophobia
(EU) EU/JHA: Renate Weber presses European Commission to take Italy to Court
(EU) EU/JHA: EU hopes to conclude agreement on data protection with Washington in 2009
(EU) EU/ANTIDISCRIMINATION:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA: UNHCR demands that French Presidency protect refugees
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Banks and mobile phone operators commit to promoting innovative payment services
(EU) EU/COMPANY LAW: Five new members of European Corporate Governance Forum
(EU) EU/TAXATION:
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Ahead of G8 summit in Hokkaido, a hundred law-makers from rich countries and emerging economies list key elements of post-2012 international system
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: Interinstitutional compromise deal to include aviation in ETS comes under criticism by rapporteur Peter Liese confident about vote on 9 July
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Greece asked to recover more than €230 million in illegal aid granted to Hellenic shipyards
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission authorises training aid for DHL Leipzig-Halle, but rejects operating aid
(EU) EU/State AID: Green light to investment aid to set up LCD plant for Samsung in Slovakia
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Green light to aid to Intico Solar for production of thin film solar modules in Sachsen-Anhalt
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission adopts block exemption for state aid to fisheries sector
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Clearance for Nokia's acquisition of NAVTEQ
(EU) STATE AID:
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: OECD and Chinese manufacturers call for ambitious outcome in NAMA and services trade talks
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Commission compares figures with those quoted by Nicolas Sarkozy in his disagreement with Peter Mandelson
(EU) EU/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: Entry into force of interim agreement paves way for modern trade relations with EU
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Further increase in industrial producer price index
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment stable at 7.2% in eurozone in May - 0.1% increase in EU27
(EU) EP/TEXTILES:
(EU) EU/MEDITERRANEAN: EIB and UN Blue Plan publish new study on climate change in the Mediterranean
(EU) EU/EIB/PORTUGAL:
(EU) EU/EIB/ETHIOPIA:
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY:
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: CEDEFOP delighted that informal lifelong learning is now officially recognised in many countries
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: European interoperability Framework Mark 2 generates fear in software industry
(EU) EU/EDUCATION:
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission encourages e-Health initiatives
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Major acts published in EU Official Journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 02/07/2008:
 USD  1.5806  HUF  236.30  CHF  1.6135  BRL  2.5231  MYR  5.1749 
 JPY  168.41  LTL  3.4528  ISK  123.54  CAD  1.6142  NZD  2.0833 
 BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.7048  NOK  8.0400  CNY  10.8319  PHP  71.340 
 CZK  23.865  PLN  3.3575  HRK  7.2399  HKD  12.3267  SGD  2.1531 
 DKK  7.4579  RON  3.6359  RUB  37.0330  IDR  14565.23  THB  52.800 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.4538  TRY  1.9661  KRW  1640.66  ZAR  12.4020 
 GBP  0.79520  SKK  30.302  AUD  1.6438  MXN