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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9699

9 July 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 28
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 08/07/2008

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Three presidents hindering Lisbon treaty ratification
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Commission welcomes new pro-European government
(EU) EP/AFGHANISTAN: European Parliament supports NATO in Afghanistan and reaffirms EU's long term commitment
(EU) EP/COLOMBIA: President Pöttering welcomes Ingrid Betancourt, who is invited to European Parliament
(EU) EP/NEIGHBOURHOOD: MEPs approve changes to European neighbourhood instrument
(EU) EU/UNION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN: Bouteflika says “yes”, Kadhafi says “no”
(EU) EU/NATO: Bernard Kouchner, Javier Solana and Jaap de Hoop Scheffer call for closer EU/NATO ties
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Member states participating in European Defence Agency sign up to Capability Development Plan
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Inflation concerns push Eurogroup to support recent ECB decision to raise interest rates
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Ministers place emphasis on surveying competition within eurozone
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Political agreement of principle on weekly publication of oil stocks in EU
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Support for IASB work aimed at strengthening responsibility towards authorities representing general interest
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Definitive agreement on Slovakia's adoption of Euro
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Council closes excessive debt procedure against Poland but opens one up against United Kingdom
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: G8 appeals for increase in oil supply
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: French Presidency delighted with success of Immigration Pact
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: France tries to persuade Stockholm on divorce
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Member states encouraged to set up interoperable child kidnap warning systems
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: User charges, instruments in favour of more environmentally-friendly transport
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: G8 call to conclude still-bogged-down negotiations
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: G8 agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2050 keeps world on track for agreement in Copenhagen, EU says
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: Formal adoption of directive to include aviation and ETS - good omen for climate/energy package
(EU) EP/ENERGY: European parliament calls for greater Community involvement in controversial Nordstream project
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Rejection of European telecommunications authority confirmed
(EU) EU/EESC PLeNARY SESSION: Statement by Jacques Dermagne on cooperation between national Economic and Social Committees and European Economic and Social Committee - Agenda
(EU) EU/EESC:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 08/07/2008:
 USD  1.5687  HUF  231.06  CHF  1.6098  BRL  2.5110  MYR  5.1163 
 JPY  167.96  LTL  3.4528  ISK  120.53  CAD  1.5973  NZD  2.0909 
 BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.7034  NOK  7.0135  CNY  10.7472  PHP  71.823 
 CZK  23.608  PLN  3.3004  HRK  7.2450  HKD  12.2358  SGD  2.1395 
 DKK  7.4576  RON  3.5818  RUB  36.8884  IDR  14439.88  THB  52.904 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  9.4185  TRY  1.9263  KRW  1616.75  ZAR  12.1887 
 GBP  0.79440  SKK  30.265  AUD  1.6476  MXN