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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9801

11 December 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 42 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 10/12/2008

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Linking up the climate package and the Economic Recovery plan
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Foreign ministers confirm desire to upgrade relations with Israel and rapidly prepare new cooperation instrument
(EU) EU/PAKISTAN: EU hopes to step up dialogue
(EU) EU/GHANA: EU observation mission welcomes excellent unfolding of presidential and parliamentary elections
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Czech ratification delayed until at least February 2009
(EU) EU/LITHUANIA:
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/MEDICINES: commission finally reaches agreement on new pharmaceutical package
(EU) EU/HEALTH:
(EU) EU/JHA: Commission to clarify possible restrictions on EU citizens' right to live in another Member State
(EU) EU/BUDGET: Proposal for review of financial framework to improve energy and broadband projects
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Crisis is deep, recovery uncertain
(EU) EU/BUDGET:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Denmark proposes registration of private equity funds and hedge funds at European level
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Study on differences in national legislations on mortgage lenders other than banks
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves Austrian programme of support to financial institutions
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission opens in-depth investigation into sale of Greek Cassandra mines to Ellinikos Chrysos
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: EU and Canada finalise Open Skies deal
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL: To reach consensus on "climate package", 27 must resolve several eminently technical issues
(EU) EU/FOOD SAFETY: EFSA considers consumption of dioxin-contaminated Irish pork is no serious health risk
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Court of Auditors recommends considerable improvement in quality of cross compliance rules
(EU) EU/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/TRADE: GSP+ extended to 16 countries
(EU) EU/TRADE: Taiwan accedes to WTO Government Procurement Agreement
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Commission and Council Presidency take part in first round table on 3rd Industrial revolution
(EU) EU/INTERNET: Council adopts new "Safer Internet" programme
(EU) EU/INTERNET: 64% of European businesses have website -access to broadband increasingly widespread
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Pre-selection process for European Capitals of Culture 2014 is underway
(EU) EU/YOUTH: Third Forum on the rights of the child
(EU) EU/SPORT: New anti-doping tests infringe rights of athletes, says Emine Bozkurt
(EU) EU/CITIZENSHIP:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: France to pay €10 lump sum for late transposition of GMO directive
(EU) EU/EESC: Energy, transport and European Works Councils at heart of latest EESC plenary
(EU) EU/REGIONS:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL:
(EU) EU/EIB: Innovative loan for small businesses in Czech Republic
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 10/12/2008:
 USD  1.2925  HUF  263.75  CHF  1.5587  BRL  3.2406  MYR  4.6724 
 JPY  119.77  LTL  3.4528  ISK  290.00  CAD  1.6295  NZD  2.3696 
 BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.7092  NOK  9.1285  CNY  8.8708  PHP  62.470 
 CZK  25.900  PLN  3.9566  HRK  7.1923  HKD  10.0171  SGD  1.9393 
 DKK  7.4499  RON  3.8780  RUB  36.0941  IDR  14185.19  THB  45.748 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  10.5670  TRY  2.0280  KRW  1790.76  ZAR  13.1916 
 GBP  0.87325  SKK  30.189  AUD  1.9665  MXN