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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9814

9 January 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 31 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 08/01/2009

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Czech Presidency must realise that EU is a political reality
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GYMNICH: Informal Prague Council becomes energy crisis management meeting - Statement on energy security
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: EU want close cooperation with incoming President from moment he takes office
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Czech Presidency undertakes to find “acceptable agreement” on legally guaranteed assurances for Ireland by June
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Czech Presidency hopes SAA will soon take effect
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Presidency reassures Moscow over “Eastern Partnership”
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: Greens call for peacekeepers to be deployed in Gaza
(EU) EP/PALESTINE:
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: Socialists call for immediate ceasefire
(EU) EP/NATO: Hans-Gert Pöttering visits NATO HQ
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY:
(EU) EU/TURKEY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UKRAINE/RUSSIA: Czech Presidency to convene extraordinary Energy Council on Monday in Brussels
(EU) EP/TELECOMS: Parliament will adopt second roaming regulation in April, promises Paul Rübig
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Czech Presidency wants adoption of roaming regulation in first half of year
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Worker mobility, employment and family policies, and social services at heart of Czech Presidency priorities
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: In Paris, John Monks calls for “new social deal”
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: In Franche-Comté, Danuta Hübner reiterates importance of innovation for relaunching competitiveness and creating jobs
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Bulgarian and Romanian workers' free access to Greek, Spanish, Hungarian and Portuguese labour markets
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION: Priorities of new Czech presidency, Russian gas and Gaza on European Parliament's agenda
(EU) EU/EURO: Czech Republic to adopt Euro in 2013 at earliest
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: No improvement in economic situation
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Unemployment up to 7.8% in eurozone
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: 0.2% rise in GDP for third quarter 2008
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Greenpeace calls on Czech Presidency to make climate protection a priority in same way as energy security
(EU) EU/HEALTH: ECDC highlights importance of vaccinations against seasonal influenza
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 08/01/2009:
 USD  1.3617  HUF  271.77  NOK  9.4825  CNY  9.3068  NZD  2.3103 
 JPY  124.34  LTL  3.4528  HRK  7.3096  HKD  10.5586  PHP  63.730 
 BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.7069  RUB  41.4700  IDR  15019.55  SGD  2.0181 
 CZK  26.198  PLN  4.0315  TRY  2.1232  INR  65.9270  THB  47.564 
 DKK  7.4529  RON  4.1618  AUD  1.9357  KRW  1817.19  ZAR  13.1336 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  10.7120  BRL  3.0902  MXN  18.4054  ISK  290.00 
 GBP  0.89330  CHF  1.4941  CAD  1.6344  MYR