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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9873

1 April 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 31/03/2009

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EESC defines “can-do Europe” as seen by civil society
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/WESTERN BALKANS: Olli Rehn warns that any threat to Balkan countries' European prospects would be “playing with fire”
(EU) EU/PALESTINE: No early European aid for Gaza families
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: Bachar al-Assad critical of EU's “contradictory” attitude
(EU) EP/EUROPEAN ELECTIONS:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: G20 will be judged on its results
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Effects of crisis will be lasting, Juncker acknowledges
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: Priority to implementing decisions taken
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Should banks be under obligation to make extra capital provision in times of growth?
(EU) EP/TAXATION: MEPs call for banking secret to be abolished in 2014 regarding taxation of savings income
(EU) EU/TELECOM COUNCIL: New technologies are essential for overcoming crisis, and investment in this sector must be continued
(EU) EU/TELECOM COUNCIL: Trilogue is successful on essential points of telecom package
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT: Council wants to fine-tune proposal on maritime passenger rights
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Transport committee approves compromise concerning “road package”
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY: CPMR calls for more flexibility in implementing cohesion policy - Letter from Martini to Barroso
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
(EU) EP/BUDGET/CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EP/RECOVERY PLAN: Energy committee calls for unspent funds to be invested in energy efficiency and Smart City projects
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission releases €15 million to encourage cities to invest in sustainable energy
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Prospects of definitive agreement on 3rd liberalisation package
(EU) EU/MEDIA: Commission takes action against cyber attacks
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Commission calls for halt to abusive targeting of internet users for commercial ends
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Bowis report recommends greater account is taken of patients' interests in cross-border healthcare
(EU) EU/ACP: Commission organising international colloquy on “culture and creativity, vectors for development”
(EU) EU/DEVELOPMENT: Increase in public development aid in 2008 is good news but Commission warns that now is not the time to let things slip
(EU) EU/CONFERENCES: Workshops, colloquia, conferences and seminars on European integration during the month of April 2009
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission approves Spanish scheme to support production of “green” cars
(EU) EU/EIB: €350 million in favour of Irish SMEs
(EU) EU/ALGERIA:
(EU) EU/TRADE:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commissioners' transitional allowances
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 31/03/2009:
 USD  1.3308  HUF  308.18  NOK  8.8900  CNY  9.0942  NZD  2.3288 
 JPY  131.17  LTL  3.4528  HRK  7.4769  HKD  10.3140  PHP  64.320 
 BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.7096  RUB  44.0320  IDR  15570.36  SGD  2.0234 
 CZK  27.388  PLN  4.6885  TRY  2.2212  INR  67.3920  THB  47.223 
 DKK  7.4482  RON  4.2385  AUD  1.9216  KRW  1840.63  ZAR  12.6140 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  10.9400  BRL  3.0767  MXN  18.7623  ISK  290.00 
 GBP  0.93080  CHF  1.5152  CAD  1.6685  MYR