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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9874

2 April 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 42 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 01/04/2009

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: A few conditions for further EU enlargement
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CZECH PRESIDENCY: “Government of experts” for Czech Republic and EU Presidency?
(EU) EP/RUSSIA: EU rejects “artificial timetable” for conclusion of new agreement but insists on legally binding text
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU and Tony Blair put pressure on Netanyahu government to back two-state solution
(EU) EP/BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Only a unified country with a common European vision could join EU
(EU) EU/EUROMED/ARAB LEAGUE: Arab Summit in Doha warns EU against closer links with Israel
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Stavros Dimas welcomes draft US law as being “very encouraging” but says there's a drawback
(EU) EU/CLIMATE: Commission lays foundations for European climate change adaptation action framework
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Efficiency standards for household electrical goods
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Energy committee supports legislation on labelling of higher performance, safer and quieter tyres
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: International economic situation and debate on revision of financial supervision in Europe on menu of informal Ecofin Council
(EU) EU/INSURANCE:
(EU) EU/INSURANCE: Public consultation on compensation for victims of cross-border road accidents
(EU) EU/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Community trademark registration tax down 40% from May 2009
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Differing levels of competitiveness increase within Eurozone
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/FISHERIES: Fisheries committee votes on fisheries control reinforcement
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Agreement on bluefin tuna
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Garcia report backs extension of cotton sector restructuring programmes
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: More flexibility for internet and new challenges
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Limiting animal testing without hampering scientific progress
(EU) EU/RESEARCH:
(EU) EP/TELECOMS: Towards finalisation of compromise on "telecoms package"
(EU) EP/TELECOMS: Committee on industry adopts compromise on roaming
(EU) EP/HEALTH: Trakatellis report calls for more effort from member states for patients suffering from rare diseases
(EU) EU/EDUCATION: How to stimulate creativity and innovation within education systems
(EU) EP/SPORT: Ways of reconciling specific nature of sport with European rules on free movement of people and competition
(EU) EU/RACISM: Commission confirms possible boycott of Durban II
(EU) EU/VISAS:
(EU) EU/JHA:
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(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Court rules against golden share held by Italian state in public service companies
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/STATE AID:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: MasterCard proceedings dropped
(EU) EU/ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE: Industrial espionage a danger to us all
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in EU Official Journal
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 01/04/2009:
 USD  1.3246  HUF  304.81  NOK  8.8850  CNY  9.0527  NZD  2.3525 
 JPY  130.86  LTL  3.4528  HRK  7.4630  HKD  10.2665  PHP  63.930 
 BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.7092  RUB  44.8790  IDR  15471.33  SGD  2.0161 
 CZK  27.151  PLN  4.5540  TRY  2.1782  INR  66.9850  THB  47.043 
 DKK  7.4482  RON  4.2282  AUD  1.9081  KRW  1817.28  ZAR  12.4590 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  10.9303  BRL  3.0572  MXN  18.5914  ISK  290.00 
 GBP  0.92060  CHF  1.5106  CAD  1.6764  MYR