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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9896

7 May 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 30
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 06/05/2009

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Divergences on certain financial reforms, importance of elections
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/TERM OF OFFICE: President Pöttering gives eloquent picture of work done during sixth Parliament term of office - All group presidents praise his dignified presidency
(EU) EP/RULES OF PROCEDURE: Parliament amends rules of procedure: first session to be chaired by out-going President or former Vice-President
(EU) EP/PETITIONS:
(EU) EP/COMMITTEES:
(EU) EP/DELEGATIONS:
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Czech ratification (or almost)
(EU) EU/EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: Joint declaration is ready to be adopted at Prague summit
(EU) EP/IMMUNITY:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/SOCIAL: Employment summit and Social Agenda at heart of MEPs' concerns
(EU) EP/EMPLOYMENT: Mechtild Rothe's declaration on failure of parliament/council conciliation on working time - attempts to explain
(EU) EP/SOCIAL:
(EU) EP/RECOVERY PLAN: EP endorses €5bn envelope
(EU) EP/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Revision of "Bâle II" Directive gets green light
(EU) EP/TELECOMS: "Telecoms package" stumbles over amendment 138 - Council called upon to review its copy
(EU) EP/ENERGY: Parliament submits demands for revised directive on energy labelling OF PRODUCTS
(EU) EP/JHA: EP in favour of criminal law penalties for pollution at sea
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Parliament united against blended wines, but Mariann Fischer Boel sticks with her Ersatz rosé
(EU) EP/BUDGET 2009:
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Way clear for directive on recycling petrol fumes in all service stations
(EU) EU/CANADA: Ottawa threatens to refer EU to WTO if Canada is not exempted from ban on seal products
(EU) EU/TRADE: EU and US reach agreement on provisional agreement in beef dispute
(EU) EU/CHINA: 2nd session of economic and trade dialogue
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Barroso wants European Central Bank to have “central role” in macro-economic supervision
(EU) EU/BUSINESS: Small Business Act has only limited impact
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB and KfW reiterate support for European economy - New Carbon Fund to be set up
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in EU Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB/UNITED KINGDOM:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 06/05/2009:
 USD  1.3322  HUF  285.83  NOK  8.7350  CNY  9.0877  NZD  2.2857 
 JPY  131.17  LTL  3.4528  HRK  7.3744  HKD  10.3245  PHP  63.515 
 BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.7093  RUB  43.7360  IDR  13885.52  SGD  1.9651 
 CZK  26.805  PLN  4.4135  TRY  2.0930  INR  66.0640  THB  46.857 
 DKK  7.4485  RON  4.1592  AUD  1.7917  KRW  1702.95  ZAR  11.3237 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  10.6160  BRL  2.8549  MXN  17.6967  ISK  290.00 
 GBP  0.88610  CHF  1.5089  CAD  1.5689  MYR