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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9897

8 May 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 26 / 26
GENERAL NEWS / € value in different currencies on 07/05/2009

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Financial reform: Balancing political decisions and national priorities
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/LISBON TREATY: Encouraged by Czech vote but cautious given Irish referendum, Parliament takes stance on several key aspects of future implementation of new treaty
(EU) EP/TRIBUTE:
(EU) EU/ISRAEL: Solana meets Lieberman who appeals for pause in “peace industry”, which he says would only be waste of money
(EU) EU/BELARUS: Opposition welcomes inclusion of “Eastern partnership”
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY: Vondra says “no more obstacles” to ratification
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Prague summit defines concrete action for fighting rise in unemployment
(EU) EU/ECB: ECB lowers key interest rate to 1% and expands range of lending measures
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Juncker sees red over Steinbrück comments - What value are European Council decisions?
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: European financial supervision system under debate
(EU) EU/TELECOMS: Commission acts on termination rates to boost competition
(EU) EU/CANADA: Go-ahead for negotiations on new economic pact
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission analyses role of public authorities in relation to Fair Trade
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission makes Prague research “breeding ground” for two days in hope of synergies and partnerships
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Jeremy Rifkin calls on research players to enter third industrial revolution
(EU) EP/WOMEN'S RIGHTS: Strengthening social protection of self-employed workers and assisting spouses
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: European Parliament confirms agreement on time slots
(EU) EP/JHA: EP wants coherent, humane asylum policy
(EU) EP/RACISM: EU accepts it did not perform well at Durban II
(EU) EU/JHA: Fresh dispute between Italy and Malta over accepting migrants
(EU) EU/JHA: For first time Tripoli agrees to take back migrants
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Investigation into Northern Rock rescue goes on
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commerzbank nationalisation approved - with divestments
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main acts published in Official Journal of EU
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY:
€ VALUE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES ON 07/05/2009:
 USD  1.3363  HUF  276.60  NOK  8.6200  CNY  9.1160  NZD  2.2385 
 JPY  132.72  LTL  3.4528  HRK  7.3629  HKD  10.3566  PHP  63.152 
 BGN  1.9558  LVL  0.7091  RUB  43.6295  IDR  13891.45  SGD  1.9591 
 CZK  26.463  PLN  4.3038  TRY  2.0601  INR  65.6120  THB  46.630 
 DKK  7.4487  RON  4.1180  AUD  1.7591  KRW  1681.34  ZAR  11.1581 
 EEK  15.6466  SEK  10.4770  BRL  2.8060  MXN  17.3576  ISK  290.00 
 GBP  0.88470  CHF  1.5166  CAD  1.5569  MYR