do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-03-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

29.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 77/7

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

28 March 2003

(2003/C 77/03)

1 euro =

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

Currency

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Exchange
rate

1,073

128,89

7,4266

0,6865

9,2271

1,4766

83,04

7,857

1,95

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

0,58401

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,863

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6242

0,4235

4,3727

35 972

231,9525

41,388

1 834 000

1,7853

1,5736

8,3684

1,9495

1,9011

246,98

3,453

KRW

ZAR

South Korean won

1 350,91

South African rand

8,545

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(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Conclusions of the Council (Education, Youth and Culture) on 6 February 2003 — Contribution to the European Council on 21 March 2003
Date: 2003-03-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU programme, European Council, education, education policy, educational system, vocational training

C 77/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.3.2003

I

(Information)

COUNCIL

CONCLUSIONS OF THE COUNCIL (EDUCATION, YOUTH AND CULTURE)

on 6 February 2003

Contribution to the European Council on 21 March 2003

(2003/C 77/02)

The importance of education and training in the knowledge society and economy in Europe and their role
in the achievement of the Lisbon strategy have been underlined frequently and firmly since March 2000.
This is also recognised in terms of policy and investment priorities in the Commission's Synthesis Report
to the 2003 Spring European Council.

The Council draws attention to the action under way to implement the Detailed Work Programme on the
Follow-up of the Objectives of Education and Training Systems in Europe, which emphasises employability
as well as such other dimensions as social cohesion, citizenship or linguistic diversity, as reaffirmed in the
conclusions of the Barcelona European Council
(15 and 16 March 2002). The Council reaffirms its
commitment to preparing the interim report on this in time for the Spring 2004 European Council.

The Council suggests that the European Council endorses these efforts and in particular:

— explicitly support

the current activities aimed at creating sufficient coherence, compatibility and
attractiveness in education and training in Europe, in particular through the implementation of the
Detailed Work Programme on the Objectives,
including the Copenhagen Declaration on vocational
education and training and through further encouragement of the Bologna process in higher education,

— stresses the continued need for resolute steps forward to foster transparency, the recognition of
qualifications and quality assurance in the European Union, whilst respecting Member States' respon-
sibilities,

— underlines the importance of enhancing the promotion of European education and training systems

and institutions as worldwide references,

— stresses the importance of the next generation of Community programmes in the education and
training field for the attainment of the Lisbon goals as reflected in the Detailed Work Programme
on the Objectives,

— stresses the importance of efficient and effective investments for the further development of education

and training systems.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3138 — Hamburgische Landesbank/Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-03-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

C 77/8

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29.3.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3138 — Hamburgische Landesbank/Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 77/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 March 2003 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertakings Hamburgische Landesbank Girozentrale and Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein
Girozentrale Kiel will merge within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Regulation.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Hamburgische Landesbank Girozentrale: banking services,

— Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein Girozentrale Kiel: banking services.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.3138 — Hamburgische Landesbank/Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B — Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.