Athens News Agency: News in English, 03-06-24

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

[01] Weather Forecast: Changeable on Tuesday

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates - Tuesday

[03] EU-US Summit in Washington on June 25

[01] Weather Forecast: Changeable on Tuesday

Sunshine is forecast in all parts of the country, with isolated storms likely on high ground on the northern mainland. Winds northerly, light to moderate. In the north, temperatures will range from 18C to 35C; and in the islands from 21C to 32C. Temperatures in Athens between 21C and 35C; and in Thessaloniki from 19C to 32C.

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates - Tuesday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank

U.S. dollar 1.163

Pound sterling 0.700

Danish kroner 7.484

Swedish kroner 9.169

Japanese yen 137.2

Swiss franc 1.546

Norwegian kroner 8.242

Cyprus pound 0.589

Canadian dollar 1.588

Australian dollar 1.750

[03] EU-US Summit in Washington on June 25

On 25 June 2003 leaders from both sides of the Atlantic will gather at the EU-US Summit in Washington, where the President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi, together with the President-in-office of the European Council, Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis, will meet US President George W. Bush.

On the EU side, Vice President and Commissioner for Transport and Energy, Loyola de Palacio, as well as Commissioners for Enterprise and Information Society, Erkki Liikanen, for Trade, Pascal Lamy, together with the High Representative for CFSP, Javier Solana, the Greek Foreign Minister and President-in-office of the Council, George Papandreou, and Greek Minister for Justice, Philippos Petsalnikos, will also participate.

President Bush will be accompanied by an unprecedented number of Senior Administration officials including Vice President, Dick Cheney, Secretary of State, Colin Powell, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, Attorney General John Ashcroft, Trade Representative Bob Zoellick, Secretary of Agriculture, Ann M. Veneman, Secretary of Energy, Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Transportation, Norman Mineta, Secretary of Treasury, John Snow, Secretary of Commerce, Don Evans, Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, and Chief of Staff, Andrew H. Card.

In the run up to the summit, President Prodi has declared: ''I am confident this summit will reflect the strength of the Transatlantic Partnership, underlining our determination to tackle common threats and pursue shared goals''.

The EU and the US co-operate on an even wider range of areas, broadening and deepening the Transatlantic Partnership. Even though relations have recently gone through a period of strain, both sides are firmly committed to demonstrating that the EU and the US have a relationship that works and produces concrete results with direct positive effects for our citizens, and also jointly take up global and regional challenges.

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