Athens News Agency: News in English, 03-06-10

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

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[01] Tsohatzopoulos signs EU-Israel deal on research programme

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates - Wednesday

[03] Weather Forecast: Hot and sunny on Wednesday

[01] Tsohatzopoulos signs EU-Israel deal on research programme

Development Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos, in his capacity as current president of the EU Council of Research and Technology Ministers, signed on Tuesday on behalf of the European Union an agreement between the EU and Israel on scientific and technological co-operation.

The new agreement will cover Israeli participation from the outset of the 6th EU Research Framework Programme (2003-2006), and was signed for the Israeli side by Minister of Science Eliezer Zandberg, and by EU Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin on behalf of the Commission.

On the basis of the agreement, Israel will contribute to the overall budget with 192 million euros. In the last five years, Israeli partners have participated in 612 EU-sponsored research projects, of which 147 were co-ordinated by Israeli project leaders.

Israeli scientists have participated in EU-sponsored agricultural and water-management research projects with Arab partners, including the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates - Wednesday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank

U.S. dollar 1.179

Pound sterling 0.712

Danish kroner 7.484

Swedish kroner 9.188

Japanese yen 139.3

Swiss franc 1.554

Norwegian kroner 8.283

Cyprus pound 0.590

Canadian dollar 1.602

Australian dollar 1.791

[03] Weather Forecast: Hot and sunny on Wednesday

The day will be sunny, with isolated storms likely on high ground in Epirus and Macedonia from late afternoon. Winds northerly, light to strong. In the Ionian, temperatures will range from 20C to 32C; on the mainland from 18C to 34C; and in the Aegean islands from 21C to 30C. Temperatures in Athens between 23C and 33C; and in Thessaloniki from 21C to 32C.

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