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European Commission
Bulletin
of the European Union
7/8 .1997 The Bulletin of the European Union reports on the activities of the Commission and the other
Community institutions. It is produced by the Secretariat-General of the European Commission
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Bull. Bulletin of the European Union
Supplement - Bull. Supplement to the Bulletin of the European Union
General Report General Report on the Activities of the European Union
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ACTIVITIES IN JULY/AUGUST 1997 Part One
News in brief 6
Agenda 2000 7
Union citizenship 10
Human rights1
The Community economic and social area 14
Implementation of the White Paper on growth, competitiveness
and employment and of the initiative 'Action for employment in
Europe: A confidence pact'4
Economic and monetary policy 14
Internal market7
Competition 23
Industrial policy 39
Enterprisey 40
Research and technology1
Education, vocational training and youth 43
Economic and social cohesion5
Energy8
Transport9
Information society, telecommunications 52
Environment 55
Agriculture8
Fisheries 65
Employment and social policy8
Solidarity 70
Equal opportunities0
Public health1
Consumer policy and health protection1
Culture2
Information and communication 73
Role of the Union in the world4
Common foreign and security policy4
International organisations and conferences 81
Common commercial policy3
Development policy 87
Humanitarian aid9
Enlargement 91 Central Europe 95
Mediterranean and Middle East 97
Independent States of the former Soviet Union; Mongolia 102
103 United States, Japan and other industrialised countries
Asia 104
106 Latin America
ACP countries, South Africa and OCTs 107
Diplomatic relations 110
Justice and home affairs cooperation 112
Financing Community activities 114
Sound and efficient financial management (SEM 2000) 114
Budgets 114
Financial operations 121
Measures to combat fraud 121
Statistical system 122
124 Community law
Monitoring the application of Community law 124
126 Decisions by the Court of Justice and the Court of First instance
Community institutions 132
Parliament 132
Council 133
135 Commission
Court of Auditors 135
European Investment Bank 136
Economic and Social Committee 137
Part Two DOCUMENTATION
The ecu 140
Council recommendation of 7 July 1997 on the broad guide
lines of the economic policies of the Member States and of the
Community 142
Interinstitutional Agreement on the financing of the common
foreign and security policy 148
Twenty-third Western Economic Summit 150
Additional references in the Official Journal 167
Corrigenda 171
Index 172 ¡Τ ON
ACTIVITIES
IN JULY/AUGUST
1997 News in brief
Agenda 2000
□ The Commission adopts the communication 'Agenda 2000 — For a stronger and wider
Union' (» point 1.1) and, in parallel, 10 opinions on the applications of the countries of central
Europe for membership of the European Union (* point 1.4.73).
The Community economic and social area
Economic and monetary policy
□ The Council adopts the broad economic policy guidelines for 1997 (»■ points 1.3.14 and
2.2.1).
Employment and social policy
□ The Commission adopts a White Paper on sectors and activities excluded from the 'working
time' directive (* point 1.3.218).
□ The Commission adopts a proposal for a Council Directive concerning the framework agree
ment on parttime work concluded by the social partners (* point 1.3.221).
Justice and home affairs cooperation
□ The Commission adopts a proposal for a Council joint action introducing a programme of
training, exchanges and cooperation in the field of asylum, immigration and crossing of external
borders (Odysseus) (+ point 1.5.1).
□ The Commission adopts a proposal for a Council joint action establishing a convention on
rules for the admission of thirdcountry nationals to the Member States of the European Union
(> point 1.5.2).
Bull. EU 7/81997 Agenda 2000
Development of Union policies 1.1. Commission communication entitled
'Agenda 2000: For a stronger and wider Eu
The EU's policies must be strengthened and rope' .
reformed in the light of the challenges it is fa
References: cing; demographic constraints, the emergence of
Commission opinion on Cyprus's application new technologies, restructuring, greater interde
for membership: Bull. 61993, point 1.3.6; Sup pendence between economies and the need to
plement 5/93Bull. enhance the EU's international stature.
Conclusions of the Copenhagen European
Council: Bull. 61993, point 1.13 The Commission adopted four main objectives s of the Madrid European Council: for internal Community policies: establishing
Bull. 121995, point 1.25
the conditions for lasting growth, basing growth Council Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom on the
on knowledge, undertaking the detailed modersystem of the European Communities' own re
nisation of employment systems and promoting sources: OJ L293, 12.11.1994; Bull. 101994,
point 1.5.6; 1996 General Report, point 987 a safe society which is based on solidarity, takes
the general interest into account and respects the New guidelines for the PHARE programme
concerning preaccession assistance: COM(97) environment.
112; Bull. 31997, point 1.4.53
Draft Treaty of Amsterdam: Bull. 61997, In order to implement these guidelines, it pro
point II.4 poses that the relative share of the internal pol
icies in the Community budget should be
Adopted by the Commission on 15 July. This increased, with the focus on priorities such as
communication, adopted at the same time as the research and development, training and the
opinions on applications for membership pre major networks. It also considers it necessary to
sented by the 10 countries of central and eastern rethink its own role and to improve its manage
Europe (»■ point 1.4.73), constitutes the reply ment, coordination and supervisory capacities.
from the Commission to the requests made by As announced at the Intergovernmental Confe
the Madrid European Council in December rence, it will rearrange and redefine its tasks and
1995. In a single framework the Commission reorganise its departments accordingly.
outlines the broad outlook for the development
of the European Union and its policies beyond The Commission sets out three clear priorities
the turn of the century, the impact of enlarge for economic and social cohesion: reducing
ment on the Union as a whole and the future regional disparities, supporting regions under
financial framework beyond 2000. going economic changes and developing human
resources throughout the Union. These must be
The Commission stresses first of all in the intro reflected in three corresponding objectives. In
duction that any