Bulletin of the European Communities. No 12 ? 1993 Volume 26

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Bulletin
of the European
Communities
Commission
No 12 Π 1993
Volume 26 The Bulletin of the European Communities reports on the activities of the Commission and the
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DADT Π Μ Ρ ACTIVITIES IN
r Ari I KJ IM £ DECEMBER 1993
News in brief 20
1. European Union3
2. The single market and the Community economic and
social area4
— Internal market
— Economic and monetary policy 3
— Statistical area8
— Competition 40
— Industrial policy 51
— Research and technology2
— Education, vocational training and youth 53
— Trans-European networks5
— Energy6
— Transport9
— Telecommunications, information services and industry 6
— Economic and social cohesion: structural measures 63
— Social dimension 70
— Environment2
— Agriculture7
— Fisheries 84
— A people's Europe 91
— Audiovisual media, information, communication and culture 96
3. The role of the Community in the world 9
— Enlargement
— European Free Trade Association8
— Central Europe and the independent States
of the former Soviet Union9 — Mediterranean and Middle East 104
— United States, Japan and other industrialized countries 107
— Asia and Latin America8
— African, Caribbean and Pacific countries and overseas
countries and territories 110
— General development cooperation2
— Commercial policy6
— International organizations and conferences 12
— Human rights in the world 123
4. Common foreign and security policy5
5. Justice and home affairs cooperation 130
6. Financing Community activities2
— Budgets 13
— Financial operations4
— Measures to combat fraud7
7. Community institutions8
— Institutional affairs
— Parliament9
— Council 143
— Commission 'JO
— Community lawcourts 151
— Court of Auditors5
— European Investment Bank6
— Economic and Social Committee
— ECSC Consultative 160
PART TWO DOCUMENTATION
1. The ecu 162
2. Recommendation on the broad guidelines of the economic
policies of the Member States and of the Community 164
3. Infringement proceedings8
4. Additional references in the Official Journal 170
5. Index 17Supplements 1993
1/93 Address by Jacques Delors, President of the Commission, to
the European Parliament on the occasion of the investiture
debate of the new Commission
The Commission's work programme for 1993-94
Thes legislativee for 1993
Joint declaration on the 1993 legislative programme
2/93 The challenge of enlargement — Commission opinion on
Norway's application for membership
3/93 The future development of the common transport policy
4/93 The challenge of enlargement — Commission opinion on
Malta's application for membership
5/93 The challenge of enlargement — Commission opinion on the
application by the Republic of Cyprus for membership
6/93 Growth, competitiveness, employment — The challenges and
ways forward into the 21st century — White Paper I — Brussels European Council
stability pact with respect to the countries of Central Brussels, 10 and 11 December
and Eastern Europe in spring 1994.
/./. The meeting of Heads of State or Lastly, the European Council took a number of
decisions linked with the implementation of the Government held in Brussels on 10 and
Union Treaty and the conclusions of its October 11 December was chaired by Mr Dehaene,
meeting. President of the Council and Prime Minister
of Belgium, and attended by Mr Delors.
The European Council's discussions were preceded
President of the Commission. It was preceded
by an exchange of views with Mr Klepsch, President
by an exchange of views with Mr Klepsch. of the European Parliament, on the main topics on
President of the European Parliament, on the the agenda.
main items on the agenda.
Growth, competitiveness and
employment
Conclusions of the References:
Commission White Paper on growth, competi­
Presidency tiveness and employment — The challenges and ways
forward into the 21st century: COM(93) 700: point
1.2.44 of this Bulletin: Supplement 6/93 — Bull. EC
Council Recommendation 94/7/EC concerning the
broad guidelines of the economic policies of the Mem­
Introduction ber States and of the Community: OJ L 7. 11.1.1994:
point 1.2.45 of this Bulletin
Final Act concluding the Uruguay Round nego­1.2. Meeting for the first time following the entry
tiations: point 1.3.99 of this Bulletin
into force of the Treaty on European Union, the
Proposal for a Council Decision on the provision
Heads of State or Government expressed their
of Community interest subsidies on loans for SMFs
resolve to use to the full, immediately, the new
extended by (he EIB under its temporary lending
possibilities offered by the Treaty to confront cur­
facility: point 1.2.48 of this Bulletin
rent problems and impart a further impetus to the Commission communication 'Making the most of
Union. the internal market: strategic programme': point 1.2.1
of this Bulletin
The European Council focused above all on examin­ Commission communication on the development
ation oi' the economic situation and measures to of guidelines for the trans-European transport net­
combat unemployment. In the light of the White work: point 1.2.116 of this Bulletin
Paper presented by Mr Delors, it adopted a short Proposal for a Decision of the European Parlia­
ment and the Council concerning the fourth frame­and medium-term action plan whose implemen­
work programme of activities in the field of research,
tation it will itself monitor.
technological development and demonstration (1994-
98): point 1.2.103 of this Bulletin Subsequently, as regards justice and home affairs
the European Council adopted a first action plan
which, given the major importance of cooperation
in this sphere to ensure the security of citizens, will The figli! against unemployment —
need to be reinforced in future.
The action plan
As regards foreign and security policy, the European
Council undertook in particular an initial preven­ 1.3. Today's level of, with all its
tive-diplomacy step in deciding that the European direct and indirect effects, is endangering our
Union will convene an inaugural conference on a society's cohesion.
-1993 Bull. EC Conclusions of the Presidency
There is no miracle cure for unemployment. Nor of a low rate of inflation and controlled public
can we simply resign ourselves to it. We must act expenditure trends can lead to the progressive lower­
and our response will be all the more effective for ing of interest rates which is necessary to provide
being a joint one. Energy must be mobilized as it effective support for recovery and investment. Fur­
was when the Single Act was adopted if a new period thermore, exchange­rate stability is essential if the
of prosperity is to be ensured for the Community. potential of the single market is to be fully exploited.
In this context, the European Council approved, in