Bulletin of the European Union. 1/2 1994

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European Commission
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1/2 · 1994 The Bulletin of the European Union reports on the activities of the Commission and the other
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PART fi M F ACTIVITIES IN
will C JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1994
News in brief 8
1. Citizens' rights 10
2. The Community's economic and social area 13
— Implementation of the White Paper entitled 'Growth,
competitiveness, employment' 1
— Economic and monetary policy
— Internal market 14
— Competition 20
— Industrial policy 3
— Enterprise policy2
— Research and technology3
— Trans-European networks5
— Energy6
— Transport
— Telecommunications, information services and industry 38
— Economic and social cohesion 39
— Agriculture 4
— Fisheries 51
— Environment2
— Social policy
— Education, vocational training and youth 58
— Public health and solidarity 60
— Consumers 6
— Culture1
— Information, communication and audiovisual media 6
3. The role of the Union in the world4
— Common foreign and security policy 6
— Enlargement8
— European Economic Area (EEA), European Free Trade
Association (EFTA) 69 — Central and Eastern Europe and the independent States
of the former Soviet Union 71
— Mediterranean and Middle East6
— United States, Japan and other industrialized countries 80
— Asia 8
— Latin America3
— ACP countries and OCTs4
— International organizations and conferences 88
— Common commercial policy 90
— Development policy7
— Humanitarian aid 10
— Human rights in the world1
— Diplomatic relations
4. Justice and home affairs cooperation4
5. Financing Community activities7
— Budgets
— Financial operations 108
— Measures to combat fraud9
6. Statistical system 110
7. Community institutions2
— Institutional affairs
— Parliament3
— Council7
— Commission 119
— Community lawcourts
— Court of Auditors 124
— European Investment Bank
— Economic and Social Committee6
— Committee of the Regions8
DOCUMENTATION
1. The ecu 130
2. Infringement proceedings2
3. Additional references in the Official Journal 136
4. Index9
Annual index 1993 I-XXXVIII Supplements 1994
1/94 The Commission's legislative programme for 1994
Resolution of the European Parliament on the 1994 legislative
programme
Council Declaration on the 1994 legislative programme
Jointn of the European Parliament and the
Commission on the 1994 legislative programme PART ONE
ACTIVITIES
IN JANUARY/
FEBRUARY 1994 News in brief
Citizens' rights
□ The Commission adopts a proposal for a Directive laying down detailed arrangements for the
exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections by citizens of the
Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (­+ point 1.1.1).
The Community economic and social area
Economic and monetary policy
□ Stage II of economic and monetary union begins (­* point 1.2.2).
Internal market
□ The Council adopts a Directive on special VAT arrangements applicable to second­hand
goods, works of art, collectors' items and antiques (­>■ point 1.2.31) and a Directive increasing
the level of allowances for travellers from third countries and the limits on tax­free purchases in
intra­Community travel (­»■ point 1.2.32).
□ The Commission adopts a communication on the development of administrative cooperation
in the implementation and enforcement of Community legislation in the internal market (­»
point 1.2.7).
Industrial policy
□ The Commission adopts a communication on the European Union automobile industry (­»
point 1.2.73).
Enterprise policy
□ The Commission adopts a proposal for a Decision relating to a multi­annual programme
(1994­96) of work for cooperatives, mutual societies, associations and foundations in the Com­
munity (­>■ point 1.2.76).
Trans­European networks
ü The Commission adopts a communication and two proposals for Decisions on guidelines on
trans­European energy networks (­* point 1.2.88).
Telecommunications, information services and industry
□ The Commission adopts a proposal for a Directive on a policy for the mutual recognition of
licences for the provision of satellite network services and/or satellite communications services
(­>· point 1.2.99).
Bull. EU 1/2­1994