Bulletin of the European Union. 11 1995

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European Commission
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11 »1995 The Bulletin of the European Union reports on the activities of the Commission and the other
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Part One ACTIVITIES IN NOVEMBER 1995
News in brief 6
Union citizenship 8
Human rights 9
The Community economic and social area 11
Implementation of the White Paper on growth, competitiveness
and employment 1
Economic and monetary policy
Internal market3
Competition8
Industrial policy 25
Enterprisey7
Research and technology
Education, vocational training and youth 29
Economic and social cohesion 30
Trans-European networks
Energy 3
Transport
The information society, telecommunications 41
Environment 44
Agriculture
Fisheries 5
Employment and social policy5
Equal opportunities7
Solidarity
Public health
Consumer policy 60
Culture1
Information, communication and audiovisual media 62
Role of the Union in the world4
Common foreign and security policy
International organizations and conferences 66
Common commercial policy8
Development policy 7
Humanitarian aid2
European Economic Area (EEA), European Free Trade Associ­
ation (EFTA)3
Central and Eastern Europe, Baltic States 74
Mediterranean and Middle East
Independent States of the former Soviet Union; Mongolia 8
United States, Japan and other industrialized countries7
Asia 8Latin America
ACP countries, South Africa and OCTs 91
Diplomatic relations 96
97 Justice and home affairs cooperation
Financing Community activities 100
Budgets 100
Financial operations 105
Measures to combat fraud 106
107 Statistical system
Community law 110
Monitoring the application of Community law 110
Decisions by the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance 111
Institutional affairs 115
10 Community institutions 117
Parliament 117
Council 119
Commission 123
Community lawcourts 124
Court of Auditors 125
European Investment Bank 125
Economic and Social Committee 128
Committee of the Regions 129
Part Two DOCUMENTATION
The ecu 132
Strategy on EU-Russia relations 134
Barcelona Declaration and work programme 136
Additional references in the Official Journal 146
Corrigenda 149
Index 150 PART ONE
ACTIVITIES
IN NOVEMBER 1995 News in brief
Human rights
□ The external dimension of the European Union's human rights policy: the Commission
adopts a communication (­* point 1.2.1).
The Community economic and social area
Internal market
□ Harmonization of accounting: the Commission adopts a communication on a new strategy
vis­à­vis international harmonization (­» point 1.3.30).
Education, vocational training and youth
□ The Commission adopts a White Paper on education and training entitled 'Teaching and
learning; towards the learning society' (­» point 1.3.79).
Economic and social cohesion
□ Cohesion policy and the environment: the Commission adopts a communication (­>■ point
1.3.81).
Transport
□ The Commission adopts a Green Paper entitled 'Citizens' network: public passenger trans­
port' (­» point 1.3.111).
Information society, telecommunications
□ The multilingual information society: the Commission adopts a communication and a pro­
posal for a Council Decision on the adoption of a multiannual programme (­> point 1.3.126).
π Satellite personal communications services: the Commission adopts a proposal for a Parlia­
ment and Council Decision on action at Union level (­»■ point 1.3.133).
□ Liberalization of telecommunications: the Commission adopts two proposals for Parliament
and Council Directives completing the legislation needed to guarantee liberalization (­»· points
1.3.129 and 1.3.130).
Employment and social policy
□ The Commission adopts a communication on employee information and consultation (­»·
point 1.3.189).
Bull. EU 11­1995 News in brief'
Consumer policy
□ Comparative advertising: the Council agrees a common position on the proposal for a Parlia­
ment and Council Directive (­> point 1.3.205).
Information, communication and audiovisual media
□ Training programme for professionals in the European audiovisual programme industry
(MEDIA II — Training): the Council agrees a proposal for a Decision (­> point 1.3.210).
□ The Commission adopts a proposal for a Decision establishing a European Guarantee Fund
to promote cinema and television production (­» point 1.3.211).
Role of the Union in the world
Central and Eastern Europe, Baltic States
□ Estonia applies to join the European Union (­> point 1.4.42).
□ Preparations for the Madrid n Council: the Commission adopts a report on the pre­
accession strategy, an interim report on the effects of enlargement on Union policies and a
study on the different strategies which could be pursued in the field of agriculture (­»■ points
1.4.46 to 1.4.48).
Mediterranean and Middle East
□ The Euro­Mediterranean Conference is held in Barcelona (­>■ points 1.4.56 and 2.3.1).
□ Israel: the n Association Agreement is signed (-► point 1.4.69).
□ Morocco: the Euro­Mediterranean n t and the fisheries Agreement are
initialled (­> points 1.4.67 and 1.3.178).
□ Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: the Commission adopts recommendations for
Decisions on a Trade and Cooperation Agreement, a financial Protocol (­* points 1.4.64 and
1.4.65) and a transport Agreement (­*■ point 1.3.123).
Independent States of the former Soviet Union; Mongolia
□ Russia: the Council adopts conclusions on a strategy on EU­Russia relations; Parliament
gives its assent to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (­» points 1.4.81; 1.4.80 and
2.2.1).
Asia
□ A Cooperation Agreement is signed with Nepal (-► point 1.4.92).
Latin America
□ The Commission adopts a recommendation for a Decision on the negotiation of a framework
Agreement on trade and economic cooperation with Chile (-► point 1.4.97).
□ The Commission adopts a n for a Decision on the renewal of the San José
dialogue (­>■ point 1.4.96).
Africa, Caribbean and Pacific, South Africa and OCTs
□ Mid­term review of the fourth Lomé Convention: an Agreement is initialled with Mauritius
(­> point 1.4.102).
Institutional affairs
□ The Commission adopts a report to the European Council on the application of the subsidi­
arity and proportionality principles, on simplification and on consolidation (entitled 'Better law­
making') {­> point 1.9.2).
Bull. EU 11­1995 1. Union citizenship
Agreed on 20 November. The aim of the Deci­Right to diplomatic protection
sions is to entitle citizens of the Union to the
1.1.1. Draft Decision of the Representatives of consular protection of