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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
U L L Ε Τ Ι ΠΙ
OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
5 · 2001 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 and published
10 times a year in the official European languages.
The following reference system is used: the first digit indicates the part number, the second digit the
chapter number and the subsequent digit or digits the point number. Citations should therefore read as
follows: Bull. 1/2-1994, point 1.1.1 or 2.2.3.
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Abbreviations
Publications cited in this Bulletin
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
Currencies
ATS Austrian schilling
BEF Belgian franc
DEM German mark
DKK Danish krone
ESP Spanish peseta
FIM Finnish markka
FRF French franc
Pound sterling GBP
GRD Greek drachma
IEP Irish pound
ITL Italian lira
LUF Luxembourg franc
NLG Dutch guilder
PTE Portuguese escudo
SEK Swedish krona
USD United States dollar Contents
Activities in May 2001 Part One
News in brief
Institutional affairs and the future of the Union
Human rights 10
The Community economic and social area 12
Economic and monetary policy 12
Statistical system 13
Employment and social policy 13
Equal opportunities 16
Internal market 16
Competition 22
Enterprise 26
Research and technology 26
Information society 28
Economic and social cohesion 29
Outermost regions 30
Agriculture 30
Fisheries 34
Citizenship and quality of life 36
Area of freedom, security and justice 36
Citizens' rights 41
Education and culture 41
Environment 44
Energy 51
Transport 53
Health and consumer protection 56
Enlargement 60
Role of the Union in the World 61
Common foreign and security policy 61
International organisations and conferences 67
Common commercial policy 67
Development cooperation 72
Humanitarian aid 75
Relations with the Western Balkans 76 Relations with the southern mediterranean and the Middle East 78
Independent States of the former Soviet Union; Mongolia9
United States, Japan and other industrialised countries 80
Asia 81
Latin America3
ACP countries and OCTs
Diplomatic relations5
Financing Community activities, resource management 87
Budgets
Protection of the Communities' financial interests and the fight against fraud 9
Community law 98
Monitoring the application of Community law 9
Decisions by the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance 99
Community institutions 104
European Parliament
Council6
Commission I 13
Court of Auditors 13
European Investment Bank 113
Economic and Social Committee 1 15
Part Two Documentation
1 The euro 118
2 Additional references in the Official Journal 119
3 Corrigenda 120
4 Index 121 ACTIVITES
IN MAY 2001 News in brief
D Transparency: Parliament and the Council adopt a regulation regarding public access to Par­
liament, Council and Commission documents (-» point 1.1.2).
D Human rights: then adopts a communication on the European Union's role in
promoting human rights in third countries (—» point 1.2.2).
D Social integration: the Commission adopts a proposal for a Council decision on the European
Year of People with Disabilities 2003 (-* point 1.3.14).
D Internal market: the Commission adopts a communication on tax policy in the European Un­
ion (-» point 1.3.34) and a proposal for a directive on insider dealing and market manipulation
(-* point 1.3.29); Parliament and the Council approve a directive regarding the valuation rules for
the annual accounts of companies (-» point 1.3.36).
Π Agriculture: the Commission adopts a proposal for a Council regulation on the common or­
ganisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (-» point 1.3.87).
D Asylum, immigration and external borders: the Commission adopts a proposal for a Euro­
pean Parliament and Council directive on the right of citizens of the Union to reside in the territory
of the Member States (-» point 1.4.3); the Council adopts a regulation on freedom of movement
with a long-stay visa (—» point 1.4.4) and a directive on the mutual recognition of decisions on the
expulsion of third-country nationals (-» point 1.4.6), and reaches agreement on a proposal for a
directive on minimum standards for granting temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of
displaced persons (-» point 1.4.5).
Π Judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters: the Commission adopts a proposal
for a Council regulation establishing a general framework for Community activities (2002-06) to
facilitate the implementation of a European judicial area in civil matters (—» point 1.4.7); the
Council adopts a regulation on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking
of evidence (—» point 1.4.8) and a decision establishing a European judicial network in civil and
commercial matters (-» point 1.4.9).
D Combating crime: the Council adopts a decision setting up a European crime prevention net­
work (-» point 1.4.13).
D Combating drugs: the Commission adopts a proposal for a Council framework decision lay­
ing down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the
field of drug trafficking (—» point 1.4.19).
D Environment: the Commission adopts a communication on the quality of air and a commu­
nication on sustainable development in Europe (—* points 1.4.42 and 1.4.32).
D Energy: the Commission adopts a proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive
on the energy performance of buildings (-» point 1.4.56).
D Health and consumer protection: the Commission adopts a proposal for a directive relating
to the advertising and sponsorship of tobacco products (-» point 1.4.79) and a proposal for a Coun­
cil decision on the accession of the European Community to the Codex Alimentarius Commission
(—» point 1.4.68); Parliament and the Council adopt a regulation laying down rules for the prevention,
control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (—» point 1.4.69).
Bull. EU 5-2001 D Development cooperation: the Commission adopts a communication on an effective partner­
ship with the United Nations in the fields of development and humanitarian affairs
(—» point 1.6.59); the third conference of the United Nations on the least developed countries
meets in Brussels under the auspices of the European Union (-* point 1.6.60).
D Budget: the Commission approves the preliminary draft budget for 2002 (-* point 1.7.2).
D Combating fraud: the Commission adopts a proposal for a directive on the criminal-law pro­
tection of the Community's financial interests (-» point 1.7.10) and an action plan for 2001-03
(—* point 1.7.9); the Council adopts a framework decision on combating fraud and counterfeiting
of non-cash means of payment (-* point 1.4.15), and agrees a draft decision on the protection of
the euro against counterfeiting (—» point 1.4.16).
Bull. EU 5-2001 1. Institutional affairs and the future of the
Union
no improvement on the present system, a fact The future of the Union and the Treaty
which gave cause for serious concern as to how it of Nice
might operate in a Union of 27 Member States. It
considered the agreement on the composition of ƒ.7./. Parliament resolution on the Treaty of Nice
the Commission to be acceptable because it and the future of the European Union.
would enable the Commission to be constituted
Reference: Treaty of Nice: OJ C 80, 10.3.2001; according to the needs of the enlargement proc­
Bull.