Bulletin of the European Communities. No 6 1981 Volume 14

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Bulletin
OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
Commission
No 6 1981
Volume 14 The Bulletin of the European Communities reports on the activities of the
Commission and the other Community institutions. It is edited by the
Secretariat-General of the Commission (rue de la Loi 200, B-1049
Brussels) and published eleven times a year (one issue covers July and
August) in the official Community languages and Spanish.
Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged.
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number, the second digit the chapter number and the subsequent digit or
digits the point number. Citations should therefore read as follows:
Bull. EC 1-1979, point 1.1.3 or 2.2.36.
Supplements to the Bulletin are published in a separate series at irregular
intervals. They contain official Commission material (e.g. communications
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Printed in Belgium Bulletin
OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
ECSC — EEC — EAEC
Commission of the European Communities
Secretariat-General
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No 6
1981
Sent to press in July 1981 Volume 14 contents
PART ONE SES
1. Luxembourg European Council 7
2. Mandate of 30 May 1980 : Commission report 11
3. Joint Council meeting on economic and social affairs5
4. Steel : agreement ¡n the Council 17
5. Assistance to refugees and displaced persons 20
ACTIVITIES
PART TWO IN JUNE 1981
Building the Community 24
— Economic and monetary policy
— Internal market and industrial affairs5
— Industrial innovation and the information market 28
— Customs union
— Competition9
— Financial institutions and taxation 32
— Employment, education and social policy3
— Regional policy 37
— Environment and consumers8
— Agriculture 41
— Fisheries5
— Transport
— Energy
— Research and development9 2. Enlargement and external relations 51
—t and bilateral relations with applicant countries 51
— Commercial policy 51
— Development 53
— International organizations and conferences 56
— Industrialized countries 58
— Mediterraneans 60
— Developing countries 61
— Diplomatic relations 64
— European political cooperation 64
3. Institutional and political matters 65
—l developments and European policy 65
— Institutions and organs of the Communities 65
• Parliament 65
• Council 69
• Commission 72
• Court of Justice 73
•t of Auditors 76
• ECSC Consultative Committee 76
• European Investment Bank 77
— Financing Community activities 79
Μ Κ 1 nntt DOCUMENTATION
1. ECU 82
2. Additional references in the Official Journal 82
3. Infringement procedures 84
Publications of the European Communities Supplements 1981
1/81 Report from the Commission of the European Communities to the
Council pursuant to the mandate of 30 May 1980
The Bulletin of the European Communities, in its present form, was designed by Mr Jacques
Boullier. Over the last 13 years Mr Boullier and his team have produced 144 consecutive monthly
issues.
On 1 July 1981 Mr Boullier left the Commission after many years' devotion to the cause of keep­
ing the public abreast of Community affairs. Standardized abbreviations for the designation of certain monetary units in the different languages of
the Community:
ECU = European currency unit
BFR = Belgische frank / Franc belge
DKR = Dansk krone
DM = Deutsche Mark
DR = Greek drachma
FF = Franc français
HFL = Nederlandse gulden (Hollandse florijn)
IRL = Irish pound / punt
LFR = Franc luxembourgeois
LIT = Lira italiana
UKL = Pound sterling
USD = United States dollar 1. Luxembourg European Council
meeting. It covers the economic and social 1.1.1. The European Council met in Lux­
situation and prospects, the internal market, embourg on 29 and 30 June with Mr An-
relations with the United States and Japan in dries van Agt, Prime Minister of The
the context of the forthcoming Western Netherlands and President of the European
Summit in Ottawa, steel prices, the North-Council and of political cooperation, in the
South Dialogue and the mandate of 30 May chair. The Commission was represented by
1980. Mr Gaston Thorn and Mr François-Xavier
Ortoli. This was the first European Council
to be attended by Mr François Mitterrand, Economic and social situation
President of the French Republic, and by Mr
1.1.5. 'The European Council discussed in depth
Giovanni Spadolini and Mr Mark Eyskens,
the present social and economic situation in
the Italian and Belgian Prime Ministers. which the European Community and the Member
States find themselves at the time when the first
Discussions were dominated by the
cautious signs of limited improvement in the busi­
economic and social situation, but the Euro­ ness cycle are becoming visible, but when the rav­
pean Council also made preparations for the ages of inflation and unemployment have by no
Western Summit in Ottawa and considered means been brought under control. In the same
context the European Council reviewed the Com­relations with the United States and Japan.
munities' position with regard to the Western At France's request, the Commission's report
Economic Summit in Ottawa and dealt with the
on the mandate of 30 May 1980 was not
need to preserve and strengthen the Communities'
considered in detail, but a procedure was ag­
internal market. The European Council discussed
reed and the report will be discussed at the these interlocking problems on the basis of a
meeting to be held at the end of November. paper presented by the European Commission on
Lastly, the European Council discussed the the economic and social situation in the Com­
munity, the general orientation of which received international political situation, with special
unanimous approval. reference to the Middle East, Lebanon, Cam­
bodia and Namibia. It made an official The European Council expressed its firm convic­
tion that by the pursuit of coordinated flexible declaration on Afghanistan.
policies, maintained over a sufficient length of
time, the Community will be able to overcome 1.1.2. As usual, the Commission contri­
the present social and economic difficulties and
buted to the preparations by providing a
return to a situation ofc growth, stability
series of papers. These dealt with the North- and satisfactory levels of employment. In particu­
South Dialogue, the economic and social lar, the problem of mass unemployment, which is
situation in the Community, trade relations a major preoccupation for all the members of the
European Council, should not be approached in with the United States and Japan, and its re­
any spirit of fatalism. port on the mandate of 30 May 1980, which
was sent direct to the Heads of State or In this light the European Council reviewed the
work done by the Jointl (Economic Af­Government.
fairs, Finance and Social Affairs) and agreed that
a sound foundation had been laid for subsequent 1.1.3. The outcome of discussions on
action. In particular, there was agreement that the
'Community' subjects dealt with in Luxem­
highest priority should be accorded to coordi­
bourg was summarized by the Presidency.
nated action against unemployment and inflation,
The summary was accompanied by a decla­ including efforts aimed at structural adjustment.
ration and documents concerned with Euro­
The major responsibility for these actions lies
pean political cooperation.
with national governments and will need to take
account of the different economic situations in
each Member State and of their particular pos­
'Community' problems:
sibilities and the constraints with which they are
the Presidency's summary faced. But the effectiveness of such action will be
increased by coordination within a Community
1.1.4. The following is the full text of the framework. A major effort should be made both
summary issued by the Presidency to the na­ at the national and the Community level, to in­
tional delegations and made public after the crease investments aimed at higher growth and
Bull. EC 6-1981 European Council
employment. Investment should be directed in Council stressed the need for a united approach
particular to industries with a high innovative po­ to the problems presented by the level and volatil­
tential and which will secure for the Community ity of interest and exchange rates, as these pose a
in the coming decades the place in the industrial serious threat to Europe's incipient economic re­
world to which it is entitled. The European covery. These issues should be pursued in depth
Council was convinced that investment in energy in discussions with the other major monetary
conservation and production is of vital import­ powers. Important monetary policy objectives are
ance. Care should be taken not to waste precious shared with the USA, but the USA should be
funds on economic activities that are bound to urge