Bulletin of the European Union. 12/1994

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12-1994 The Bulletin of the European Union reports on the activities of the Commission and the other
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1. Essen European Council 7
— Conclusions of the Presidency
ACTIVITIES IN
DECEMBER 1994
News in brief 30
1. Citizens' rights 3
2. The Community economic and social area 35
— Implementation of the White Paper on growth, compe­
titiveness and employment 3
— Economic and monetary policy
— Internal market7
— Competition 45
— Industrial policy 58
— Enterprise policy9
— Research and technology 60
— Trans-European networks3
— Energy 6
— Transport6
— Economic and social cohesion
— Agriculture 7
— Fisheries9
— Environment 88
— Social policy 93
— Education, vocational training and youth 94
— Public health and solidarity7
— Consumers
— Culture
— Information, communication and audiovisual media 93. Role of the Union in the world 100
— Common foreign and security policy 10
— Enlargement 103
— European Economic Area (EEA), European Free Trade
Association (EFTA)
— Central and Eastern Europe and the independent States
of the former Soviet Union
— Mediterranean and Middle East 114
— United States, Japan and other industrialized countries 116
— Asia 117
— Latin America8
— ACP countries and OCT9
— International organizations and conferences 124
— Common commercial policy 12
— Development policy 133
— Humanitarian aid6
— Human rights in the world7
— Diplomatic relations8
4. Justice and home affairs cooperation 140
5. Financing Community activities1
— Budgets 14
— Financial operations
— Measures to combat fraud9
6. Statistical system 150
7. Community institutions3
— Institutional affairs
— Parliament
— Council4
— Commission9
— Community lawcourts 16
— Court of Auditors
— European Investment Bank5
— Economic and Social Committee8
— ECSC Consultativee
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DOCUMENTATION 171
1. The ecu 172
2. Solemn Declaration on the conservation and management
of the fishery resources of the Mediterranean 174
3. Infringement proceedings5
4. Additional references in the Official Journal6
5. Index8 Supplements 1994
1/94 The Commission's legislative programme for 1994
Resolution of the European Parliament on the 1994 legisla­
tive programme
Council Declaration on the 1994 legislative programme
Jointn of the European Parliament and the
Commission on the 1994 legislative programme
2/94 Report on Europe and the global information society
Interim report on trans-European networks
Progresst on employment
Conclusions of the Presidency of the Corfu European
Council on the White Paper
3/94 An industrial competitiveness policy for the European Union 1. Essen European Council
efforts to improve competitiveness and the employ­Essen, 9 and 10 December
ment situation and to reduce government deficits and
create a more efficient public sector. If the economic
1.1. The meeting of Heads of State or Govern­ upturn is to be given further impetus, it is essential
ment was chaired by Mr Helmut Kohl, President that in the European Union too the results of the Uru­
of the European Council and Chancellor of the guay Round be ratified and the necessary internal
measures for its implementation, including trade-pol­Federal Republic of Germany, and took place
icy instruments, be adopted before the end of the year, with the full participation of the Heads of State
so that they can enter into force as planned on 1 Janu­or Government of the acceding countries (Aus­
ary 1995. In this context, the European Council con­
tria, Finland and Sweden) and, for part of the
firms its support for the European candidacy for the
proceedings, the Heads of State or Government
post of Director-General of the World Trade Orga­
of the six associated countries of Central and nization and notes that the developing countries are
Eastern Europe. The Commission was repre­ also supporting this candidature.
sented by its President, Mr Jacques Delors, and
The European Council in Essen is the last summit
Mr Hans Van den Broek, Member of the Com­
which Jacques Delors will attend as President of the
mission, while Mr Henning Christophersen,
European Commission. His name is associated with
Vice-President of the Commission, also attended what must be the 10 most successful years of Euro­
some of the proceedings. The meeting was pre­ pean unification. He was the prime mover in the Sin­
ceded by an exchange of views with Mr Klaus gle European Act. He helped the Community realize
Hänsch, President of the European Parliament, the visionary goal of the completion of the internal
market (Europe 92) and in so doing made a decisive on the main items on the agenda.
contribution to overcoming the period of stagnation at
the beginning of the 1980s and to imparting a new
dynamism to the integration process. The second great
achievement for which we essentially have Jacques
Delors to thank is economic and monetary union, the
fundamental groundwork of which was his. For this,
as well as for the high standards he has set, the Heads Conclusions of the
of State or Government meeting in the European
Council would like to express their thanks and recog­Presidency
nition. His achievements for Europe will not be for­
gotten. President Delors has rendered outstanding ser­
vice to European unification.
Introduction
Looking back over the historic work completed since
1.2. The European Union has entered a new phase the Community's beginnings, the Union must now
marked by a number of significant changes: the Euro­ demonstrate its ability also to shape the future in the
pean Parliament, endowed with additional powers un­ political and economic interests of its citizens.
der the Maastricht Treaty, was renewed following the
In this respect there is no shortage of new challenges
fourth direct elections in June 1994; the new European
before it: in the political sphere the 1996 Union Treaty
Commission will shortly begin work; on 1 January
review conference and future enlargement, in the eco­
1995, the new Member States, Austria, Finland and
nomic sphere the realization of economic and mone­
Sweden, will accede to the Union and the European
tary union and a contribution to overcoming employ­
Council welcomes them most cordially. With their ex­
ment problems, in the technological sphere the
perience and traditions, the new Member States con­
mastery of information society developments and
stitute a valuable enrichment for the Union. The Euro­
lastly the shaping of internal and external security.
pean Council trusts that all the remaining
The new instruments in the Maastricht Treaty, the
preconditions for accession to be put into effect on the
Union's greater weight thanks to the accession of new
scheduled date will be completed in good