EU policy - archive

Year

2003

Council Resolution on Common Objectives for Participation by and Information for Young People [2003/C 295/04]

[It sets out lines of action to achieve the common objectives on access to information services; and participation by young people in civic life (by inter alia promoting the involvement of young people in participatory structures, for example NGOs, associations, voluntary work, local youth councils, and encourage the activities of youth NGOs]

European Commission Green Paper on Services of General Interest [COM (2003) 270 final]

[It consists of five main parts.The 1st part outlines the background, the 2nd part discusses the scope of Community action in the area of services of general interest, the 3rd part provides a number of elements for a possible common concept of services of general economic interest, the 4th part looks at issues related to the way services of general interest are organised, financed and evaluated, and the 5th part addresses the international dimension of services of general interest]

2002

Communication from the Commission concerning Corporate Social Responsibility: A business contribution to Sustainable Development [COM (2002) 347 final]

Communication from the Commission: The European Social Dialogue, a Force for Innovation and Change [COM (2002) 341final]

[It calls on the European social partners further to develop their autonomous dialogue and to establish joint work programmes; it supports the reinforcement of the concertation between social partners and European institutions on economic and social policies; wishes to strengthen the social partners' involvement in the open coordination processes (e.g consultations)]

Resolution of the Council on the added value of voluntary activity for young people in the context of the development of Community action on youth [2002/C 50/02]

2001

European Commission White Paper: A New Impetus for European Youth [COM(2001) 681 final]

[It proposes a cooperation framework in the field of youth to focus on participation, information, voluntary activities and a greater understanding of young people]

European Commission White Paper on European Governance [COM (2001) 428]

[It concerns the way in which the EU uses the powers given by its citizens. One of proposals for changes is: better involvement and more openess (e.g. there needs to be a stronger interaction with regional and local governments and civil society; partnership agreements with the Commission)

Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobility within the Community for students, persons undergoing training, volunteers, teachers and trainers [2001/613/EC]

European Commission Green Paper on Promoting the European Framework for Corporate Social Responsibility [COM(2001) 366 final]

[It aims to launch a wide debate on how the EU could promote CSR at the European and international level, in particular on how to make the most of existing experiences, to encourage the development of innovative practices, to bring greater transparency and to increase the reliability of evaluation and validation. It suggests an approach based on the deepening of partnerships in which all actors have an active role to play]

Resolution of the Council on Promoting Young People's Initiative, Enterprise and Creativity: from Exclusion to Empowerment [2001/C 196/02]

[It acknowledges young people's initiative, enterprise and creativity as a key resource that should be better promoted in various spheres of society for the development of their own personal and social skills as well as being an important precondition for attaining the EU's strategic goal of becoming the world's most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth, more and better job opportunities and greater social cohesion]

2000

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union [2000/C 364/01]

[E.g. it recognises that the EU is founded on the indivisible, universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity; it is based on the principles of democracy and the rule of law. It places the individual at the heart of its activities, by establishing the citizenship of the Union and by creating an area of freedom, security and justice]

European Social Agenda [2001/C 157/02]

[It defines as the top priority, to realise Europe's full employment potential; the Commission wants to establish a single set of common objectives for social protection policies and social cohesion; the drive to mainstream equal rights for women and men across all policy areas]

Commission Discussion Paper “The Commission and Non-Governmental Organisations: Building a Stronger Partnership” [COM (2000) 11 final]

1999

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the role and contribution of civil society organisations in the building of Europe
[CES 851/99]

Communication from the Commission "Towards a Europe of All Ages - Promoting Prosperity and Intergenerational Solidarity" [COM (1999) 221 final]

1998

Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on Voluntary Organisations and Foundations in Europe [SOC/97; COM (97) 241 final]

1997

Communication of the Commission on Promoting the Role of Voluntary Organisations and Foundations in Europe [COM(1997) 241 final]

Treaty of Amsterdam, Declaration 38 on Voluntary Activities [C 340]

1996

European Commission Green Paper: The Obstacles to Transnational Mobility [COM(96) 462]

1994