Employment and Social Policy: Spring European Council: European Commission (2002a): Communication from the Commission to the Spring European Council in Barcelona. The Lisbon Strategy - Making Change Happen, COM(2002)14, 15 January 2002.
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Citizenship: Implementation of the European Citizenship: European Commission (2001a): Third Commission report to Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on citizenship of the Union, COM(2001) 506 of 7 September 2001. Immigration and Asylum: European Commission (2001b): Commission communication to the Council and European Parliament on a common policy on illegal immigration, COM(2001) 672 of 15 November; European Commission (2001c): Commission communication: Commission communication to the Council and Parliament on the common asylum policy, introducing an open co-ordination method. First report by the Commission on the application of Communication COM(2000)755 final of 22 November 2000, COM(2001) 710 of 28 November 2001; European Council (2001): Presidency Conclusions, European Council Meeting In Laeken, 14 and 15 December 2001, SN 300/01.
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Relations with the Candidate Countries/Future of Europe: Joint Assessments (2001): Joint Assessment of the Employment Policy Priorities of Malta, Mr. Lawrence Gonzi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Social Policy of Malta and Mrs Anna Diamantopoulou, European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs, 26 October 2001 http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/ employment_social/intcoop/news/malta.pdf; Joint Assessment of Employment Priorities in the Slovak Republic, Mr. István Stu pf, Minister Prime Minister's Office and Mrs. Anna Diamantopoulou, European Commissioner for Employ- ment and Social Affairs, 16 November 2001, http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/employment_ social/intcoop/news/hungary.pdf; Joint Assessment of the Employment Policy Priorities of Slovakia, Mr Peter Magvaši, Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, Slovak Republic and Mrs Anna Diamantopoulou European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs, 26 November 2001, http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/ employment_social/intcoop/news/slovak.pdf.; European Commission (2001d): Applicant countries Eurobarometer 2001Public opinion in the countries applying for EU Membership Results Summary, December 2001, http://www.europa. eu.int/comm/dg10/epo/aceb20011_summary.pdf; European Council (2001): Presidency Conclusions, European Council Meeting In Laeken and Annex I, 14 and 15 December 2001, SN 300/01.
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Information/Consultation: Council of the European Union and European Parliament (2001): Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community, Joint text approved on 17 December 2001 by the Conciliation Committee provided for in Article 251(4) of the ECTreaty, Brussels, Doc. PE-CONS 3677/01, 23 January 2002; Council of the European Union (1998): Council Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies, OJ L n°225 of 12 August 1998; Council of the European Union (2001a): Council Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses, OJ L n° 82 of 22 March 2001; Council of the European Union (1994): Council Directive 94/45/EC of 22 September 1994 on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees, OJ L 254 of 30 September 1994.
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Social Dialogue: Social Mediation: Council of the European Union (2001b): Social Mediation. Conclusions, 2392nd Council meeting-Employment and Social Policy, 3 December 2001 - Press: 451 N°: 14762/01. European Social Partners (2001): Joint contribution from the Social Partners for the Laeken European Council, European Trade Union Confederation, Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe, European Centre for Enterprises with Public Participation and Enterprises of General Economic Interest, Brussels, 7 December 2001.
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Social protection: Pension: European Commission (2001e): Supporting National Strategies for Safe and Sustainable Pensions through an Integrated Approach, COM (2001) 362 of 3 July 2001; SPC and EPC (2001): Quality and Viability of Pensions. Joint report by the Social Protection Committee and the Economic Policy Committee on Objectives and Working Methods in the Area of Pensions, November 2001; Dufresne Anne (2001): Les grandes orientations de politiques (économiques?): un tournant institutionnel, quels changements substantiels, Revue belge de sécurité sociale, No.3, September 2001; Economic Policy Committee (2001): Budgetary challenges posed by ageing populations: the impact on public spending on pensions, health and long-term care for the elderly and possible indicators of the long-term sustainability, EPC/ECFIN/630-EN final of 24 October 2001; European Commission (2002b): Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Report requested by the Stockholm European Council: Increasing labour force participation and promoting active ageing, COM (2002) 9 of 24 January 2002. Co-ordination Regulation1408/71: European Commission (2000a): Communication from the Commission: Supplementary contribution of the Commission to the Intergovernmental Conference on institutional reforms Qualified majority voting for Single Market aspects in the taxation and social security fields, COM(2000) 114 of 14 March 2000; Council of the European Union (2001c): Conclusions of the Employment and Social Policy Council on the legal basis for the extension of Community co-ordination of social security systems to third-country nationals, 2392nd Council meeting- Employment and Social Policy, 3 December 2001; Court of Justice of the European Communities (1998), Judgement of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-95/99 to C-98/99 and C-180/99, Mervett Khalil and Others v Bundesanstalt für Arbeit ; Mohamad Nasser v Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart; Meriem Addou v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, 11 October 2001; European Commission (2002c): Proposal for a Council Regulation extending the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by these provisions solely on the ground of their nationality, COM(2002) 59 of 6 February 2002.
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Education: Lifelong learning: European Commission (2000b): Commission Staff Working Paper: A Memorandum on Lifelong Learning, SEC (2000) 1832 of 30 October 2000; European Commission (2001f): Commission communication to Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. Making a European area of lifelong learning a reality, COM(2001) 678 of 21 November 2001. European Commission (2001g): Commission report on the concrete future objectives of education and training systems, COM(2001) 59 of 31 January 2001; Council of the European Union (2001e): Council conclusions, 2330th Council - Education and Youth of 12 February 2001 and Council conclusions on the follow-up to the report on the future objectives of education and training systems, 2349th. Council - Education and Youth of 28 May 2001; University exchanges with third countries: European Commission (2001h): Commission communication to the Council and Parliament on strengthening co-operation with third countries in the field of higher education, COM(2001) 385, 18 July 2001. Skills and Mobility: Council of the European Union (2001d): 2391st Council meeting, Education and Youth Affairs and its Interim Report: Detailed Work Programme for the implementation of the 13 Associated Objectives, Brussels, 29 November 2001; High Level Task Force (2001): Report of the High Level Task Force on Skills and Mobility, 14 December 2001, http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/ employment_social/news/2001/dec/taskforce2001_en.pdf; European Commission (2002d): Communication from the Commission to the Council. Commission's Action Plan for skills and mobility, COM(2002)72 , 8 February 2002.
