Digest

Employment and Social Policy: European Commission (2000a): Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Social Policy Agenda, COM (2000) 379 of 28 June 2000 European Council (2000x): 2313th Council meeting Employment and Social Policy - 27 and 28 November 2000, press release 13862/00 and European Council (2000a): Annexe I of the Nice European Council meeting, Presidency conclusions, 7, 8 and 9 December 2000, 400/00.

Citizenship: Asylum and Immigration: European Commission (2000b): Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: Biannual update of the scoreboard to review progress on the creation of an area of ‘freedom, security and justice’ in the European Union (second half of 2000), COM (2000) 782 of 30 November 2000; European Commission (2000c): Proposal for a Council Regulation listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement, COM(2000) 27 of 26 January 2000; proposal for a Council Directive on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof, COM(2000) 303 of 24 May 2000; proposal for a Council Regulation extending the programme of incentives and exchanges for legal practitioners in the area of civil law, COM(2000) 516 of 6 September 2000; proposal for a Council Directive on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status COM(2000) 578 of 20 September 2000. Council of the European Union, 2000x Official Journal, n° L 252 ofOctober 6, 2000); European Commission (2000d): Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: Towards a common asylum procedure and a uniform status, valid throughout the Union, for persons granted asylum, COM (2000) 755 of 22 November 2000; European Commission (2000e): Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament On a Community Immigration Policy, COM(2000) 757 of 22 November 2000.

Fight against trafficking human beings and the sexual exploitation of children: European Commission (2000f): Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European parliament: Combating trafficking in human beings and combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography; Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on combating trafficking in human beings; Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, COM(2000) 854/1 of 21 December 2000 and Com (2000) 854/2 of 22 January 2001; European Parliament (2000): Resolution A5-0127/2000 of 19 May 2000 on the Communication «For further actions in the fight against trafficking in women» and Legislative Resolution A5-0090/2000 of 11 April 2000 on the initiative of the Republic of Austria with a view to the adoption of a Council Decision to combat child pornography on the Internet; French Presidency (2000): Initiative of the French Republic with a view to the adoption of a Council Framework Decision on the strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of authorised entry and residence, (not yet adopted) OJ C no 253 of 4 September 2000.

Various: European Commission (2000g): Communication from the Commission on the application of Directive 93/109/EC to the June 1999 elections to the European Parliament Right of Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals to vote and stand in elections to the European Parliament, COM (2000) 843 of 18 December 2000. European Commission (2001): Commission communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: The Commission's work programme for 2001, COM (2001) 28 final of 31 January 2001.

Relations with the Candidate Countries: Conference of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States (2001): Treaty of Nice, 30 January 2001, SN 1247/01.

Equal opportunities: Council of the European Union (2000b): Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, O J L 303, of 2 December 2000 ; Council of the European Union (2000c): Council Decision 2000/750/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a Community action programme to combat discrimination (2001 to 2006), O J L 303 of 2 December 2000; Council of the European Union (2000d): Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin, O J L no 180, of 19 July 2000; European Commission (2000h): Commission communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions concerning a Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001-05); proposal for a Council decision on the supporting programme for the Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001-05), COM(2000) 335 of 7 June 2000.

Social Protection: Pensions: High-Level Working Party on Social Protection (2000): Progress Report from the High-Level Working Party on Social Protection/Study on the Future Evolution Of Social Protection - Pensions, 30 November 2000, no 14055/00. EPC (2000), Economic Policy Committee: Progress report to the Ecofin Council on the Impact of ageing populations on public pension systems, EPC/ECFIN/581/00-EN - Rev.1, 6 November 2000.

Social Exclusion: Council of the European Union (2000e): Fight against poverty and social exclusion - Definition of appropriate objectives, Document submitted to the European Council in Nice by the Employment and Social Affairs Council, 30 November 2000, no 14110/00.

Information/Consultation: European Company: Council of the European Union (2000f): 2323rd Council meeting Employment and Social Affairs of 20 December, 14671/00 (Presse 489); European Commission (1989 and 1991): Proposal for a Council Directive complementing the Statute for a European company with regard to the involvement of employees in the European company, COM (1989) 268, OJ C no 263 of 16 October 1989 and Amended proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) on the Statute for a European company and Amended proposal for a Council Directive complementing the Statute for a European company with regard to the involvement of employees in the European company, COM (1991) 174, OJ C no 176 of 8 July 1991. Information/Consultation: European Commission (1998): Proposal for a Council Directive establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community, COM (98) 612 of 11 November 1998.