Digest

Employment and social affairs: European Council (2005): European Council Brussels, 22 and 23 March 2005, Presidency Conclusions, 7619/05; EAPN (2005): EAPN Response to the Commission Communication to the Spring European Council, 16 February 2005; Social Platform (2005): Social Platform resolution for the Spring Summit 2005 ‘From a strategy to tragedy: social NGOs call on political leaders to reject the Barroso approach to Lisbon and reaf-firm the European model of society’ of 21 February 2005; European Commission (2005a): Integrated Guidelines for Growth and Jobs (2005-2008), COM (2005) 141 of 12 April 2005.

Citizenship: Implementation of the Hague Programme: European Commission (2005b): Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament establishing a Framework programme on Solidarity and the Management of Migration Flows for the period 2007-2013; Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’; Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the External Borders Fund for the period 2007-2013 as part of the general programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’; Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the European Fund for the Integration of Third-country Nationals for the period 2007-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’; Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the European Return Fund for the period 2007-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’, COM (2005) 123 of 6 April 2005; European Commission (2005c): Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament establishing for the period 2007-2013 a Framework Programme on Fundamental Rights and Justice; Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme Fight against violence (Daphne) and drugs prevention and information as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’; Proposal for a Council Decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme Fundamental rights and citizenship as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’; Proposal for a Council Decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme Criminal Justice as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’; Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and the establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme Civil justice as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’, COM (2005) 122 of 6 April 2005. European Commission: Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament establishing a framework programme on ‘Security and Safeguarding Liberties’ for the period 2007-2013; Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the specific Programme ‘Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism’ for the Period 2007-2013, as part of the General Programme ‘Security and Safeguarding Liberties’; Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the specific Programme ‘Prevention of and Fight against Crime’ for the Period 2007-2013, as part of the General Programme ‘Security and Safeguarding Liberties’, COM (2005)124 of 4 April 2005.

Relations with the candidate countries: Bulgaria and Romania: European Parliament (2005a): European Parliament legislative resolution A6-0082/2005 on the application by the Republic of Bulgaria to become a member of the European Union, 13 April 2005; European Parliament (2005b): European Parliament legislative resolution A6-0083/2005) on the application by Romania to become a member of the European Union, 13 April 2005. Croatia: Council of the European Union (2005a): 2649th Council Meeting General Affairs, 16 March 2005 No. 6969/05.

Demography: European Commission (2005d): Communication from the Commission: Green Paper Confronting demographic change: a new solidarity between the generations, COM (2005) 94 of 16 March 2005.

Health care: European Commission (2005e) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the regions Healthier, safer, more confident citizens: a Health and Consumer Protection Strategy, Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Programme of Community action in the field of Health and Consumer protection 2007-2013, COM (2005) 115 of 6 April 2005.

Equal opportunities: Launch of gender institute: European Commission (2005f), Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Institute for Gender equality, COM (2005) 81 of 8 March 2005; European Council (2000): Nice European Council, 7, 8 and 9 December 2000, Presidency Conclusions, 400/1/00; European Council (2004): Brussels European Council, 17 and 18 June 2004, ‘Presidency Conclusions’, 10679/2/04.

Social Protection: Coordination of social security schemes: ruling on cross-border medical cost reimbursement: Court of Justice of the European Communities (2005): Keller v. Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) and Instituto Nacional de Gestión Sanitaria (Ingesa), formerly Instituto Nacional de Salud (Insalud), 12 April 2005, C-145/03; Council of the European Economic Community (1971): Regulation (EEC) No. 1408/71 of the Council of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community, OJ L 149 of 5 July 1971, pp. 0002-0050.

Working conditions: Posting of workers: the Commission asks Greece and the Netherlands to end unjustified restrictions: European Information Service (2005): European Information Service, IP/05/337, Brussels, 18 March 2005.