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Employment: Confidence Pact for Employment: Florence European Council (1996). Presidency conclusions, 21 and 22 June. Intergovernmental Conference: Progress Report (1996) annexed to Florence European Council, Presidency conclusions, Conf 3860/1/96. Follow-up to the Essen Summit : European Commission (1996a) Draft Council Decision on the setting up of the Employment and Labour Market Policy Committee, COM (96) 134 of 27 March; European Commission (1996b) Employment Observatory, Tableau de Bord 1995, Follow-up to the Conclusions of the Essen European Council on Employment Policies, Brussels; Ecofin and Labour and Social Affairs Councils (1996) Joint Interim Report on Employment to the Florence European Council , June; Irish Presidency (1996) Informal Meeting of Ministers for Labour and Social Affairs 10-12 July, Long-term Unemployment- Giving it the attention it merits in public policy, Background discussion paper. Competitiveness Advisory Group: Competitiveness Advisory Group (1996) Enhancing European Competitiveness, Third report to the President of the Commission, the Prime Ministers and Head of States, June 1996.

Citizenship: Florence European Council, Presidency Conclusions, 21 and 22 June 1996.