Digest

Intergovernmental Conference: Amsterdam European Council (1997a) Presidency Conclusions, 16 and 17 June 1997; Conference of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States (1997) Draft of Amsterdam Treaty in final form, SN 3111/97, Brussels, 11 July 1997.

Employment: Amsterdam European Council (1997b) European Council Resolution on Growth and Employment, Presidency Conclusions, Annex 1, 16 and 17 June 1997; Amsterdam European Council (1997a) Presidency Conclusions. Urban development: European Commission (1997c) Communication from the Commission, Towards an urban agenda in the European Union, COM (97) 197 of 6 May 1997.

Citizenship: European Citizenship: European Commission (1997a) Second report of the European Commission, COM (97) 230 final of 27 May 1997. Free movement of persons: Schengen Annual Report on the Functioning of the Schengen Convention 1 January - 31 December 1996 of 25 April 1997; Council of the European Union (1997a) Report of activities of the Centre for Information, Discussion and Exchange on Asylum (CIREA) during the years 1994 and 1995 and (1997b) Report of activities of the Centre for Information, Discussion and Exchange on Asylum (CIREA) during the year 1996, both OJ C 191 of 23 June 1997. Border control, immigration and asylum: Council of the European Union (1997b) Conclusions concerning the practical implementation of the Dublin Convention, OJ C 191 of 23 June 1997; European Commission (1997b) Proposal for a Council decision on a Joint Action introducing a programme of training, exchanges and co-operation in the field of asylum, immigration and crossing of external borders, Odysseus COM (97) 364 final of 9 July 1997; Court of Justice of the European Communities (1997a) Case C-392/95. Racism and xenophobia: Council of the European Union (1997c)

Regulation Establishing a European Monitoring Centre for Racism and Xenophobia, OJ L 151 of 10 June 1997; Representatives of the Governments of the Member States (1997) Decision of 2 June 1997 fixing the seat of the Monitoring Centre for Racism and Xenophobia, OJ C 194 of 25 June 1997.

Relations with the countries of central and eastern Europe: European Commission (1997c) Agenda 2000 For a stronger and wider Union, COM (97) 2000 of 15 July 1997 (Volume I); Agenda 2000 The challenge of enlargement, COM (97) 2000 of 15 July 1997 (Volume II); Agenda 2000 The opinions of the European Commission on the applications for accession, COM (97) 2000 of 15 July 1997 (Volume (III).

Information consultation and participation: Davignon Report (1997) Final Report of the High Level Group of Experts on European Systems of Workers Involvement, European Commission, Brussels, 13 May 1997.

Working conditions: Working time: European Commission (1997d) White Paper on Sectors and Activities Excluded from the Working Time Directive, COM (97) 334 of 15 July 1997.

Social dialogue: Part-time work: European Commission (1997e) Proposal for a Council Directive on part-time work, COM (97) 392, 23 July 1997.

Social protection: European Commission (1997f) Green Paper on Supplementary Pensions in the Single Market, COM (97) 283 of 10 June 1997.

Education and training: European Commission (1995) White Paper on Teaching and Learning. Towards the Learning Society, COM (95) 590 of 29 November 1995; European Commission (1996) Green Paper on Education-Training-Research. The Obstacles to Transnational Mobility COM (96) 462 of 2 October 1996; Council of the European Union (1997d) Council Conclusions, Safety at school ; Council Conclusions, Information and communications technology and teachers training; Council Conclusions, Teaching and learning: Towards the learning society of 26 June 1997.