Digest

Employment: European Commission (1998a) Growth and employment in the stability-oriented framework of EMU. Economic policy reflections in the view of forthcoming 1988 broad guidelines, COM (98) 103 of 25 February 1998;

Economic Policy Committee of the European Community (1997) Wage policy and employment in EMU, II/361-EN-final of 16 September 1997.

Wage development: European Commission (1998 b) Report on progress towards convergence and recommendation with a view to the transition to the third stage of economic and monetary union, COM (1998) 199 of 25 March 1998;

European Monetary Institute (1998) Convergence Report. Report required by Article 1091 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, March 1998.

Citizenship: Racism: European Commission ( 1998c) An action plan against racism, COM (98) 183, 25 March 1998. Asylum, immigration and crossing of external borders/fight against organized crime: Council of the European Union (1998a) joint Action of 19 March 1998 adopted by the Council on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, introducing a programme of training, exchanges and cooperation in the field of asylum, immigration and crossing of external borders (Odysseus-programme) and joint Action of 19 March 1998 adopted by the Council, on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, establishing a programme of exchanges, training and cooperation for persons responsible for action to combat organised crime (Falcone programme), OJ L 99 of 31 March 1998 ; European

Commission (1997a) Proposal for a Council decision on a joint Action introducing a programme of training, exchanges and cooperation in the field of asylum, immigration and crossing of external borders, Odysseus COM (97) 364 final of 9 July 1997;

European Commission (1997b) Proposal for a Council decision on a Joint Action establishing a programme of exchanges, training and cooperation for persons responsible for action to combat organized crime (Falcone Programme COM (97) 528 final of 20 October 1997.

Relations with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe: European Commission (1998d) Proposals for Council decisions on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the accession partnership, COM ( 1998) 53 of 4 February 1998;

Council of the European Union (1998b) Council Regulation (EC) No 622/98 of 16 March 1998 on assistance to the applicant States in the framework of the pre-accession strategy, and in particular on the establishment of Accession Partnerships, OJ L 85 of 20 March 1998; Council of the European Union, Communiqué: 2078th Council - General Affairs of 30/31 March 1998.

Working conditions: Child care: European Commission (1998e) Report on the implementation of the Council Recommendation of 31 March 1992 on childcare (92/241/EEC) of 12 February 1998 .

Undeclared work: European Commission (1998f) Communication of the Commission on undeclared work, COM (98) 219 of 7 April 1998.

Equal treatment: European Commission (1998 g) Progress report from the Commission on the follow up on the 1996 communication 'Incorporating equal opportunities for women and men into all Community policies and activities', COM ( 1998) 122 of 4 March 1998 and COM (96) 67 of 21 February 1998.

Public health: European Commission (1998h) Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the development of public health policy in the European Community COM (98) 230 final of 15 April 1998;

European Commission (19981) Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision adopting a programme of Community action from 1999 to 2003 on injury prevention in the framework for action in the field of public health COM (98) 229 of 15 April 1998;

European Commission (1998j) Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision adopting a programme of Community action 1999-2003 on rare diseases in the context of the framework for action in the field of public health COM (98) 232 of 15 April 1998;

European Commission (1998k) Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council decision adopting a programme of Communtty action 1999-2003 on pollution-related diseases in the context of the framework for action in the field of public health COM (98) 231 of 15 April 1998.