COM(2007)568 - Communicating Europe in Partnership

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  3. Related information
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Key information

official title

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Communicating Europe in Partnership
 
Legal instrument Communication
reference by COM-number75 COM(2007)568 EN
Additional COM-numbers SEC(2007)1268; SEC(2007)1265; SEC(2007)1267
CELEX number78 52007DC0568

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Key dates

Document 03-10-2007
Online publication 03-10-2007

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  • 1. 
    SI(2007) 500.

     
  • 2. 
    SEC(2005) 985.

     
  • 3. 
    COM(2005) 494.

     
  • 4. 
    COM(2006) 35.

     
  • 5. 
    SEC(2007) 1265.

     
  • 6. 
    SEC(2007) 912.

     
  • 7. 
    Decision No 1904/2006/EC (OJ L 378, 27.12.2006).

     
  • 8. 
    For example, for 2007-2013, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006 of 8 December 2006 implementing the Structural Funds, and Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on Rural Development FEADER fund lay down the following communication requirements for managing authorities: publication of lists of beneficiaries; putting up information banners on the sites of ongoing projects, and national and regional launch events or annual communication events in the Member States and regions. The Commission Representations may contribute by disseminating information to potential beneficiaries.

     
  • 9. 
    Some of these priorities will be discussed within the Inter-institutional Group on Information to explore the possibility of joint action (see point 4.2).

     
  • 10. 
    A good example of such an approach is the wine market reform campaign.

     
  • 11. 
    The Directorate-General for Communication will devote human and budgetary resources to communication priorities, and will ask Commission Representations to do the same in their Annual Management Plans.

     
  • 12. 
    As set out in SEC(2007) 500 and SEC(2007) 530.

     
  • 13. 
    All public opinion survey results in this Communication come from the Flash Eurobarometer on the White Paper, No 189a: EU Communication and the Citizens. Fieldwork was conducted in September 2006.

     
  • 14. 
    In 2006, the pilot Representations organised over 830 seminars, 4 000 press statements and conferences and assisted in more than 370 visits by Commissioners.

     
  • 15. 
    EURES
     
  • 16. 
    SOLVIT is an on-line problem solving network in which EU Member States work together to solve without legal proceedings problems caused by the misapplication of Internal Market law by public authorities.

     
  • 17. 
    The activities of current Euro Info Centres and Innovation Relay Centres will be taken over in 2008 by a new network to support business and innovation. It will connect some 600 centres covering most of the territory of the EU-27.

     
  • 18. 
    This will be done primarily, although not exclusively, by building on the success of
     
  • 19. 
    Citizenship Education at School in Europe, The information network on education in Europe (Eurydice) 2005.

     
  • 20. 
    In 2007, EuropeAid organised the visit of 75
     
  • 21. 
    Examples include the Constitution, enlargement and economic proposals such as the Services Directive.

     
  • 22. 
    COM(2007) 364.

     
  • 23. 
    The various proposals presented in this section follow the recommendations of the stakeholder conference
     
  • 24. 
    The Directorate-General for Informatics has conducted a study with a view to making recommendations for an Enterprise Wide Search and Retrieval Strategy in the Commission.

     
  • 25. 
    The Publications Office has primary responsibility for publications off- and on-line. It is governed by an inter-institutional Management Committee. The Publications Office manages the EU Bookshop which is the single entrance point for citizens to all EU publications.

     
  • 26. 
    As suggested at the stakeholder conference
     
  • 27. 
    Based in Brussels.

     
  • 28. 
    COM(2002) 704.

     
  • 29. 
    The existing network between Member States and EU institutions (EU-Infonet) will be developed to meet this objective.

     
  • 30. 
    Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Latvia, Portugal and Poland.

     
  • 31. 
    Alternative types of partnership with the Commission may also be offered to Member States - COM(2004) 196.

     
  • 32. 
    Management partnerships do not prevent the Commission from continuing or setting up other forms of communication partnership, such as strategic partnerships or ad hoc agreements. These are highly flexible instruments and have proven their value in specific areas such as the introduction of the euro.

     
  • 33. 
    The nationwide information tour
     
  • 34. 
    The Scottish experience with the North Sea Regional Advisory Council, through which sections of the population directly affected by fisheries policy are directly consulted, as they are in other Regional Advisory Councils set up under the Common Fisheries Policy, demonstrates that citizens are interested in subjects which have an immediate impact on their lives.

     
  • 35. 
    For example, the EU-wide business support network to be launched early 2008.

     
  • 36. 
    SEC(2007) 912.

     
  • 37. 
    SEC(2007) 1265.

     
  • 38. 
    SI(2007) 500.

     
  • 39. 
    SEC(2005) 985.

     
  • 40. 
    COM(2005) 494.

     
  • 41. 
    COM(2006) 35.

     
  • 42. 
    SEC(2007) 1265.

     
  • 43. 
    SEC(2007) 912.

     
  • 44. 
    Decision No 1904/2006/EC (OJ L 378, 27.12.2006).

     
  • 45. 
    For example, for 2007-2013, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1828/2006 of 8 December 2006 implementing the Structural Funds, and Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on Rural Development FEADER fund lay down the following communication requirements for managing authorities: publication of lists of beneficiaries; putting up information banners on the sites of ongoing projects, and national and regional launch events or annual communication events in the Member States and regions. The Commission Representations may contribute by disseminating information to potential beneficiaries.

     
  • 46. 
    Some of these priorities will be discussed within the Inter-institutional Group on Information to explore the possibility of joint action (see point 4.2).

     
  • 47. 
    A good example of such an approach is the wine market reform campaign.

     
  • 48. 
    The Directorate-General for Communication will devote human and budgetary resources to communication priorities, and will ask Commission Representations to do the same in their Annual Management Plans.

     
  • 49. 
    As set out in SEC(2007) 500 and SEC(2007) 530.

     
  • 50. 
    All public opinion survey results in this Communication come from the Flash Eurobarometer on the White Paper, No 189a: EU Communication and the Citizens. Fieldwork was conducted in September 2006.

     
  • 51. 
    In 2006, the pilot Representations organised over 830 seminars, 4 000 press statements and conferences and assisted in more than 370 visits by Commissioners.

     
  • 52. 
    EURES
     
  • 53. 
    SOLVIT is an on-line problem solving network in which EU Member States work together to solve without legal proceedings problems caused by the misapplication of Internal Market law by public authorities.

     
  • 54. 
    The activities of current Euro Info Centres and Innovation Relay Centres will be taken over in 2008 by a new network to support business and innovation. It will connect some 600 centres covering most of the territory of the EU-27.

     
  • 55. 
    This will be done primarily, although not exclusively, by building on the success of
     
  • 56. 
    Citizenship Education at School in Europe, The information network on education in Europe (Eurydice) 2005.

     
  • 57. 
    In 2007, EuropeAid organised the visit of 75
     
  • 58. 
    Examples include the Constitution, enlargement and economic proposals such as the Services Directive.

     
  • 59. 
    COM(2007) 364.

     
  • 60. 
    The various proposals presented in this section follow the recommendations of the stakeholder conference
     
  • 61. 
    The Directorate-General for Informatics has conducted a study with a view to making recommendations for an Enterprise Wide Search and Retrieval Strategy in the Commission.

     
  • 62. 
    The Publications Office has primary responsibility for publications off- and on-line. It is governed by an inter-institutional Management Committee. The Publications Office manages the EU Bookshop which is the single entrance point for citizens to all EU publications.

     
  • 63. 
    As suggested at the stakeholder conference
     
  • 64. 
    Based in Brussels.

     
  • 65. 
    COM(2002) 704.

     
  • 66. 
    The existing network between Member States and EU institutions (EU-Infonet) will be developed to meet this objective.

     
  • 67. 
    Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Latvia, Portugal and Poland.

     
  • 68. 
    Alternative types of partnership with the Commission may also be offered to Member States - COM(2004) 196.

     
  • 69. 
    Management partnerships do not prevent the Commission from continuing or setting up other forms of communication partnership, such as strategic partnerships or ad hoc agreements. These are highly flexible instruments and have proven their value in specific areas such as the introduction of the euro.

     
  • 70. 
    The nationwide information tour
     
  • 71. 
    The Scottish experience with the North Sea Regional Advisory Council, through which sections of the population directly affected by fisheries policy are directly consulted, as they are in other Regional Advisory Councils set up under the Common Fisheries Policy, demonstrates that citizens are interested in subjects which have an immediate impact on their lives.

     
  • 72. 
    For example, the EU-wide business support network to be launched early
     
  • 73. 
    SEC(2007) 912.

     
  • 74. 
    SEC(2007) 1265.

     
  • 75. 
    De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
     
  • 76. 
    De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
     
  • 77. 
    Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
  • 78. 
    Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
     
  • 79. 
    Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.