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"Moreover, on the basis of the Feira conclusions for the implementation of a Commission Action Plan “e-Europe 2002 – an information society for all”, the Council has worked on progress indicators. A report on the measures the Presidency has taken in this area will be presented to the European Council in Nice. Consumer protection is an increasing concern for Europeans, for obvious reasons which I need not expand upon. The French Presidency set itself the objective of improving the definition of the precautionary principle. A group was therefore set up at the beginning of the presidency’s term in order to work on this. The resulting resolution will be examined tomorrow by the Internal Market Council, again with a view to the Nice Council.
Current events mean that the subject of food safety and, in particular, the establishment of an independent European food agency will be discussed extensively by the Heads of State and Government in Nice.
Another increasing source of concern for Europeans, related to the development of maritime traffic and the occasional disadvantages arising form this, is the safety of maritime transport. A first package of measures was approved at the October Transport Council. The Biarritz European Council took note of the Commission report on the necessary additional measures. I know that the European Parliament is working on the first package. You know, moreover, the importance which Member States attach to adopting texts quickly. Without prejudice to Parliament’s prerogatives, the Presidency has in addition called for the implementation of these measures to be brought forward, where possible. This entire area must be given fresh political impetus in Nice with a view to the final Transport Council on 20 and 21 December, for it is true that the French Presidency does not come to an end in Nice.
The French Presidency wished to support the updating of the Commission’s 1996 communication on the services of general economic interest with some consideration of the place of public services or, to use the accepted term, general interest services in Europe. The Presidency wanted to restate the basic principles governing the Community’s approach in this area, including primarily the freedom of Member States to define and organise their own public services while respecting the rules of the Treaty. These principles will be highlighted in a statement which the Presidency wishes to annex to the Nice conclusions.
Finally, we have prepared a statement for the European Council on the specific economic, social and cultural characteristics of sport and its social functions in Europe.
You can see that we have a very full discussion programme for Nice. Your President will naturally have the opportunity to express the views of your institution on all these subjects and to discuss them with the Heads of State and Government."@en1
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