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CO~MISSION "~'" :. :C' LQ,
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24 June 1981
:MJ ,lea P ime Minis e
The pape enclose iE'l he epo being sen o he Eu opean Council oday in
line 'li' h he I a.llda e gi en he Commission on 30 I; a; 1980. This manda e called
o ' a e ie o he ope a ion and unding o Conununi y policies. T'ne
a.g ioul lIT~l policy, and mo e speci ically he U~i cd Kingdom's con ibu ion
o he Gomnn.mi y budg;e , 1'la.s singled ou o special men ion.
he CoJ .1 l, s8icll h8s COme up 1d. h a numbe o e o ms 'lhich, in i s ieh E'L10'l..llC!.
help o deal ,d h he p oblems i 'l--la8 asked o conside . As you ,,:ill see, he
e o Ms a e 2_ - eaching. This is ine i able. Re o ms canno be e edi e and.
las ing unless hey ge o he oo o o p esen di icul ies, which he
manda e i sel ecognized as :being s u.c u a.l~ 0'1lI' ecommenda ions ela e o
he s uc u es 1-1hich can be changed using ins U!llen s p o idec.'/. by he T E:~ ;y-.
A.YJ. in insic ea u e o he Communi y is ha i is capable o changing : om
wi hin.
In ihe cou se o ou ' : enew we we e b ough ace , o ace again Cl..YJ.d. again, i;i h
he. Communi y s : 'undam:en al equilib ia, whic~ a e based on he p inciple o
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soliQBxi y and combine' o a ain he gene al 'obj ec i es ensh ined in he T ea y
o Rome, namelY7 . ~ p o ide he men and women o Eu ope wi h be e li ip.g al~d
wo king condi ions' agains a backg ound o economic a.nd social p og ess. Ie
kep hese objec i es cons an ly be o e us. We also conside ed he dange o
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he same si ua ion a ising elsewhe e in he Communi y, a ec ing an inc easing
p opo ion o OUT wo king popula ion, &~d he yo~~ge gene a ion in pa icula
i we ail o ake a b oade , mo e idealis ic iew o ou common ask.
le need o conside no only he Communi y s immedia e p oblems bu also he
p oblems beginning o ake shape wi hin ou on ie s and in he -/o ld
a ound us. Ie canno b ing ma e s und.e pe manen con ol unless ie allOi-
o he changes &YJ.s o ning ou socie y and . he as mo emen s, eshaping ou
plane . 1 eknow om expe ience ha no limi s can be se .o in e dependence:
i is his law o human dynamics ha ca ies he Commu..'1i y o wa d. u
he e comes a ime when a i udes mus be changed and adap ed o he new
dimensi on.
Ke mus mobilize all he o ces o he Communi y o ake a s and agains
he dange s ha a e moun ing e e y day, dange s ha a e al eady h ea ening
he ab ic o solida i y. The e o ms we a e p oposing will be ca ie1
p~ough in he yea s when we should be p epa ing Eu opean socie y o ihe
21s cen u y. Clea ly, we canno hope o o ecas all he p oblems ,.,8 ,. ill
ha e o ackle. Bu he CoiP.. !l1111i y was , a e all, c ea ed o mana.ge he
change i s ounde s saw coming and ini ia e he change - hey el desi able.
Indeed, each ime he Co~i y has ac ed in unison i has p o ed capable
o acing up o ux:p eceden ed si ua ions which none o ou coun ies could
ha e coped wi h s~n~Lehanded. We can ake up one o he . challenges p~
E ope -:i11 ha e, ~.o ' ~ge be o e he end o ' he cen u y he e and now. I am
hinking, o ' cou se, o he challenge p esen ed by he isible explosion in
he wo ld' s poP lla ion and he ela i e decline in ou s. No hing 'l- ill e e
be he same again in a wo ld whe e a dis u bed demog aphic balance, a new
indus ial e olu ion, he es uc u ing o adi ional indus ies and. he
geog aphical imbalance be ween ich and poo egions in e ms o aw
ma e ials, will ac as sou ces o ension. We mus do some hing o ans o m
his phenomenon om a h ea o con on a ion in o a. sha ed oppo uni y
o 0111' child en and he child en o he wo ld.
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I know ha ,..em. a e ully- awa e o hese issues. Indeed I only- men ion
hem because Eu opa s s ake in all his is he main jus i i ca. i on o he
exis ence and he e o s o he Commission o which I am P esiden . This
is why I eel bound o sugges ha he communi y needs a special p ocedu e
gea ed o he scale and he u gency o he p oblems acing 1;1.8, o iJIIplemen
1:"1e a angemen s and mechanisms discussed in he Commission s epo . I am
con inced ha ou ecommenda ions call o a speci ic app oach. Cohesion
is i al i he measu es p oposed a e o be in oduced and applied in a
balanced ashion. And I doub i cohesion would su i ~ he co:nple:xi y o
noI'Ulal p ocedu es, in ol ing ime-conS1.UIling consul a ions and discussions
wi hin one o mo e specialis Councils whose agendas a e al eady ull.
A be e solu ion, o my mind, would be o he Eu opean Council o e e
he epo now in you hands h ough he Gene al A ai s Council oa selec
g oup o us ed indi iduals chai ed. 'by a membe o he Council. The g oup
would epo back by, say, he end o 1981. Because i s, indings emana ed
om a single high-le el eam, in which he Commission played he ole
assigned o i 'by he T ea y, hey could 'be examined in de ail a an'
ex ao dina. ;y ex ended. mee ing o he Gene al A ai s Council wi h an
eye o he i s Eu opean Council in 1982. You Council could hen d aw
he necessa y conclusions as quickly as possible.
In e. JY e en , he OO JlIllission will be making app op ia e p oposals in he
cou se o 1981 o adjus he Uni ed Kingdom s con ibu ion o he
Comnmni y' s 'budge , in 1982..
My pu pose in, 'su~.ges ing his p oced~e.... whj.ch is no unlike ~ha. ollowed
o launch a. n~'be o impo an s age J "in he de elopmen o he Communi y-
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. is o gi e DE;W iJIIpe us o he common policies which gi e conc e e exp: ession
o J?,e so1i~ y 'b~ ween ou ' coun ies and a e he gua an ee o hei
indepenaence.. I .we ad ance esolu ely in his di ec ion... and he decision
o ad ance is ou s - we will ha e gone a long way owa ds egaining con ol o
he des iDY we ook in ~d 25 yeaX's ago when we se up he Communi y.. The
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good. wo k has con inued day by day in he in e al wi h he ins umen s we
-le e gi en hen.. The ins umen s a e s ill he e. All we need o do is
ha ness hem o new op ions which will enable ou en coun ies o con e ge
hei e o s o de elop hei sha ed he i ageo
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1. A he end o he wa he Lessons o his o y Led he coun ies o
Eu ope o choose in e dependence as he basis o econs uc ion. Thus
he cons uc ion o Eu ope has come abou in a way which meanS ha a
sha ed inhe i ance al eady exis s.
Today' he Communi y's ins i u ions' owe i , o he people o Eu ope
and o his o y, o de end and ,de elop his inile i ance. The Commission,
has been gi en esponsibili y o di ec ing his de elopmen :
has a cons an du y o p ese e wha has been achie ed and ac in
such a w~ ha he people o Eu ope come o ega d he Communi y
as he su es w~ o shaping and in luencing he u u e.
I is in his spi i ha he Commission submi s i s
1980
manda e gi en by he Council on 30 May
eplies o he
2. In a pe iod o wo ld c isis his o ganized Eu ope mus use i s
s eng h o loo.sen he eX e nal cons ain s ha bind i . I s size
po ' 1982 , he Communi y is pledged o esol e h~ p oblem by means o
s uc u al changes (Commission manda e , o be' ul illed by he end o
June 1981:' he examina ion will conce n he de elopmen o Communi y
policies, wi hou calling in o ques ion he common inancial
espopsi bili y o hese policies which a e inanced om he Communi y
own esou ces, Q he Qasic p inciples o he common ag icul u al policy.
Taking accoun o he si ua ions and in e es s o all Membe S a es
his examina ion will aim o p e en . he ecu ence o unaccep able
si ua ions o any o , hem). ' I his is no achie ed, he Commission will
make p oposals along he lines o he 1980 o 1981 solu iol'j. and he
Council will ac acco dingly.
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places i in a be e posi ion o ge o g ips wi h he p oblems
a ec ing i , whe he hese be ene gy, in e na ional compe i ion,
in la ion and unemploymen . The deg ee o in eg a ion which has been
achie ed bu which has ye o be exploi ed o he ull, has inc eased
he means a ai lable o con on ing hese p oblems..
3. Aside "bm he use whi ch can be made o such Communi y measu es", he scale o
he p esen p oblems calls o a join s a e~y based on a s eng hened in e nal
solida i y and he adop ion o a mo e igo ous s and owa ds he ou s.ide
wo ld. I his we e gene ally accep ed, i he s a egy we e made
su icien ly b oad and c edible, his po en ial o ce could be
ha nessed o gene a ing in e nal change, gua an eeing he success o
he hi d enla gemen and gi ing enewed con idence and hope o a
young gene a ion conce ned abou he u u e.
The Communi y, SOOn o be enla ged o wel e
can se an example o he wo ld by adop iD9 a cons uc i e
app oach o he p oblems acing mankind. This is a o midable ask)
bu he challenge o ha ing o ex end his app oach beyond ou own
on ie s and o ul i II ing he expec a ions o hose who e use o
gi e in o ea and ego ism is an exci ng one.
4. I hey a e o ackle his ambi ious ask, he ins i u ions mus
esol e wi hou hesi a ion o ul i l he pol i ical all iance
en e ed in o by each Membe S a e when i 'signed he o iginal T ea ies
o he T ea ies o Accession.
In his wa;y he Communi y will inally ake i s igh ul place in he wo ld
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and become a ca alys o p~ace and de elopnen as i al eady is o i
Membe S a es.
The Commission 1s o he i m iew ha a e u n o he ins i u ional
balance p o ide~ o ;n he T ea ies wouLd help o e-es ablish he uni y o
pu pose which ,p .e ailed when he Communi y was c ea ed. ' Wi hou a p ocess o de.;..
cision-making basedoh a be e balance be ween he con ibu ions made by
ll he ins i u ions, he Communi y wi H ne e ' egain i s dynamism o li e 'up o
he expec a ions' o he people , o Eu ope.
Finally, he Commission conside s ha he e can, be no de elopmen o
Communi y ac i i ies as long as he Communi y budge emains a: i icia,lly
limi ed by: he cu en ceil ing on i s- esou ces. / I will ake he ini ia i es
equi ed o ha e his cons ain emo ed.
6. The cons uc ion o he Communi y, ounded on sol ida i y and economi c in eg a ion, and
wi h he cons an 'imp o emen o '. li ing and wo ,k:ing condi ions as i s
decla ed goal, has de eloped 'On a wp oLd basis:
. a single in e nal ma ke go e ned byjoin ly-de ised canpe i io
ules which gua an ee he ee mo emen o goods and allow Communi y
indus y o eap he bene i s o an ex ensi e ma ke ;
. a common ag icul u al policy which allows he ee moV"emen o
. ag icul u al p oduc s , hus aising he s anda d o li ing o Eu ope's
ag i cul u a l communi y - adi ionall:y he less; a o!J' ed sec ion o he
popula ion - and gua an eeing ou ood suppl less
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These wo qchie emen s. nee? o be compl-e ed by a ; one a y sys em,
which is eBsen ial o balanced eco11O111.io de elopnen and p og ess owa ds
he ee mo emen o people, se ices and capi al. The common comme cial
pol icy and he Communi y s: de elopmen policy should enable he Communi y o ul i
'i s app op ia e ole in he wo ld. Addi ional po i cies should be es ablished o cope
wi~:h speci ic si -ua; ions which ma ke ules alone canno egula e sa is ac o ily.
1. I has o be said ha " u.p o now ac ion ManD been aken a he
same a e in all a ea.s" This is "doub less one o he ac o s unde lying he
c isis cu en ly adng he Communi y and he consequen lack o con idence.
Fu he mo e, he, cbange'S in he wo ld economy o e he las en yea s and he
uphea als ha ha e occu ed in in e na ional ela iol1s ha e shown ha exis ing
poli des will ha e o be de eloped o e i sed.
8. A p esen , he budge . e ec s he imbalance be ween Communi y policies, bu
he Commission conside s ha he budge a y aspec alone gi es only a pa ial idea
o he na u e o he C9mmuni y. - In pa icula , i gi es no idea o hose policies
which ha e no budge a y dimenSion, such ' as compe i ion policy, o which ha e so
a had a ~i ually negligible impac , such as indus ial and ene gy policy.
any case , Communi y policies ha e economic implica ions ha go well beyond he
pu ely budge a y ~spec .
This is why he Commission has chosen no o con ine i sel o a pu ely
budge a y iew in implemen ing i s manda e.
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The Commission has also aken in o accoun he ac ha he Communi y dimension
will b~ u he enhanced as he esul o he accession o wo new Meml:1e S a es
whose economic and social si ua ion will end o agg a a e a numbe o exis ing
p oblems. .

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18. The majo e o 'Conce ns he common ag icul u al policy.
Taken as a 1 Jho e, he esul o wen y yea s 'O he appLica ion o hee.
is posi i e.
The objec i es se by he T ea y o Rome - be i secu i y o ood supplies,
sa is ac ion o c'Onsume s 1 equi emen s, inc ~ased p o:du~ i i y o highe a m
incames - ha e been achie ed.
Se ~ins he objec i es and. he' esul s achie ed, he o al cos o he
common ag icul :u. al policy, which co esponds o 0.5% o- he Go ununi y"s
GDP, is nc excessi e Rena; ionaliza ion would cos Membe S a ea mo e.
E e y conn y needs a:n ag icul u a.;l. policy and i is wo h emembe ing ha he
policies pu sued by he Communi y' s main c(XIlpe i o s a e jus as cos ly.
19. The Camnission con1:!i.de s - indeed his was emphasize-din he e1'mS 'O
he manda e - ha;i; he b e~ in e ela d p incipLes on which he common
ag icul u al policy is based - ma ke uni'cy'I Camnuni y p e- e ence and
inancial solida i y - emain essen ial. I is nei he possible
no desi able o je ison he l)l~ohanisms o he common- ag icul u al policy bu ,
o'n he o he hand adjus men s a e bo h possible and necessa y.
Technological p og ess and he play o he ma ke o ganiza ions mean ha
he Communi y is now mo e han sel -su icien ,o mos majo p oduc s.
The impe a i es o sound ma ke managemen , combined wi h budge a y cons ain s,
he e o e call o , imp o ed con ol o he unwelcome e ec s o he ope a ion
o ma ke o ganiza ion i3..
20.. The Commission has acco dingly come o he ollowing' conclusions:
- a m income conside a ions , impo an hough hey may 'be , ca.mlo be he
sole poin o e e ence - o ixing gua an eed p ices;
- i is ned hel" economically sensible no inancially possible o gi e
p oduce s a ull gu.a a.n ee - O ' p od.ne s in s uc u .a.l su plu'S;
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gi en he Cominuni y s deg ee :, sel -su iciency o mos ag icul u al
p oduc a and bea ing consume::,s ' in e es s in mind, p ices mus e lec
ma ke eali ies mo e han hey ha e' in he pas .
21. Ha ing conside ed aU he al e na i es, he Commissio~ ecommends ha
u u e decisions in espec o he c~mmon ag icul u al policy should be based
on he guidel ines se ou below, whi ch should be combined
o achie e he objec i es se by he' T ea y a as Iowa cos as possible:
a p ice policy based on a na owing o ~e gap be ween Communi y p ices
and p ices applied by i s main compe i o s in he in e es s o
compe i i en~ss and a hie a chy o p ices designed o , imp o e. he
balance o p oduc ion;
an ac i e eXpo policy which would ho : ou , he Co nmuni y s in e~nC! ional
commi men s;
modula ion o gua an ees in line wi h Communi y p oduc ion a ge s;
an ac i e.s uc u espolicy ailo ed o he needs o indi idual
ag i cul u al egi ons ;
he possibili y o income suppo subsidies o ce ain p oduce s in
speci ic ci cums ances;
imp o ed quali y con ~ol a CommUni y le el and igh e inancial
con ol by he Communi y in he managemen o EAGGF expendi u e;
s ic e discipline in ela ion o na ional aia.s 1;0 a oid unde mining
Communi y policies.
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22. The policy o common p i es emains a cen al ins umen o a common
ag icul u al policy.
Bu his policy p esupposes
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, he smoo h ope a ion o he
Eu opean Mone a y Sys em and a signi i!::an alignmen o in la ion a es.
Na ional and Communi y policies p omo ing his alignmen will make i unnecessa y
o p ice decisions o allow o widely di e ing na ional si ua ions.
P ice policy mus e lec ends on he wo ld ma ke mo e han' i has in
he pas . The Canmission is well awa e ha 1io ld p ices can de elop
e a ically. This is why . he p ac ica.l implemen a ion o such a p ice po licy will
a y an p oduc o p oduc . The Canmuni y's objec i e should be he
: adUl;).l alignmen o gua an eed p ices on p icel3 uling on a be e o ganized
o ld ma ke . This would m~.k-e i possible ~o ake ad an age o inc eases
Ln p oduc i i y and a oidwind all p o i s.
To hil'l end he Canmuni y should pu sue a igo ous policy 1ii h ega d o
p ices wi hin i s on ie s and adop a mo e ac i e expo policy deSigned
o s abilize wo ld p ices by means o coope a ion ag eemen s wi h o he majo
expo e s. These could be supplemen ed by long- e: 'll1 expo con ac s.
A ade s a egy o his kind would encou age he eme gence o a s ong,
well-o ganized ag i- ood indus y. A he same ime i would no damage he
in e es s o de eloping co~n ies.
TheCanmission should also moni o impo s ha migh caUse ma ke
imbalances ' and see o i ha i s canme cial and ag icul u al policies
a e mu ually consis en .
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23. P oduoe s mus be made mo: e awa e o ma ke eali ies han hey
ha e been in" he pas . T~ his end p!!oduc ion a ge 's in e ms o olUllle
mus be se o e e y sec o a Communi y le el. Once hese ,a e eached
p oduce s would be equi ed o con ibu e o he in e en ion gUa an ee
could be 'educed.
These a -ge s would o necessi y, in eg a e p ojec ed ma ke ends and
he deg ee o sel; -su iciency desi ed. They would aleo allow o ' :impo s
lowing , om he Communi y s in e na ional commi men S and i s conce n o
ake 'i s place asa s uc u al supplie on a ~o ld ma ke which i $ pe s i s en ly
in de ici o a numbe o essen ial commodi ies.
24. P oduc ion a ge s and in e en ion a angemen s would a y om P oduc
o p oduc .
, Fo suga , an e ec i e sys em is al eady in ope a ion. Fo ce eals; whe e
he Communi y's mos e icien a ms can compe e a wo ld le el , paymen o
a lowe in e~en ion p ice o onnages abo e a p oduc ion a ge ,
co esponding oughly o domes ic consump ion, would gi e a booe o, he
mos compe i i e a ms and cu he cos o in e en ion.
,Fo milk p oduc s, he Commission conside s ha he objec i e o con olling
p oduc ion can only be achie ed i he p inciple o co- esponsibili y is ex ended.
I his is no done, o he neasu es will .be ine i able.
25. The Commission conside s ha hese changes should be aocanpaniedby
a igo ous quali y con ol policy.
Mo eo e he Commission should be gi en i s own powe s o con ol in managing
he ag icul u al unds o which i is esponsible.
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The Canmission s guidelines on p ices and p oduc ion canno be
applied in a. acUUIR igno ing he UlcOIile p oblems o ce ain p oduce s.
This is why i is p oposing hein oduc 1on in ce ~ain speci ic cases,
o di ec incane subsidies which. gi en he cos , would be con ined o
small, p oduce s. A decision on -he g an o such subsidies would be aken
by he Canmuni y in line wi h Canmuni y c i e ia. On his basis a C(DDluni y
con ibu ion o hei inancing' could be en isaged.
27. The p oblems o p oduce s in egions wi h a na u al han4-icap mus bi
seen in a di e en con ex . The Communi y has al eady aken ac ion on he
p oblems 01 moun ain and pe iphe al a eas.
Bu he p oblems o he Medi e al'lean a ea me i special conside a ion
gi en he impo ance o ag icul u e in i s econany. The ma ke and
s u.c u a+ canponen s o he CiJDlll1on ag icul u al policy should help o imp o e
he, si ua ion. Bu hey canno ake he place o o he policies O deal
alone wi h a se ies 01 ques ions which e lec a pa icula econanic
con ex .
28. Any solu ion o cu en di icul ies in Medi e 'aneanag icul u e mus be based
on changes in dep h in he a i udes o p oduce s ,md in p oduc ion s uc u es.
While ecognizing ha esul s will ake ime, he Commissi on in ends , o p opose
ha he e should be a numbe o medium- e m Communi y .p og ammes co e ing an
in eg a ed pol icy o incomes, ma ke s, p oduc ion and s uc u es.
25).. In making i s con ibu ion o a solu ion o he dil icul ies lacing' ag icul u e
he Communi y mus keep wo p inciples in mind: ' equi alence and equi y. Equi alence
means ha , in line wi h he basic p inciples o he T ea ies, he common
ag icul u al policy mus apply wi hou disc imina ion o Medi e anean p oduc s.
Equi y , means ha change canno be allowed o lead o a d qp in li ing
s c nda ds o hose in ol ed.

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3Q. The -Communi y p og ammes o he Medi, e aneal'") o be p epa ed by he
Commission will in ol e bo h he Commu d y s inancia.l and ag icul u al
ins umen s. , They will be de ised in close collabo a ion wi h he ~embe
S a es conce ned so as o inco po a e he objec i es o na ional and egional
plans. They will be p esen ed, o he Council and Pa~liamen be o e he end o 1982.
31. - These guidelihes o e oX'l!l o he COlllI!lon ag icul u al policy lea e
he p inciples on which i is based in ac . They 5n oduce he adj us men s
which mus be made " oma: ke managemen i pe e se e ec s o gains
in p o~uc i i y o consume s and he Conununi y s budge a e o be a oided..
I he guidelines a e ag eed, hei applica ion will mean ha
ag icul u al spending in he yea s ahead will g ow less apidly hin he Communi y
own esou ces, , making i possible Q elease addi ional esou ces o
ein o ce communi y solida ~ y in o he sec o s.
32. The egional and social, policies a e an exp ession o his solida i y,
which akes on a new u gency in he p esen economic and social clima e.
All he ins umen s a ailable o hese, policies ha e . expanded apidly
in ecen yea s: in 1981 he budge is p o iding some 3 000 million ECU o
egional and social ac i i ies. This amoun , se e ely limi ed in compa ison wi h
na ional budge s , lea es l~ Ie oan o lexibili y in a aining, he
objec i es o he Funds. Admi edly, o his should be added a ound
4 000 million ECU by way o Communi y bo owing and lendin~ 'ope a ions.
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33.. Tha hese ins umen s ha e p o ed hei wo h is shown by hei
a e o expansion and he hea y demand wi hin he Communi y o he
acili ies which hey p o ide.. Bu he e is conside able oom o
imp o emen in " ihei e iciency. This need can be me by concen a ing
e o s on he a eas o g a es di icul y, by combining he a ge s and
in e en ions o he a ious Communi y ins umen s, and inally by
coo dina ing hem wi h na ional measu es o ensu e ha Conimuni y aids
a e addi ional o na ional ones.
34. The egula ions and p ocedu es go e ning he Regional and Social
Funds p ? ide o hei e ision by he end o 1981 and in 1982 espec i ely.
The Commission se s ou he e a amewo k o hese e isions which will be
elabo a ed in de ail a he app op ia e ime. I also p esen s some
guidelines o he u u e o he bo owing and lending mechanisms.
350 The educ ion o egional imbalances emains a p io i y Communi y
objec i e. Responsibili y in his ield lying la gely wi h na ional
and local au ho i ies , he Communi y has o base i s ac ions on a wide
ange o ins umen s no exclusi ely o a inancial na u e. The
coo dina ion o na ional egional policies and egional aid sys ems
wi h he in e en ion o he Communi y' s Regional Fund a e
pa icula ly impo an 1 as is he signi icanqe a ached .o egional
impac in he de ini ion o o he Communi y policies.
36. As a as he Regional Fund i sel is conce ned, he Commission
belie es ha majo changes should be made' o enhance he e ec i eness
o i s in e en ions and inc ease i s impac . The e is a s ong case
o g ea e concen a ion o he Fund' s budge a y ,. esou ces, which a e
and a e likely o emain inadequa e o cope wi h he de elopmen p oblems
ha will inc easingly ace he Communi y as i con inues o enla ge.
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The ~ec ion o he Regional Fund a p esen di ided in o na ional quo as
should be adjus ed o ocus e en mo e on egions su e ing se e ely
om s uc u al unde de ~lopmen
The p opo ion o he Fund' s eSou ces alloca ed o he sec ion which
is no di ided in o na ional' quo as ( he non-quo ~ sec ion) should be
subs an ially expanded.. In e en ion will be di ec ed mo e. selec i ely
o he egions o he ColIlIllU11i y cu en ly su e ing mos om se ious
p oblems o indus ia,l decline o om he e ec s o ce ain Communi y-
, policies
Including G eenland and he F ench o e seaS depa men s.
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Changes in he wo k i ng and ope a ing c i e ia o he Fund should
include eplacing, suppo o isola ed y ojec s, by a new sys em o
co- inancing wi h M~be s a es o egional in as uc u e p og ammes
and egional in' Tes men aid schemes, which would inco po a e he
indi idual, Communi y-aided p ojec s.
37. Communi y solida i y mus also ,be exp essed in . he social sphe e, in line
wi h economic and social policy objec i es. P io i y should hence o h be:
gi en o job c ea ion. The
adi ional ole o he Social Fund, which is o inc ease he geog aphical
and occupa ional mobili y o wo ke s , will be o g ea e impo ance in
he u u e.
The Communi y will need o make a special e o in egions whe e
adi ional indus ies a e concen a , , wi h he aim o de eloping a mo e
imagina i e app oach o he labou ma ke . Mo eo e he Social Fund
mus be gi en he necessa y esou ces o ensu e ha he CommUni y
wo k o ce can adap adequa ely and in good ime o he joba which will
be c ea ed by exploi ing new a eas o g ow h and local economic po en ial.
The Social Fund will he e o e ha e o p omo e in eg a ed aining and
employmen p og ammes , speci ically adap ed o local and egional
economic condi ions. Wi h his in iew, he cu en adminis a i ely
complex ange o in e en ions should be e iewed. New emphasi.
should be gi en o job c ea ion, including aids o essen ial suppo
se ices in he ield o in o ma ion, guidance and echnical assis ance
and in p epa ing young people o wo king li e. In addi ion, he use
o in eg a ed p og ammes would enable a much close ela ionship o be
es ablished wi h o he Communi y Funds and wi h na ional sou ces o
assis ance.