Commission report on the Mandate of 30 May 1980. COM 81 (300) final

(OM(81) 300 inal CO~MISSION "~'" :. :C' LQ, OF THE IO49 E.;':':US~'!':LS ELJROP :A"-I COMMUI :ITICS ~~'-. ,0~" ~2S nc ,,"C (j,. .. 'l;~""" :::J. 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 ,. . ' 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 - 2- 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. ~ 3- 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- ....;' . ' '.. . 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 10." /""" - 4- 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 j, , J ,,:"":, ...-. . ._- Gas oQ. Tho n - 1 - COM(81) 300/3 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. - 2- 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 - 3- 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 - 4- 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. 11 - 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. . - 12 ... 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; - 13- 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. - 14 - 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 , . , 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 . - 15 - 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. - 16 - 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. ~ 11 - 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. - 18 - 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. - 19 - 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. - 20 - 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.