CELEX: 51995PC0316
Language: en
Date: 1995-07-05
Title: Amended proposal relating to the proposal for a Parliament and Council Decision establishing 1996 as the "European Year of Lifelong Learning"

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                      Brussels, 05.07.1995
                                      COM(95) 316 final
                                      94/0199 (COD)
            OPINION OF THE COMMISSION
    pursuant to Article 189 b (2) (d) of the EC Treaty,
         on the European Parliament's amendments
     to the Council's common position regarding the
                       proposal for a
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DECISION
establishing 1996 as the "European Year of Lifelong Learning"
 AMENDING THE PROPOSAL OF THE COMMISSION
      pursuant to Article 189 a (2) of the EC Treaty
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                                 Explanatory memorandum
The Commission submitted its proposal to the Parliament and Council on 29 September
1994.
The Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions delivered their
opinions on 23 November and 16 November 1994 respectively.
The Standing Committee of EFT A States of the EEA transmitted its common position on
15 December 1994.
The European Parliament voted on the proposal at first reading on 16 March 1995 and
put forward 39 amendments.
The Commission submitted its amended proposal on 31 March 1995. 27 Parliament
amendments were accepted, some of them in part or in spirit. 12 were rejected.
The Council adopted a common position on 20 April 1995. 26 amendments were adopted,
in spirit if not in the precise form.
The European Parliament voted on the proposal at second reading on 15 June 1995 and
put forward two amendments.
 ---pagebreak---       Opmfon of the Commission on the European Parliament amendments
The Commission accepts the two amendments voted by Parliament.
These amendments provide a better balance to the reference to the role of the social
partners in lifelong learmng and identify collective agreements, which must be consistent
with national rales, as a means of fulfilling this role.
 ---pagebreak---                  Amended proposal relating to the proposal for a
                         Parliament and Council Decision
           establishing 1996 as the "European Year of Lifelong Learning"
In accordance with Article 189a (2) of the EC Treaty, the Commission is presenting
below an amended proposal taking account of the two European Parliament amendments
and the common position of the Council.
 ---pagebreak---                                        Amendment 1
               Article 2 (6)                  Article 2 (6)
The raising of awareness of the social        The raising of awareness of the social
partners of the importance of the             partners of the importance of the
creation of new opportunities for lifelong    creation of and participation in new
learning in the context of European           opportunities for lifelong learning in the
competitiveness and highly employment-        context of European competitiveness and
intensive economic growth.                    highly employment-intensive economic
                                              growth.
                                              Otherwise unchanged
                                       Amendment 2
                Article 3                                        Article 3
..., those promoting amongst employers        ..., those promoting amongst the social
a willingness to contribute to the            partners, in a manner consistent with
provision of initial training and             national rules and, where applicable,
continuing training, those which show         through collective agreements, a
the contribution made by international        willingness to contribute to the provision
cooperation, and those which disseminate      of initial training and continuing training,
the results of Community interventions.       those which show the contribution made
                                              by international cooperation, and those
                                              which disseminate the results of
                                              Community interventions.
                                              Otherwise unchanged
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