85/8/EEC: Council Decision of 19 December 1984 on specific Community action to combat poverty

COUNCIL  DECISION
of 19 December 1984
on specific Community action to combat poverty
(85/8/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas, under Article 2 of the Treaty, the task of the Community is to promote throughout the Community a harmonious development of economic activities, a continuous and balanced expansion, an increase in stability, an accelerated raising of the standard of living and closer relations between the States belonging to it;
Whereas the persistence of poverty within the Community is incompatible with this objective;
Whereas the uncertainty of employment, a phenomenon which has worsened in recent years, is equally incompatible with this objective;
Whereas national economic and social policies and Community action in the field of employment can, by attacking the structural causes of poverty, make an effective contribution to the fight against it;
Whereas in addition to anti-poverty measures which may be implemented in connection with the establishment of the various Community policies, more specific Community action is necessary to achieve the objective referred to above;
Whereas the Treaty does not provide the specific powers necessary for the adoption of this Decision,