Pursuant to the reform of the Commission (— > points 1261 to 1266) and as required by the introduction of the principle of activity-based management, this programme is the first of the kind to be approved under the system of strategic planning and programming (SPP) as part of a two-year cycle based on an annual policy strategy. The Commission restates its determination to improve delivery in areas which are of importance for European citizens and to help the European Union to assume its global responsibilities in terms of peace, international solidarity and sustainable development. Against this back drop, the work programme sets seven policy priorities for the Commission in 2002. First of all, with a view to promoting safe and secure living conditions for its citizens, the Commission plans to step up the pace of work on combating ter rorism and organised crime and enhancing transport security and safety, civil protection and public health; there will also be an external component, including multilateral cooperation and a response to humanitarian crises. The Com mission also intends to launch an initiative focusing on the progressive develop ment of an integrated border management system for effective external border controls. Secondly, following the introduction of euro notes and coins in January 2002, the Commission will take the support measures in terms of structural reform that will consolidate economic and monetary union; these will include a proposal for a code of conduct setting out the principles to guide the economic policies of the euro area Member States and new legislative proposals on finan cial services, and it will draw up a consumer policy strategy designed to ensure that consumers derive maximum benefit from the introduction of the euro. In the field of sustainable development, the Commission is planning to review the main Community policies in a bid to reorient them towards this type of development; it also plans to establish an external dimension of the strategy ahead of the World Summit on Sustainable Development scheduled for September 2002. The fourth priority, relating to new European governance and institutional reform, will involve the Commission in analysing the public response to its O COMÍ2001) 620; Bull. 12-2001, point 1.9.19.
Ko mission uudistamisen (— > kohdat 1261-1266) ja toimintaperusteisen johtamisen periaatteen käyttöönoton seurauksena vuoden 2002 työohjelma on hyväksytty ensimmäistä kertaa strategisen suunnittelu- ja ohjelmointiprosessin mukaisesti osana vuotuiseen toimintastrategiaan perustuvaa kaksivuotiskautta. Komissio vakuuttaa työohjelmassa asettavansa määrätietoisesti etusijalle tulosten saavuttamisen aloilla, jotka ovat tärkeitä kansalaisten kannalta, ja avustavansa Euroopan unionia rauhaan, kansainväliseen solidaarisuuteen ja kestävään kehitykseen liittyvien vastuualueiden hoidossa. Työohjelmassa komissiolle määritetään seitsemän poliittista painopistealaa vuodeksi 2002. Kansalaisten turvallisuuden lisäämiseksi komissio aikoo ensiksikin vauhdittaa terrorismin ja järjes täytyneen rikollisuuden vastaisten toimenpiteiden toteuttamista ja parantaa liikennevälineiden turvallisuutta ja varmuutta sekä pelastuspalvelujärjestelmien ja (') KOM(2001) 620 ja tiedote 12-2001, kohta 1.9.19.