Partnership with the third countries concerned was designated as a key element for the success of such a policy, recalls the Council Conclusions on the Communication of the Commission on Integrating migration issues into the European Union’s relations with third countries of May 2003, which emphasise that migration policy is a strategic priority for the European Union and invites the Commission, inter alia, to develop concrete proposals to make additional funding available for assistance for refugees in the region and for reducing poverty in host communities, recalls the European Council Conclusions of Thessaloniki of 19/20 June 2003 which invited the Commission to explore all parameters in order to ensure more orderly and managed entry in ...[+++]the EU of persons in need of international protection, and to examine ways and means to enhance the protection capacity of regions of origin with a view to presenting to the Council, before June 2004, a comprehensive report suggesting measures to be taken, including legal implications, recalls the Council Conclusions On the managed entry in the EU of persons in need of international protection and enhancement of the protection capacity of regions of origin 'improving access to durable solutions', of 2 November 2004, in which the Council invited the Commission to present an action plan for one or more Regional Protection Programmes to the Council by July 2005 which should be situation specific, protection oriented and complementary to the further development of a Common European Asylum System, recalls the Hague Programme of 4 and 5 November 2004, which welcomed the Commission's Communication on "improving access to durable solutions" and invited the Commission to develop EU Regional Protection Programmes in partnership with third countries concerned and in close consultation and co-operation with the UNHCR and that these programmes should be built on the experience gained in pilot protection programmes to be launched before the end ...

Partnership with the third countries concerned was designated as a key element for the success of such a policy, recalls the Council Conclusions on the Communication of the Commission on Integrating migration issues into the European Union’s relations with third countries of May 2003, which emphasise that migration policy is a strategic priority for the European Union and invites the Commission, inter alia, to develop concrete proposals to make additional funding available for assistance for refugees in the region and for reducing poverty in host communities, recalls the European Council Conclusions of Thessaloniki of 19/20 June 2003 which invited the Commission to explore all parameters in order to ensure more orderly and managed entry in ...[+++]the EU of persons in need of international protection, and to examine ways and means to enhance the protection capacity of regions of origin with a view to presenting to the Council, before June 2004, a comprehensive report suggesting measures to be taken, including legal implications, recalls the Council Conclusions On the managed entry in the EU of persons in need of international protection and enhancement of the protection capacity of regions of origin 'improving access to durable solutions', of 2 November 2004, in which the Council invited the Commission to present an action plan for one or more Regional Protection Programmes to the Council by July 2005 which should be situation specific, protection oriented and complementary to the further development of a Common European Asylum System, recalls the Hague Programme of 4 and 5 November 2004, which welcomed the Commission's Communication on "improving access to durable solutions" and invited the Commission to develop EU Regional Protection Programmes in partnership with third countries concerned and in close consultation and co-operation with the UNHCR and that these programmes should be built on the experience gained in pilot protection programmes to be launched before the end ...

contribute to the preparation of harmonised programmes for the training of middle-ranking police officers, middle-ranking police officers in the field and police officers in the field with regard to cross-border cooperation between police forces in Europe, and help set up appropriate advanced training programmes as well as develop and provide training for trainers.

In order to achieve its objectives, CEPOL may undertake a number of actions, mainly provide training sessions, based on common standards, for senior police officers; contribute to the preparation of harmonised programmes and help set up appropriate advanced training programmes; provide specialist training; develop and provide training for trainers; disseminate best practice and research findings; develop and provide training to prepare police forces of the European Union for participation in non-military crisis management and for ...[+++] police authorities from the States applying for membership of the European Union, and facilitate relevant exchanges and secondments of police officers in the context of training.

On 11 June, the Commission adopted a decision which grants an exemption (art. 85 § 3 of the Treaty) under European Competition law to the Eurovision System operated by the European Broadcasting Union in the field of sport progammes (Common purchases and exchanges of sports programmes).

In view of the new scheme the Commission decided to grant an exemption until 25 February 1998 for sport events which will safeguard the fulfilment of the EBU members' public mission until while at the same time allowing third party channels to get appropriate access to the sports programmes in question on a contractual basis.