14. This being the case, the European Parliament, via its Committee on International Trade, asks to be kept informed and to be an addressee of documents sent to the Council, such as the minutes of the Joint Agreement Implementation Committee, and the record of the decisions and the Annual Report of that committee, the mission and audit reports of the agreement’s independent auditor, and the reports assessing the implementation of the agreement, including the studies of its social, economic and environmental impact.

A recent Euro-barometer survey on gender equality showed that 62% of Europeans believe that gender inequality still exists in many areas of society.

A recent Eurobarometer survey on gender equality showed that 62% of Europeans believe that gender inequality still exists in many areas of society.

Research will focus on: features of a knowledge based society in line with European social models and the need to improve the quality of life; social and territorial cohesion, gender and intergenerational relations and social networks; implications of changes to work and employment, and the labour market; access to education and training, and life-long learning.

For example: a research study on the identification of indicators of child vulnerability in order to make preventive intervention by educators, teachers, and parents more prompt and effective; research and transnational data collection producing a pilot study examining the problems of deliberate self-harm among young people in Europe; exposing the situation of unaccompanied migrant minors in the EU and focusing on asylum seeking or migrant children from three Member States; Muslim girls' negotiation between parents and social professionals; how to integrate different social services ...[+++]; how confidentiality is perceived and interpreted in cases of sexual abuse; the reviewing and refining of the first draft of an international manual for staff of residential institutions to combat sexual abuse of young people; . an analysis of the prosecution of reported rape cases across Europe to identify key problem areas and a plan of action; a structural plan for a lesbian anti-violence programme at EU level; compilation of statistical data on sexual harassment in the workplace.

The report clearly states the significance of this Tempus component: the mere exposure of thousands of students and staff to new ideas and social environments is recognized to have tremendously contributed to raising the awareness of national and societal values, stimulating at the same time the dialogue between cultures, critical thinking and changes of attitude towards study, work and life in general.